With forecasters slashing India’s FY21 growth estimates amid soaring joblessness, a calibrated exit from lockdown and fiscal stimulus is the only hope NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended sweeping nationwide curbs till 3 May to control the coronavirus outbreak, amid growing demand that the government swiftly announce a stimulus package to cushion the devastating economic impact of the lockdown on companies and people.

The government is also considering the benefits of partially resuming economic activity, including opening up certain sectors starting 20 April, to ease the hardships of daily wagers, farmers and small businesses.

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Anxiety and angst as Indians mark one month of lockdown amid Covid-19 outbreak

New Delhi: It has been a month. Of life slowing to a crawl, of going back to the basics, of recalibrating equations with family, friends and colleagues and waking up, as if from a dream, to the vast inequalities and commonalities that underlie Indian society.

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Without lockdown, India's Covid-19 cases would have been around 100,000: Govt

New Delhi: The government said on Friday the nationwide lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a timely step, without which there would have been an estimated one lakh COVID-19 cases in India by now.

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Aarogya Setu App: How Bluetooth helps in identifying Covid-19 suspects

Many food-delivery services have mandated the use of Aarogya Setu app for their delivery personnel. The government-owned application is being posed as the primary contact tracing tool in India. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation, while announcing the second phase of the lockdown, he requested citizens of India to download and use the Aarogya Setu application to combat coronavirus.

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PM Modi says biggest lesson from covid-19 is being self-reliant

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said coronavirus has taught India to become self-reliant and dealing with the pandemic has realigned the country's focus on the urgent need for self sustenance.

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'Self-reliance biggest lesson from coronavirus crisis': PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the biggest lesson that the Covid-19 crisis has taught the country is to become self-reliant. "The corona crisis has given us its biggest message, that we have to become self-reliant. Villages, districts and states at their levels as well the country should be self-dependent for their needs. This has become very essential," Prime Minister Narendra Modi told village chiefs today, on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Day, via video conferencing.

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COVID-19 infection rate in India has slowed down to 'flatten the curve': Govt

New Delhi: Striking a positive note on the COVID-19 situation in India, the Centre on Thursday said it has been able to slow down the infection rate to “flatten the curve" and minimise the spread during the period of the national lockdown which has entered the 30th day.

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PM Modi highlights steps taken to help most vulnerable sections during lockdown

New Delh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared a finance ministry tweet to highlight steps taken by his government to help the "most vulnerable" sections of society during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

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‘Entire world is praising PM Modi’s way of handling Covid-19 crisis’: Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah today praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in India. Shah stated that the 'truth is self-evident'. Shah said that every Indian is feeling safe under PM Modi’s leadership and has trust in him. “Truth is self evident! Entire world is praising PM Narendra Modi, the way he is handling Covid-19 global pandemic, taking care of Indians and helping the world community in such challenging times. Every Indian is feeling safe and trusts his leadership," Amit Shah tweeted out.

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Covid-19: India, Ireland to strengthen partnership to combat pandemic

NEW DELHI: India and Ireland on Wednesday decided to to leverage their strengths in the pharmaceutical and medical sectors to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic that has now infected more than 2.6 million people and caused the deaths of more than 180,000 across the globe.

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Bill Gates praises Modi govt's 'proactive' efforts to flatten Covid-19 curve

'I’m glad your government is fully utilizing its exceptional digital capabilities in its Covid-19 response and has launched Aarogya Setu app,' said Gates Foundation co-chair to PM

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PM Modi to hold meeting with CMs to discuss strategy against coronavirus pandemic

The meeting is crucial as PM Modi along with chief ministers is expected to review the situation in the country due to coronavirus pandemic and also start of some economic activity

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Covid-19: PM Modi to interact with CMs via video conference on 27 April

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a meeting with the state chief ministers

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₹22,186.55 crore for FY21

A decision in this regard was taken at the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Chorus grows from states for more financial aid to combat virus

More and more states are demanding greater financial assistance from the Centre to help them fight covid-19. On Tuesday, two chief ministers—Captain Amarinder Singh of Punjab and Bhupesh Baghel of Chhattisgarh, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking special financial assistance and revenue grant for FY 2020-21.

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Parents name baby ‘Sanitiser’ in midst of coronavirus lockdown

A newborn baby has the perfect name to encapsulate the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tensions between West Bengal, Centre escalate on covid-19 issue

NEW DELHI: Relations between West Bengal's Trinamool government and the Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre have always been uneasy. A visit by the inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) to the state to look into violations of lockdown norms is the latest flashpoint.

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Factories tip-toe back to work with caution after govt partially lifts lockdown

Prime Minister Narendra Modi doubled the duration of the initial 21-day lockdown but allowed farmers and certain industries outside virus hotspots to resume operations from Monday.

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Indian companies face prolonged earnings downgrades after lockdown

As the outlook for Indian corporate profits grows increasingly murky under the influence of the coronavirus pandemic, analysts are hunkering down for a protracted series of forecast cuts.

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Dairy shares surge as India drinks more milk to improve immunity during lockdown

Heritage Foods Ltd. and Parag Milk Foods Ltd. are almost doubling in market value as sales of packaged milk pick up pace with Indians stocking up to survive the world’s biggest lockdown.

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Mamata writes to PM Modi, protests central govt team's visit to West Bengal

The home ministry on Monday said that it had formed six Inter-Ministerial Central Teams to assess the implementation of lockdown measures as per guidelines

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Tourists stranded in India during coronavirus lockdown found living in cave

On March 24, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the biggest lockdown in history – 1.3 billion people effectively confined to their homes for three weeks.

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India, Afghanistan stand together against coronavirus: Modi

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India and Afghanistan shared a special friendship with both countries standing together against terrorism. The two neighbours would also stand together in the fight against the novel coronavirus, Modi said in a Twitter post.

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Covid-19: Modi assures Maldives of India's continued support

NEW DELHI : Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured the Maldives of New Delhi’s continued support as the tiny Indian Ocean atoll nation tries to cope with the challenges posed by the novel coronavirus.

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Farm economy to open up as restriction start to ease

PANIPAT, HARYANA: With the nationwide lockdown being eased in parts of the country from Monday, the agrarian economy is set to open up, bringing relief to farmers in this rabi crop harvest season.

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Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu reports 100 plus new cases again, PM Modi speaks to CM Palaniswami

CHENNAI : After a week's hiatus, Tamil Nadu reported 100 plus coronavirus cases again on Sunday, pushing up the total number of affected people to 1,477 while Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Chief Minister K Palaniswami on the COVID-19 scenario and the latter sought more rapid test kits from the Centre to tackle the situation.

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PM Modi urges industry to adopt new business models, work culture

In a blog post published in networking site Linkedin, PM Narendra Modi said that the world is in pursuit of new business models and India, with its innovative zeal, can take the lead in offering a new work culture

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PM Modi's 5 ideas on how Covid-19 will redefine businesses and work culture

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wrote a post on LinkedIn in which he shared his thoughts regarding the work and lifestyle on Covid-19 lockdown .

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Realme reconsidering 21 April Narzo launch after MHA order

In the past week, Realme had announced that they will be launching the new Narzo smartphone series in India. The launch date was set for 21 April but the new order by Ministry of Health Affairs has created uncertainty about the launch date. Earlier, the company had planned to start selling their smartphones after the govt had initially planned to resume sale and purchase of even non-essential items through e-commerce sites.

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Covid-19: No relaxation of lockdown in Delhi, says Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that there will be no relaxation in lifting of the lockdown from 20 April as the number of coronavirus (covid-19) cases continue to rise in the national capital. Kejriwal said the state government will review its decision after a week.

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'Proud of Indian Railways': PM Modi hails ministries to help people amid coronavirus

New Delhi: Humanity will surely overcome the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he hailed the efforts put in by various ministries to help people during the lockdown, and in the fight against COVID-19.

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Covid-19: Steps taken by RBI to help small businesses, farmers, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed the steps taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and said the measures will enhance liquidity, improve credit supply and help small businesses and farmers hit by the nationwide lockdown.

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Lockdown effect: Doubling rate of virus cases now stands at 6.2 days, says govt

Amid the spread of novel coronavirus in India, the Minsitry of Health and Family Welfare today said that the Covid-19 cases doubling rate has dipped to 6.2 days from earlier three days, after the imposition of the lockdown.

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Karnataka says IT firms can operate with 50% staff after 20 April

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Friday said it would allow technology companies to operate with 50% staff in their premises after 20 April, indicating that the state would partially lift the lockdown despite the growing number of covid-19 cases.

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PM Modi praises RBI Governor's announcements saying it will improve liquidity

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the announcements made by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor will improve liquidity and credit supply and also help small businesses, farmers and poor.

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Government set to announce stimulus package soon

NEW DELHI : Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to announce a long-awaited stimulus package for businesses and workers to soften the devastating blow from the coronavirus lockdown that has pushed many companies to the brink of bankruptcy with revenues and cash flows disappearing overnight.

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Apps rethink services to make life easier amid lockdown woes

Apps like PhonePe, Zomato, Dunzo are now delivering groceries, medicines to the doorstep

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Modi discuss covid-19 pandemic with Bhutan PM, King Abdullah of Jordan

The conversations with the leaders of Bhutan and Jordan are part of the prime minister’s interactions with world leaders on the covid-19

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Modi’s address on lockdown 2.0 watched by 203 million TV viewers

PM said based on extensive scrutiny, a conditional withdrawal of the lockdown will be permitted in areas where the spread has either been contained or prevented

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Modi’s address on lockdown extension watched by 203 million TV viewers

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation earlier this week on the extension of the covid-19 lockdown drew 203 million viewers across 199 television channels, according to data from the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).

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PM, FM meet to discuss fiscal stimulus; announcement likely by Saturday

NEW DELHI: A meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is currently underway to discuss the final contours of the much-awaited financial stimulus package aimed at mitigating the impact of covid-19 on the economy. Officials from finance ministry and the PM’s Office are also present at the meeting.

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Empower states, give them money to fight covid-19: Rahul Gandhi to Centre

NEW DELHI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to empower states and give them more financial resources to combat the spread of covid-19.

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PM Modi tweets video on children highlighting social distancing to check coronavirus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today tweeted a video in which children are explaining the importance of of social distancing to fight coronavirus.

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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.

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Over 1.27 crore poor provided free meal since lockdown started

Municipal corporations of Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Nagpur, Patna and Indore have set up feeding centres to provide free cooked food

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Opinion | Can covid-19 be Indian pharma’s Y2K moment?

The country’s pharmaceutical industry has a rare but brief opportunity to capture the global market as the chief supplier of affordable and high-quality hydroxychloroquine

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Very strong containment measures will be implemented in hotspot districts: Govt

NEW DELHI : Very strong containment measures will be implemented in the hotspot districts accounting for a large number of COVID-19 cases or those with fast growth of such cases, the government said on Wednesday.

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Developers can resume construction of real estate projects in some areas

Real estate developers with projects under construction in non-containment zones can resume building activities, with workers available on the site, after 20 April.

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Lockdown 2.0: You will be fined for spitting in public places

Spitting in public places shall be a punishable offence with fine as per the new lockdown guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) tody. A strict ban will be enforced on sale of liquor, gutka, tobacco etc. as per the MHA guidelines that came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of the nationwide lockdown till May 3 in order to contain the transmission of novel coronavirus across the nation. The central government has also made wearing of mask compulsory in public places across the country.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Covid-19: All eyes on stimulus package as PM Modi extends lockdown till 3 May

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