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FMCG major Nestle India on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'vocal for local' call has been interpreted differently by some, while asserting that the company is all about 'made in India' and its brands are loved by people. The subsidiary of Swiss firm, which has been operating in India…

By: Express News Service | Chennai, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram | Updated: May 19, 2020 5:58:32 am One of the conditions cited by the Centre is discontinuation of free electricity to farmers. The Centre has asked states to switch to Direct Benefit Transfer instead. (File Photo)The governments of Tamil Nadu, West Bengal…

Migrants workers occupy every spare spot aboard trucks in Patna, India, as they attempt to get home during the coronavirus lockdown on May 17, 2020.Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)India's coronavirus outbreak has exploded to 100,161 cases and 3,144 deaths on Monday. It's now the largest in Asia, behind Iran.Prime…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to the families of those killed At least 24 migrant workers trying to return home during a nationwide lockdown have been killed in a crash between two lorries in northern India.The accident happened in the Auraiya district of…

By: Express News Service | Published: May 15, 2020 2:55:34 pm In his letter, the NCP supremo made a strong case for increasing the MSP of sugar from the present Rs 3,100 to Rs 3,450-3,750 per quintal range. (File/Photo: Nirmal Harindran)Former union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has batted for a…

Written by Sourav Roy Barman | New Delhi | Published: May 14, 2020 3:07:45 pm Among the activities that people are in favour of allowing, Kejriwal listed takeaway facility and home delivery from restaurants. (Twitter/@ArvindKejriwal)The residents of the national capital are in favour of easing corona-induced restrictions after May 17,…

By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | Updated: May 14, 2020 1:17:00 pm People have been using the word in various situations to crack punny jokes. (PMO India/ Twitter)Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation Tuesday during which he spoke about the importance of India turning self-reliant. He also announced…

Coronavirus lockdown | Narendra Modi announces ₹20-lakh-crore economic stimulus packagePrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said a new-look Lockdown 4.0 beyond May 17 was in the offing, while announcing an economic stimulus package for ₹20-lakh-crore (estimated at 10% of the GDP), with a clearly defined leap towards economic reforms that…

Coronavirus lockdown | Complete exit from lockdown not possible, Modi tells CMsPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said at a videoconference with Chief Ministers that a lockdown would continue in some form or the other even after May 17, but that the State governments should send in their plans for…

Written by Liz Mathew , Abantika Ghosh , Dipankar Ghose , Sourav Roy Barman , Manoj C G | New Delhi | Updated: May 12, 2020 9:16:22 am Photograph released by PIB of PM Modi, Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh at a meeting with CMs on Monday.Fifty days into…