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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Indian economy, and discussed a possible second stimulus with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to boost sectors hit hard by the pandemic.Mr. Modi held discussions with the Finance Minister as the pandemic hit sectors ranging from small…

The leader of a prominent Muslim group has been charged with manslaughter in India after a meeting it held in Delhi spawned numerous Covid-19 clusters.Police say Muhammad Saad Khandalvi ignored two notices to end the event at a mosque in the capital in March.The event has been linked to 1,023…

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) on Wednesday sought a ban on termination of jobs and cuts in wages during the lockdown and wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the recent layoffs in the media.CITU general secretary Tapan Sen wrote that while the Prime Minister had repeatedly appealed…

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Published: April 14, 2020 7:43:43 pm Initially, the 21-day countrywide lockdown which was announced by Modi on March 24, was set to end today at midnight. (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday extended the nationwide lockdown in a bid…

 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on Ambedkar Jayanti. “बाबासाहेब डॉ. भीमराव अम्बेडकर को उनकी जयंती पर सभी देशवासियों की ओर से विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि।”, the Prime Minister said.  बाबासाहेब डॉ. भीमराव अम्बेडकर को उनकी जयंती पर सभी देशवासियों की ओर से विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि। #AmbedkarJayanti pic.twitter.com/ddDiD8HAe5— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 14, 2020 *** VRRK/SH Read More

NEW DELHI: The Centre faced growing calls for less sweeping curbs as an anxious nation awaited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address on the last day of the 21-day lockdown on Tuesday amid indications of a two-week extension to try halt the spread of coronavirus with a record 51 deaths reported…

 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on Baisakhi.  “बैसाखी के पावन अवसर पर देशवासियों को बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं। नई उमंगों से जुड़ा यह त्योहार सभी के जीवन में नई ऊर्जा और नए उत्साह का संचार करे।”, the Prime Minister said. बैसाखी के पावन अवसर पर देशवासियों को बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं। नई उमंगों से जुड़ा यह त्योहार सभी के जीवन में नई ऊर्जा और नए उत्साह का संचार करे।— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 13, 2020 ***…

By: Express News Service | Chandigarh | Updated: April 12, 2020 4:05:39 am V P Singh Badnore. (File)UT ADMINISTRATOR V P Singh Badnore on Saturday said that the curfew in Chandigarh will continue as long as the countrywide lockdown continues. He said this after attending a video-conferencing session with Prime…

By: Express News Service | Updated: April 12, 2020 8:04:44 am RUNNING AROUND FOR HELP: A couple with their ailing baby at a hospital in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: Partha Paul)Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a video-conference with several Chief Ministers to decide the way ahead as the…

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday declared extension of the lockdown till April 30, soon after a video-conference Prime Minister Narendra Modi had with CMs of different states where a broad consensus emerged about expanding the duration of the shutdown amid spurting COVID-19 cases. Banerjee said the…