Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Record spike of 28,701 COVID-19 cases takes India's tally to 8,78,254

“Extend lockdown period, but limit it to identifed red zones”

11:35 pm April 11, 2020

Amaravati: Emphasizing that the wheel of the economy should be kept moving, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday wanted the lockdown period extended but limited only to identified red zones in the state where the COVID-19 was prevalent. I support your stand that we must take firm and bold steps […]

COVID-19: Lockdown set to be extended as 1,000-plus new cases push India tally above 8,000

9:14 pm April 11, 2020

New Delhi: The nationwide lockdown to contain the deadly coronavirus looks set to be extended by two more weeks till April-end after a consensus emerged among states on Saturday for continuing the curbs amid the tally of confirmed infections crossing 8,000 with a record increase of over 1,000 cases within 24 hours. While Prime Minister […]

India’s rapid response team in Kuwait: Jaishankar

8:59 pm April 11, 2020

New Delhi: India’s rapid response team has reached Kuwait as a follow up to the discussion between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Kuwait counterpart Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on dealing with coronavirus crisis, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday. On April 1, Prime Minister Modi and Sheikh Al-Sabah held a telephonic […]

PM’s meeting with CMs: Demand transfer of cash to poor families, says Chidambaram

3:24 pm April 11, 2020

New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s meeting with chief ministers, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday urged CMs of states where the party is in power to unanimously demand for transfer of cash to every poor family. He said the poor have lost their jobs and have exhausted their savings. They are […]

Uttarakhand govt to seek lockdown extension till Apr 30

10:50 pm April 10, 2020

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Friday prepared a detailed action plan to be submitted to the Centre seeking extension of the coronavirus lockdown till April 30, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets chief ministers to take stock of the situation. The proposed action plan was worked out at a meeting […]