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FILE - In this Saturday, April 25, 2020 file photo, a Muslim man prays on a street outside Jama Masjid on the first day of Ramadan during a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

The pandemic and rising Islamophobia mar Ramadan in India

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN - Associated Press

A woman lights a candle during a religion service celebrating Orthodox Easter at the Rogozhsky spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church in Moscow, Russia, late Saturday, April 18, 2020. For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection, communal mourning and joyful release, of centuries-old ceremonies steeped in symbolism and tradition. But this year, Easter, by far the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox, has essentially been cancelled. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)

Federal commission: Add India, Russia, Syria to list of countries violating religious freedom

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 31, 2020, file photo, Muslim pilgrims wait in bus that will take them to a quarantine facility, after a government raid discovered the largest viral cluster in India at the Nizamuddin area of New Delhi, India. Muslims in India are being stigmatized after the government blamed an Islamic missionary meeting for a surge in coronavirus cases. Experts who have studied previous epidemics warn that the stigma could hamper efforts to stop the contagion and prevent many from getting themselves tested. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Indian Muslims face stigma, blame for surge in infections

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SHEIKH SAALIQ and EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

A man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus takes a photo of blossoms at a public park in Beijing, Saturday, April 25, 2020. China on Saturday reported no new deaths from the coronavirus for the 10th straight day. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Asia Today: India’s Modi warns against complacency vs virus

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Indians commute wearing face masks as a precaution against the new coronavirus during lockdown in Bangalore, India, Friday, April 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Indian envoy sees opportunity for deeper U.S. research ties in face of coronavirus pandemic

By Madison Hirneisen - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, April 16, 2020 photo, a paramedic speaks to a man at a labor camp in the Al Quoz neighborhood of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Migrant workers in oil-rich Gulf Arab states have long been a lifeline for their families back home but they now find themselves trapped by the coronavirus pandemic. They are losing jobs, running out of money and desperate to return home as COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, stalks their labor camps. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states

By JON GAMBRELL and AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Facebook invests in India telecom giant Jio for e-commerce

By RISHABH R. JAIN - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, April 21, 2020, photo, deserted banks of the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna are seen during lockdown to control the spread of the coronavirus in Prayagraj, India. India’s extended lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak has shut down schools, workplaces, industries, transport, and forced people to stay home. It also led to an unexpected bonus in the country with six out of 10 of the world's most polluted cities: cleaner air. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Lockdown reveals fresh air, cleaner rivers in India

By RISHABH R. JAIN - Associated Press

A Kashmiri man rides his bicycle carrying a girl wearing a protective mask during lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, April 18, 2020. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended the world's largest coronavirus lockdown to head off the epidemic's peak, with officials racing to make up for lost time. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

India troops kill 4 rebels in Kashmir amid virus lockdown

Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, April 11, 2020 file photo, a pack of jackals eats dog food that was left for them by a woman at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel. With a lockdown against the coronavirus crisis, the sprawling park is practically empty. This has cleared the way for packs of jackals to take over this urban oasis in the heart of the city as they search for food. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

A group of Indians distribute free food and water to homeless people during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of new coronavirus in Gauhati, India, Sunday, April 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

India reports biggest one-day virus spike as lockdown eased

By EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

3 Indian soldiers killed, 2 wounded in Kashmir rebel attack

Associated Press

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Pastor Albert &quot;Gonzo&quot; Gonzales stands on a flat-bed truck as his church holds Easter services in the parking log in San Antonio, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Many churches are adapting their services as Christians around the world are celebrating Easter at a distance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A virus that hits all faiths tests religion’s tie to science

By ELANA SCHOR and MARIAM FAM - Associated Press

People wearing protective masks stroll a shopping street Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency last week for Tokyo and some other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

The Latest: UN’s Guterres: Africa could see virus spread

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A man in Hyderabad, India watches on his mobile phone Prime Minister Narendra Modi address the nation in a televised speech about COVID-19 situation, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Modi has extended the world’s largest coronavirus lockdown hoping to head off the epidemic's peak as officials race to make up for lost time. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A)

AP Explains: India scrambles to curb virus after late start

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

India, Pakistan troops trade heavy fire in Kashmir; 3 killed

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An Indian man holds a traditional lamp from the balcony of his house while flash lights and candles are seen illuminating houses and high rise residential buildings as Indians mark the country's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in Greater Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 5, 2020. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in a Friday broadcast urged the country's 1.3 billion people to switch off lights of their home at 9 pm for 9 minutes on Sunday night and light candles, lamps and even use mobile torches standing in their balconies. Modi said that such a gesture will dispel the darkness created by the coronavirus and show that people are together in their fight against the epidemic.(AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

India’s top officials to take 30% salary cut to brace for economic impacts of coronavirus outbreak

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Stranded foreign tourists cut vegetables to make a meal at a hostel in New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 2, 2020. Dozens of tourists from Britain, Canada and Australia are finding themselves stranded in the Indian capital with their vacations abruptly ended by India’s three-week lockdown and stopping of international flights amid new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Shonal Ganguly)

‘Desperate’ tourists stranded by India lockdown told to wait

By SHONAL GANGULY and RISHABH R. JAIN - Associated Press

An Indian railway employee works to convert a train coach into an isolation ward for the fight against the new coronavirus in Gauhati, India, Sunday, March 29, 2020. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologized to the public on Sunday for imposing a three-week national lockdown, calling it harsh but &quot;needed to win&quot; the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

India marshals more resources to stop virus, but gaps remain

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press