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Police Clash With Migrant Workers In Gujarat

Police fired tear gas on Monday to scatter migrant workers during clashes in Gujarat, officials said, as authorities relaxed one…

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India Doubles Down On Solar, Gas As Electricity Use Falls

India’s solar and gas-fired electricity generation rose in April even as overall power demand fell at the steepest monthly rate…

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People Queue For Liquor As Covid-19 Curbs Eased

Hundreds of people queued outside liquor stores in New Delhi on Monday as the Indian capital began easing some curbs…

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Factbox: New Rules For The Coronavirus Lockdown

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has extended a nationwide coronavirus lockdown until May 17 but has allowed some relaxations, which…

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Ease Lockdowns Slowly, Be Ready For Virus To Jump Back: WHO

Countries must lift lockdowns gradually, while still being “on the look-out” for COVID-19 and ready to restore restrictions if the…

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India Extends Nationwide Lockdown By Two Weeks

India said on Friday it would extend its nationwide coronavirus lockdown for another two weeks after May 4, but would…

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Despite 1,000 Covid-19 Deaths, No Exponential Rise, Says Expert

India has recorded its 1,000th novel coronavirus death, but the head of a government think-tank said on Wednesday that its…

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With Spurt In U.S. COVID-19 Cases, Many Americans Opt To Stay On In India

Many Americans in India who had signed up for airlifts back to the U.S. are now deciding to stay back…

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Coronavirus Cases In India Cross 31,000

India crossed 31,000 coronavirus infections on Wednesday, second only to China in Asia, a steady rise that would make it…

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India Looks To Ease Coronavirus Lockdown

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held talks with the chief ministers of the country’s 28 states to decide on what…

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COVID-19: India Debates An Easing Of Restrictions

In India, calls for an easing of the nationwide lockdown which has caused deep economic pain are growing. While a…

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PM Urges Citizens To Follow Lockdown As Covid-19 Spreads

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to comply with a nationwide lockdown and social distancing measures on Sunday, a day…

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Govt. Brushes Off Proposal For Covid-19 Tax On Super Rich

A group of Indian Revenue Service officers have recommended taxing the super rich, and foreign companies, to help pay for…

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Migrant Workers Bear The Brunt Of The Lockdown

Most days, you can find Dayaram Kushwaha and his wife, Gyanvati, hauling bricks for stonemasons in a booming northern suburb…

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Amid Lockdown, Curbs On Small Businesses Eased

The government allowed a limited reopening of shops in neighbourhoods and residential areas from Saturday, more than a month after…

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DGCA Tells Airlines Not To Take Bookings

India’s aviation regulator has told airlines not to take bookings as the government has not yet decided when to recommence…

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Covid-19: Maharashtra To Allow Some Economic Activity

Maharashtra, India’s largest regional economy, will allow a limited number of sectors to resume business on Monday, after a weeks-long…

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Lockdown Cuts Fuel Demand By 50% In 1st Half Of April

Indian state retailers sold 50% less refined fuel in the first two weeks of April than the same time a…

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Covid-19: Fishermen Dock After Weeks At Sea

Hundreds of exhausted Indian fishermen, who said they were refused entry at two ports after a nationwide lockdown was imposed…

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South Asia Coronavirus Cases Hit 22,000

The number of people infected with the coronavirus crossed 22,000 in densely populated South Asia on Friday, driven by a…

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Hit By Sharp Ad Decline, Newspapers Cut Jobs & Salaries

India’s vibrant newspaper industry, that reaches tens of millions of readers daily, has been ravaged by declining advertising revenues due…

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NHRC Pulls Up Home Ministry on Police Conduct

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has pulled up the Home Ministry on the conduct of police personnel during the…

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Covid-19: 12,380 Cases In India, 414 Deaths

On Day 2 of Lockdown 2.0, the total number of coronavrius cases in India has gone up to 12380 as…

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Govt To Lift Some Curbs To Help People Hit By Lockdown

India will allow industries located in the countryside to reopen next week, as well as resuming farm activities to reduce…

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India Extends Lockdown To May 3 As Cases Cross 10,000

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended a nationwide lockdown until May 3 as the number of coronavirus cases crossed…

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