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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the 21-day national lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus was bound to cause disruptions but the choice was stark as social distancing and isolation were the only and best means to ensure the disease did not extract an incalculable cost.…

NEW DELHI: The return of as many as 64,000 persons, mainly Indians, just ahead of India closing international travel on Sunday prompted the government to implement a stringent lockdown, including putting some areas under curfew, in a bid to prevent the returnees from triggering a community spread. The increase in…

Police personnel punish offenders flouring lockdown imposed in wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Ahmedabad on March 24, 2020.   | Photo Credit: PTI Narendra Modi has announced a 21-day lockdown starting from midnight tonight as a major step in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. During the “containment” period of 21 days…

By Alexandra Ulmer and Francis MascarenhasMUMBAI (Reuters) - Shaikh Bahaduresha, 31, lived on Mumbai's streets for two months last year, unable to make ends meet on his meager taxi-driving profits of roughly $5 a day. After he got married in December, his wife put some money towards renting a small…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked Indian companies to ensure that there are no supply disruptions during the coronavirus crisis, which has led to lockdown and curfew in several parts of the country, while promising to act on industry’s suggestions in the coming days. During an interaction…

By Sanjeev Miglani and Aditi ShahNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Monday announced a halt to domestic flights and said the majority of the country was under complete lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus as the number of people dying of the disease ticked up across densely populated South…

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases in India touched 234 on March 20.On Thursday night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the pandemic, and called for a Janata Curfew on March 22 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. to control the spread of the virus.COVID-19 | Interactive…

COLOMBO/RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide weekend curfew on Friday as South Asian countries escalated efforts to check the spread of coronavirus across the densely populated region of 1.9 billion people. South Asia appears to have been less hard hit than elsewhere in the world but the…

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to the 1.3 billion population to follow a one-day curfew alongside a ban on international flight arrivals to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Modi said in an address to the nation that the curfew on Sunday from 7am to 9pm would test the…

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation should create a fund to fight the threat of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday. Addressing the first ever video conference among the heads of governments of the SAARC member countries, Mr. Modi  extednded $10 million as India's contribution for the…