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By Sanjeev Miglani and Sumit KhannaNEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Police in India fired tear gas to disperse a stone-pelting crowd of migrant workers defying a three-week lockdown against the coronavirus that has left hundreds of thousands of poor without jobs and hungry, authorities said on Monday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with over 200 people daily to get first-hand information on India’s fight against the COVID-19, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Sunday.Also read | ‘Heat is not a deterrent for transmission’: Your COVID-19 queries answeredIt said his interactions included phone calls to the Governors, the…

NEW DELHI: Underlining that the fight against Coronavirus is one between life and death, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday apologised for inconvenience and hardship caused to people due to lockdown and said there was no other option to fight a war against COVID-19 in a country of over 130…

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president and Rajya Sabha MP Sharad Pawar on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday to sort out confusion over lack of uniform definition of ‘essential goods in non-food categories’.“In the wake of pandemic coronavirus the nationwide lockdown has brought Fast Moving Consumer Goods…

The annual temple festival was scheduled to begin with the customary kodiyettu ceremony on March 29./ File photo   The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has postponed the festival to a later date following the nationwide lockdown declared by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, For the first time in its history,…

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…