Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Coronavirus Live Updates: Death toll in India at 414 as total COVID-19 cases cross 12,000
India's COVID-19 count has crossed 12,000-mark today as states witnessed 941 fresh cases in last 24 hours. 37 fresh deaths were reported in just one day, taking the toll in the country to 414.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3 to mitigate the virus spread in the country. The Centre has identified 170 districts as COVID-19 hotspots where the lockdown will be imposed stringently.
The deadly novel coronavirus has infected over 2.5 million people across the world. The United States is the worst affected country by COVID-19 infection as it recorded 644,089 coronavirus cases.
The number of deaths in the US has increased to 28,529. Here are LIVE updates on coronavirus infection: Another person dies in
United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
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