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PM Modi To Address Nation on April 14

The 21-day nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus ends on Tuesday and the Prime Minister is likely to…

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Govt Says It’s Ready To Tackle Rising Virus Cases

India said on Sunday its hospital network is adequately prepared to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, with over 100,000…

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India To Extend Nationwide Lockdown: Kejriwal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to extend a nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, Delhi Chief…

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India Struggles To Contain Coronavirus In Slums

India faces an uphill battle to contain coronavirus outbreaks in the slums of the vast financial capital Mumbai amid fears…

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India Claims Initial Success In Fight Against Covid-19

The Indian government on Thursday claimed initial success in its fight against the coronavirus epidemic, saying it would have been…

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India Mulls Narrowing Lockdown To Coronavirus Hotspots

India is considering plans to seal off coronavirus hotspots in Delhi, Mumbai and parts of the south while easing curbs…

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States Scramble For Funds As Virus Takes Toll On Coffers

A three-week nationwide lockdown is testing the resilience of India’s state governments, with analysts warning that essential public services and…

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Small Businesses Struggle Amid Covid-19 Lockdown

Hundreds of thousands of cash-starved small businesses have either deferred or cut their workers’ wages this month, say industrialists and…

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India Hesitates To End World’s Biggest Lockdown

India’s 21-day lockdown is set to end next week but several state leaders have called for an extension or only…

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State Authorities Warn Lockdown Could Be Extended

Authorities in some states warned on Saturday that lockdowns to rein in the coronavirus pandemic could be extended in parts…

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People Light Lamps To Challenge Covid-19 Darkness

Millions of Indians turned off their lights and lit up balconies and doorsteps with lamps, candles and flashlights on Sunday,…

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COVID-19: Officials Warn Of Lockdown Extensions

The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases in South Asia neared 6,000 on Saturday, even as authorities in some cities…

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Modi Plans Staggered Exit From Covid-19 Lockdown

India will pull out of a three-week lockdown in phases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, as officials battle…

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Cattle Being Fed Strawberries As Lockdown Hits Transport

As hundreds of millions of Indians remain locked down to stem the spread of coronavirus, some of its cattle are…

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Stranded Migrant Workers Struggle Under Lockdown

India’s 21-day lockdown to fight the coronavirus has left hundreds of migrant workers stranded in Mumbai, with no money, little…

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“Some Of Us Will Die”: Homeless Stranded By Covid-19 Lockdown

In a densely-packed neighbourhood of Delhi, hundreds of homeless people queued up this week as volunteers doled out rice and…

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Sensex, Nifty Fall As Covid-19 Cases Rise Amid Lockdown

Indian shares fell on Wednesday as the number of coronavirus cases increased in Asia’s third-largest economy even as a 21-day…

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Outrage As Migrants Sprayed With Disinfectant

Health workers caused outrage on Monday by spraying a group of migrants with disinfectant, amid fears that a large-scale movement…

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No Plan To Extend Lockdown As The Poor Struggle

India has no plans to extend a 21-day lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the government said on…

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Sensex, Nifty Fall As Covid-19 Cases Cross 1,000

Indian shares edged lower on Monday morning as the number of coronavirus infections in Asia’s third-largest economy showed no signs…

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Vitriol & Violence: A Covid-19 Death Exposes Paranoia

When Satyaki Mitra’s father developed a mild fever in mid-March, the graduate student in Philadelphia wasn’t especially worried. He told…

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Covid-19: Modi Seeks ‘Forgiveness’ From India’s Poor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the nation’s poor for forgiveness on Sunday, as the economic and human toll from his…

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Migrant Workers Face Long Walk Home Amid Covid-19 Lockdown

After India imposed a 21-day nationwide lockdown on Tuesday to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the plywood factory near Uttar…

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$23-bn Eco Stimulus To Help Poor Hit By Lockdown

India announced on Thursday a 1.7-trillion-rupee ($22.6-billion) economic stimulus plan providing direct cash transfers and food security measures to give…

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“Solidarity With India, Lockdown Comprehensive, Robust”: UN

The UN has expressed solidarity with India in its fight against coronavirus, with a top official at the world body's…

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