"FICCI will fully support the PM’s dream of a self-dependent India and ensure all measures to make this a reality. The strengthening of the five pillars — economy, infrastructure, system, demography, and demand will pave the way for India returning to a higher sustained growth path again,” said FICCI President.
India's Ministry of External Affairs has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Afghanistan.
At this rate in the next 48 hours, Dharavi will become the first single slum or locality in India to have 1,000 positive cases.
The US remained the worst-hit nation which has seen around 82,555 coronavirus deaths. There were 760 deaths in the US in the last 24 hours.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed a section of BJP leaders for allegedly instigating communal clashes and said that those found guilty will not be spared while addressing media in Kolkata.
The Long March 5B rocket was reportedly launched on May 5 from the Wenchang launch center on Hainan Island in southern China, carrying a prototype for China’s next-generation crew capsule into orbit on an unpiloted test flight.
In a televised address to the nation, PM Modi also said there will be a fourth phase of the lockdown which will be very different from the earlier three phases.
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Tuesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Rs 20 lakh crore package amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown but added that he will "watch out for the details to see how the poorest of my country get their due at last".
On the fourth stage of lockdown, the Prime Minister said "its contours will be completely different from those seen yet. On the basis of recommendations received from states, new rules will be framed, and information about the same will be conveyed before 18th May."
Vijay Amritraj: There are a lot of rumours floating around, but nothing obviously has been confirmed. The last information I received was that the US Open organisers were waiting till June 1 to make a decision on the event.
The pizza delivery boy in New Delhi who tested coronavirus COVID-19 positive in April was cured and discharged on Tuesday. The report which had gripped the people in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area with fear, led to the stay in home quarantine of people living in around 72 houses in the area. However, no person in the 72 houses within a five-kilometre radius of Malviya Nagar, where the boy delivered food developed any symptoms.
PM Modi in his address also announced a 20 lakh crore "Aatmanirbhar Aarthik Package" to revive India in the post-COVID-19 world.
In his fifth address, including a video message, to the nation, PM Modi said: "Starting tomorrow, the finance minister will apprise you on details about the package meant to drive the country's 'Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan'."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (May 12) while addressing the nation on the COVID-19 crisis said that we are in a state of war against the coronavirus.
The security forces on Tuesday (May 12) arrested four terrorist associates linked to proscribed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad.
The suggestions were sought on a draft discussion paper from airlines and airports. However, the final standard operating procedure (SOP) is yet to be released.
Here's the Prime Minister's statement on the special package, for what he called the 'Mission self-reliant India' to tide over the coronavirus crisis.
The PM asserted that the coronavirus is going to be part of our lives for a long time, but added that "we can't let our lives revolve around it only".
This is the prime minister's fifth address to the nation, including a video message, following the outbreak of COVID-19.
Russian President Vladimir Putin`s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and was receiving treatment at a hospital, the Interfax news agency reported.
The study adds solid evidence to the practice of asthma patients discussing sleep issues with their allergist to help determine if they need to change their asthma plan to achieve adequate sleep as a component of overall good asthma management.
A jawan, who was admitted at Army's Base Hospital in Delhi Cantt, which is dedicated to coronavirus COVID-19 patients, committed suicide by hanging from a tree at the hospital premises.
After development, prototyping and preliminary testing, the initial batch of 1,000 thermometers are being manufactured.
The Indices of Industrial Production for the Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity sectors for the month of March 2020 stand at 132.7, 114.8 and 149.2 respectively.
The Indian Army, however, claimed that tensions between the two sides in the area have subsided.
