The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has asked its ministers to take charge of their states and play the role of leaders in defeating the COVID-19 pandemic. Sources told ANI that a letter from the PMO has been sent to all ministers, asking them to play an active...

The Centre announced a Rs 1.70 lakh crore welfare package on Thursday for the country’s 80 crore poor to face economic challenges arising from the novel coronavirus outbreak and promised to gradually unveil more measures that may include a freeze on repayment of loan installments by...

Beijing has urged India not to use “China” to describe the novel coronavirus, saying it could stigmatise the country and would be detrimental to international cooperation. During a phone conversation on Tuesday, state councilor and foreign minister Wang Yi told counterpart S Jaishankar...

India, which led the world in eradicating two silent killers -- smallpox and polio -- in the past, has a tremendous capacity in eradicating the deadly coronoavirus pandemic that has now claimed nearly 15,000 lives globally, according to a top WHO official. The executive director of the...

Large gatherings were banned in Delhi today as part of the countrywide battle against coronavirus, which has killed more than 11,000 people across the world. The prohibitory orders started at 9 pm today - when Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 14-hour "Janata curfew" - underscoring the...