The Centre must act fast to avert the economic devastation that the pandemic could leave behind The government has lifted some lockdown restrictions and is allowing certain economic activities from today.

Most of the relaxations are aimed at the rural sector, though a few will also help urban India, but these are hardly enough.

The clock is ticking away, and every day that the vast majority of businesses remain shut turns our nightmare economic scenario darker.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen to save lives over livelihoods, and till date, against all odds and despite some unexpected hurdles, India has done very well on that front.

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India has more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths, but expert says no exponential rise

New Delhi: India has recorded its 1,000th novel coronavirus death, but the head of a government think-tank said on Wednesday that its 1.3 billion people, strained from weeks of lockdown, were not experiencing the feared exponential surge in infections.

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Punjab extends lockdown till 17 May, daily four hour relaxation

NEW DELHI : Four days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi has to decide about the status of nationwide lockdown, Captain Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government became the first state to extended the lockdown by nearly two weeks ahead of the 3 May deadline when the current lockdown was scheduled to end.

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Indian news media fight virus on financial, political fronts

NEW DELHI – India's news publishers face a delicate balancing act as they look to offset financial losses from sinking ad sales with support from a government seeking to control the narrative on the coronavirus, sometimes by prosecuting journalists for reporting on the detrimental consequences of official pandemic policy.

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Economic revival, fight against coronavirus key focus areas, says PM Modi

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on the need to gradually bring the battered economy back to life after a crippling coronavirus lockdown in his meeting with the state chief ministers on Monday. This comes in the backdrop of many states arguing that lifting restrictions too soon could risk a deadly resurgence.

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Economic aid, more testing in states’ wish list

NEW DELHI : A detailed economic package, transportation of migrant labourers, more testing in states, and steps to exit the lockdown gradually were among key issues discussed at a meeting of chief ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

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Opinion | Slowly but surely

There will still be the risk of subsequent covid waves, but so long as the medical system is prepared for them, this should not be as big a worry as it was a month ago

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Coronavirus impact will remain visible in the coming months: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the impact of coronavirus will remain visible in the coming months and masks and face covers will be part of life while asserting that the country needs to give importance to the economy as well as continue the fight against COVID -19.

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Modi interacts with CMs on covid crisis, most favour lockdown extension in affected areas

NEW DELHI : India will continue with a calibrated approach to put its battered economy back on track and restore supply chains which have been ravaged by the covid-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown.

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PM Modi sticks to 'gamcha' mask during his video meet with CMs on Covid-19

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a videoconference with Chief Ministers over the COVID-19 situation, was seen covering his face with a traditional 'gamcha' on Monday.

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PM Modi’s meeting with CMs: Five things to watch out for

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his meeting with chief ministers on Monday, is likely to discuss crucial issues of bringing back the economy on track gradually as the 40-day-long nationwide lockdown nears its completion. The high level meeting is expected to discuss lives and livelihood issues and extension of the lockdown in red zones among other things. Five key things to watch out for ahead of the meeting:

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PM Narendra Modi to hold review meet with CMs today over lockdown extension

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold a meeting with chief ministers on Monday to review the nationwide lockdown and steps required to further contain the spread of the covid-19 pandemic.

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Opinion | Stimulus is the need of the hour for a reboot of economic activity

With the outbreak now in better control, a revival of the economy needs monetary and fiscal policy attention

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Gurgaon MNCs may have to allow work from home till July: Official

NEW DELHI : With cases of covid-19 spreading across the country, multinational companies and IT enabled companies may have to look at ways to let their employees work from home until July, Gurgaon metropolitan authority CEO and Haryana additional chief secretary V S Kundu told the Press Trust of India.

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India drawing up plans to bring back its citizens stranded abroad

NEW DELHI : The Indian foriegn ministry in coordination with its missions abroad besides the civil aviation ministry and state governments, is drawing up plans to bring back Indians stranded abroad, two people familiar with the development said on Sunday.

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Covid-19: Need for a new development model, become self-reliant, says RSS chief

NEW DELHI : The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological parent of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) broke its silence on the nationwide lockdown for the first time and backed the efforts of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in handling the coronavirus pandemic.

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Bureaucratic rejig: Health Secretary Preeti Sudan gets 3-month extension

NEW DELHI : Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan, who was due to superannuate on April 30, was given a three-month extension as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the central government on Sunday amid the coronavirus crisis.

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PM to interact with CMs on Monday to discuss way out of lockdown, Covid-19 fight

This will be the third video conference of the prime minister with the chief ministers after the spread of the COVID-19 in the country

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War against covid-19 people driven in India, says PM Modi

NEW DELHI : Dubbing India’s fight against the covid-19 pandemic as people driven, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday strongly urged people to stay away from the assumption that the virus will not reach their state, cities, and colonies.

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PM Modi to address 64th edition of 'Mann Ki Baat' today

In the 63rd episode of 'Mann Ki Baat', Modi had focussed on the situation prevailing in the country due to covis-19.

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₹1 trillion wage protection package for MSMEs: Sonia Gandhi to Modi

NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a ₹1 trillion wage protection package for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) as the sector needs immediate attention.

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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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Opinion | India has fared better than others against coronavirus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has compared India’s relatively comfortable coronavirus situation with other countries that have suffered calamitously. He credits this to his “quick and decisive" interventions with a “holistic and integrated approach", in contrast to “the world’s big, powerful countries" that have been hit much harder.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Leveraging lockdown for mindset reset: Modi nudges his way to have people comply

NEW DELHI: From penalising spitting in public spaces to banning sale of gutkas and encouraging use of staircase for climbing, India’s 40 days lockdown to prevent the pandemic has paved the way for the nation’s mindset reset.

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Coronavirus lockdown: Offices, factories should follow these new guidelines

To fight against the deadly COVID-19, the second phase of nationwide lockdown began in India today. As announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Centre issued fresh guidelines for workplaces amid national lockdown. Considering the hardships faced by the common man, the Centre decided to allow select public activities in those places which are not severely affected by COVID-19 outbreak after April 20. Offices and factories can operate during the lockdown if they follow the new guidelines.

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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

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