The US government is arranging airlifts of its citizens stuck in India because of the lockdown, according to a State Department official
India successfully tests Agni-IV long-range missile that can strike targets 4,000 km away
India is in the process of further strengthening its strategic missile arsenal by adopting newer technologies and capabilities. Agni-IV is the fourth in the Agni series of missiles
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UAE-based medic offers hospital to govt
As India wages a war against the deadly coronavirus pandemic, an Indian-born entrepreneur, Shamsheer Vayalil, has come forward to offer his support towards setting up a hospital exclusively for the treatment of Covid-19 patients
No Friday congregations across Kashmir
Friday congregations were not held in most mosques across the Kashmir Valley in the wake of coronavirus threat. There were no congregations in Jama Masjid, Naqashband Sahib and Dastgeer Sahib shrines in Srinagar
India's domestic flight suspensions extended till April 14
India's aviation regulator DGCA has extended the suspension of domestic flights by a fortnight till April 14 in view of the ongoing 21-day nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis
India's central bank cuts key rates in response to Covid-19
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India's central bank, Friday massively reduced the key lending rates in response to the Covid-19 outbreak
Goa converts 5 tourist resorts into quarantine facilities
Goa on Thursday took over five tourist resorts, including one private facility, to create quarantine facilities for Covid-19 epidemic
Modi government unveils Covid-19 relief package for weaker sections
The Modi government on Thursday announced the first instalment of a fiscal relief package, worth Rs 170,000 crore, to protect the weaker sections of the society from the economic fallout of Covid-19
Air India to repatriate Israeli nationals via special flight
Air India will repatriate over 300 Israeli nationals via a special flight
Indian PM announces nationwide lockdown for 21 days starting tonight
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide three weeks lockdown starting from Tuesday midnight. The entire country of 1.3 billion people will come under its purview
Indian Railways suspends all passenger services till April 14
The Indian Railways - one of the world's largest and most extensive rail networiks - has announced suspension of all passenger services till April 14 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared a 21 day lockdown across the county
All you need to know about the shutdown in Delhi
The Delhi government's Health Department has issued a detailed standard operating procedure in the wake of the statewide lockdown, followed by nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19
India bans export of wonder drug - Hydroxychloroquine
In a significant move, India has banned export of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-Malaria drug which is believed to work as a medicine for treating Coronavirus infected patients as well
Modi shuts 133 cr Indians for 21 days to save them from Covid-19
In an unprecedented move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a 21 day nationwide lockdown that will bring everything except essential services to a halt in India
