Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Lockdown unlikely to end in one go as positive cases cross 5,500

10:44 pm April 8, 2020

New Delhi: Dashing hopes of a complete exit from the ongoing lockdown in one go, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country is facing a “social emergency” like situation as well as serious economic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which showed a sharp spike in the infections, taking the nationwide tally to […]

Aarogya Setu App users cross 2 cr mark in Uttar Pradesh

PM Modi urges people to download Aarogya Setu app

8:59 pm April 8, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people to download the ‘Aarogya Setu’ mobile application, saying it is an important step in the country’s fight against COVID-19. “By leveraging technology, it provides important information. As more and more people use it, its effectiveness will increase,” he wrote on Twitter. He also shared links […]

Goa bustles with tourists but pandemic may play party-pooper

Lockdown: Goa cabinet to discuss post-Apr 14 scenario

9:16 pm April 7, 2020

Panaji: The Goa cabinet will meet on Wednesday to decide on the action after April 14 when the nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus pandemic is due to end, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked for suggestions from the states on the future of lockdown, he told reporters. “Tomorrow, during […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Mizoram govt contemplating to extend lockdown

9:03 pm April 7, 2020

Aizawl: The Mizoram government is contemplating to extend the ongoing 21-day lockdown in the state after receiving an “informal suggestion” from a medical panel it had set up to fight the contagion, a senior official said on Tuesday. The nationwide lockdown was imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 25 to break the chain […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

Global leaders wish UK PM Boris Johnson speedy recovery

5:04 pm April 7, 2020

London: Several international leaders including US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have wished British Prime Minister Boris Johnson a quick recovery after he was admitted to an intensive care unit of a London hospital as his coronavirus symptoms worsened. Johnson, 55, was tested positive for coronavirus more than 10 days ago and […]