Narendra Modi

General

12 May, 2020

Global coronavirus infections cross 4.2 mn, death toll moves past 285,000

More than 4.2 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 285,339 have died, ......

Markets

12 May, 2020

Sensex, Nifty trim losses on stimulus hopes; Reliance Industries tumbles

Indian stocks pared sharp early losses to end slightly lower on Tuesday on fresh hopes of economic stimulus to aid ......

General

12 May, 2020

Govt looks to ease lockdown even as coronavirus infections jump

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday the country would look to ease a nearly seven-week lockdown aimed at preventing ......

Markets

07 May, 2020

Nifty, Sensex slip as virus cases spiral; consumer stocks drag

Indian shares fell on Thursday led by consumer stocks, as coronavirus cases in the country continued to spike steadily despite ......

General

01 May, 2020

Govt extends lockdown, allows relaxations in lower-risk zones

India said on Friday it would extend its nationwide coronavirus lockdown for another two weeks after May 4, but would ......

General

28 April, 2020

Coronavirus cases in India climb towards 30,000

India was nearing 30,000 coronavirus infections on Tuesday, second only to China in Asia, a steady rise that would make ......

Markets

27 April, 2020

Indian stocks rise as RBI eases mutual funds' liquidity concerns

Indian shares ended below the session's high on Monday as gains in financial stocks from the central bank's move to ......

Manufacturing

21 April, 2020

Textile exporters seek govt aid to pay wages

Indian textile exporters, which employ about five million workers, have sought government aid to pay wages after cancelling about $4 ......

General

20 April, 2020

Factories, farming restart in rural areas even as coronavirus cases rise

Some shops and businesses opened in rural India on Monday as part of a staggered exit from a weeks-long lockdown ......

General

15 April, 2020

Lockdown 2.0: What's allowed, what's not as govt eases coronavirus curbs

The central government on Wednesday relaxed the restrictions on some sectors to gradually resume economic activity a day after extending ......