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.
India's confirmed coronavirus cases cross 900-mark, death toll at 19: Here's state-wise tally
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India rose to 909 on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Of them, 47 are foreign nationals The total number of active cases in the country rose to 819, while 80 patients have been cured and discharged, including one migrated patient.
The number of deaths due to the infection stood at 19. While Maharashtra with 180 cases has the most number of Covid-19 patients, Kerala comes second in the list with 176 confirmed cases, as of 5:45 pm according to the Ministry.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a 21-day lockdown in the entire country effective from midnight to deal with the spread of coronavirus, saying that "social distancing" is the only option to
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
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