PM Narendra Modi to address nation at 8 pm today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 pm tonight, a day after hinting at another possible extension of the lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus. “PM Narendra Modi will be addressing the nation at 8 PM this evening,” a tweet by the Prime Minister’s Office read. On Monday, Modi held a […]

Indian Railways to restart passenger train services from Tuesday

The Indian Railways will resume passenger trains operations from tomorrow. This comes as India inches towards the end of the third phase of the countrywide lockdown to fight COVID-19. Starting from tomorrow, the Railways is planning to operate 15 trains to begin with. These trains will run as special special trains from New Delhi to […]

Assam: Lockdown 3.0 begins today with ‘considerable relaxations’

The third phase of the lockdown with ‘considerable relaxations’ to contain the spread of COVID-19 has come into force from today in Assam. The country has been divided in three zones — Red, Orange and Green – based on coronavirus risk-profiling. The third phase has been marked by the relaxations stricter than those given by […]

COVID-19: MHA extends nationwide lockdown for two more weeks from May 4

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday extended the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus for a further period of two weeks beyond May 4. The current lockdown period is scheduled to end on May 3. The Home Ministry has issued new guidelines to regulate activities during extended lockdown period based on […]

Govt issues revised guidelines for COVID-19 lockdown till May 3

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of lockdown till May 3, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued consolidated revised guidelines on measures to be taken by Ministries and Departments of Government of India, state and Union Territory governments and authorities for the containment of COVID-19. In the second phase […]

Coronavirus cases in India rise to 10,815; death toll crosses 350

With the sharpest ever increase of 1,463 new positive COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and 29 deaths, the total number of coronavirus cases in India on Tuesday climbed to 10,815, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It includes 1,189 cured and discharged, one migrated and 353 deaths. At present, there are […]

‘Respect COVID-19 warriors, take care of elders’: PM Modi lists 7 points, seeks nation’s support

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation on Tuesday, mentioned seven major points and sought people’s support towards achieving those principles. “If we continue to be patient and follow rules, we will be able to defeat even a pandemic like COVID-19. With this faith and trust, I seek your support for seven things,” Prime […]

BREAKING | Nationwide lockdown extended till May 3: PM Modi

India will remain under lockdown till May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday. During his address to the Nation, PM Modi announced that the 21-day lockdown, which was slated to end today, has been extended till May 3. #COVID19 | Lockdown will be extended across India till May 3: PM Narendra Modi. pic.twitter.com/6m1eiz6Jwg […]

Coronavirus: India all set for lockdown extension?

There are strong indications that Prime Minister Modi may announce the extension of lockdown till April 30th. The same has been almost confirmed by the likes of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who tweeted that the Prime Minister has taken a correct decision to extend the lockdown. This comes after PM Modi and chief ministers […]