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New Delhi: Five days into the three-week countrywide lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday apologised to the nation for the “hard decision”. At the same time, he underscored the need to enforce…

New Delhi: Saying that the Centre “doesn’t want anyone to remain hungry”, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a comprehensive relief package of Rs 1,70,000 crore for both urban and rural poor to deal with the…

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Politics divides, disaster unites. Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing her party’s full support for the 21-day national lockdown as a “welcome step”. “As…

New Delhi:  Following PM Narendra Modi's announcement for 21-day lockdown starting Tuesday-Wednesday midnight to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued guidelines for Ministries, departments of…

New Delhi: Amazon.com Inc’s India unit on Tuesday said it will temporarily stop taking orders for non-essential products and disable their deliveries. This is an attempt to fulfil critical needs of its customers at a time when much of the…

Kochi: Notwithstanding the state-wide lockdown against coronavirus, tipplers stood in long queues outside state-run liquor outlets across Kerala on Tuesday. As the tipplers thronged the outlets, officials asked them to ensure that they…

Mumbai: With confirmed coronavirus cases in the state touching 89, the Maharashtra Government on Monday announced sealing of the state borders with immediate effect. Speaking about the preventive step, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said,…

Bhubaneswar: The number of corona positive cases in India rose to 415 on Monday, with the country poised on the brink of the third stage of the fatal disease — community transmission. Alarmed over the prospect, the Centre and state…