Economy suffering from 'coronavirus', PM must give statement in Parliament: Cong
4 years, 9 months ago

Economy suffering from 'coronavirus', PM must give statement in Parliament: Cong

India TV News  

The Indian economy was suffering from "coronavirus", the Congress said on Thursday and demanded a detailed statement in Parliament from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the economic decline of the country. The opposition party also alleged that the State Bank of India's slashing of interest rates on savings bank accounts and fixed deposits was aimed at funding the revival of Yes Bank which was reeling under loan defaults by "friends of Prime Minister Narendra Modi". "The economy is suffering from coronavirus, but the prime minister and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are silent," Surjewala said. The Congress leader alleged that the SBI will put money in YES bank revival because "Prime Minister Modi's friends" have defaulted on loans there and that entire money will be taken from the pockets of the common man, old people and housewives who have accounts in State Bank of India.

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Will fresh Covid stimulus package boost Indian economy? Here's what economists say
3 years, 6 months ago

Will fresh Covid stimulus package boost Indian economy? Here's what economists say

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced several financial measures to boost the economy that has been battered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Read | Finance Minister Sitharaman's Rs 6.28 lakh crore Covid stimulus package | 8 announcements WHAT EXPERTS FEEL ABOUT STIMULUS PACKAGE Industry leaders and economists are not fully convinced that the fresh economic relief measures announced by the …

The economic crisis is real; the picture of economic resilience is an illusion
3 years, 7 months ago

The economic crisis is real; the picture of economic resilience is an illusion

The Hindu  

As the ongoing second wave of coronavirus infections in India peaks, there is little clarity on what its economic fallout is and will be. Two assessments from official sources—one from the Reserve Bank of India, titled The State of the Economy and the other from the Ministry of Finance, titled Month Economic Report for May—seem to suggest that economic trends …

Govt discussing Covid economic stimulus package for some sectors: Report
3 years, 7 months ago

Govt discussing Covid economic stimulus package for some sectors: Report

India Today  

The government is in the early stages of preparing a fresh Covid-19 economic relief package to tackle the impact of the second wave. The economic package is being prepared with an aim to support key sectors of the economy that have been hit by localised lockdowns during the second Covid-19 wave in the country, according to people quoted in a …

COVID-19 crisis: Centre's repeated chest-thumping at receiving foreign aid 'pathetic', says Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 crisis: Centre's repeated chest-thumping at receiving foreign aid 'pathetic', says Rahul Gandhi

Firstpost  

The Congress had last week demanded transparency and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make public the details of all the relief material received from different countries New Delhi: Hitting out at the Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the government’s “repeated chest-thumping” at receiving foreign aid to deal with the COVID-19 crisis in the country is pathetic …

Coronavirus | PM Modi tells Ministers to address local-level issues, gather feedback
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | PM Modi tells Ministers to address local-level issues, gather feedback

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked Ministers to reach out to people in their respective regions to help them and gather feedback regarding the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 in the country. The Council of Ministers met via video conferencing to discuss the second wave, terming the current crisis “a once in a century crisis”, a government statement said. …

PM's Message Serves as Critical Reminder as Virus Control Can Enable Economic Recovery: India Inc
4 years, 2 months ago

PM's Message Serves as Critical Reminder as Virus Control Can Enable Economic Recovery: India Inc

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message to keep up the safety precautions against COVID-19 is a critical reminder to every Indian as controlling the virus can enable a strong bounce back in the economy, India Inc said on Tuesday. "If you are careless and moving around without mask, you are putting yourself, children and the elderly at risk," the prime minister …

India reeling under 'Modi-made disasters': Rahul Gandhi attacks PM over state of economy, rising COVID-19 cases
4 years, 4 months ago

India reeling under 'Modi-made disasters': Rahul Gandhi attacks PM over state of economy, rising COVID-19 cases

Firstpost  

The Congress leader’s remarks comes after official data showed on Monday that the country’s economy suffered its worst slump on record in April-June, with the GDP contracting by 23.9% New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the state of the economy, rise in COVID-19 cases, and “external aggression” at borders, alleging …

GDP data: Coronavirus pandemic may dent India's growth for years
4 years, 4 months ago

GDP data: Coronavirus pandemic may dent India's growth for years

India Today  

India is likely to post its steepest ever economic growth slump on record, just a couple of years after it earned the tag of the fastest-growing major economy in the world. The country is expected to register a sharp quarterly growth slump of 15-25 per cent - the worst since such data was first published in India in 1996 - …

Govt Analysts Say Signs of Recovery in Rural Economy Hailed by PM Modi 'At Best a Mitigating Factor'
4 years, 4 months ago

Govt Analysts Say Signs of Recovery in Rural Economy Hailed by PM Modi 'At Best a Mitigating Factor'

News 18  

India is staring at a protracted slowdown as coronavirus cases reach its countryside, with signs of recovery in the rural economy hailed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi "at best a mitigating factor", government officials and analysts said. "The economic situation has in fact worsened since April and May, and we are likely moving towards a longer economic slowdown than earlier …

5 hurdles in path of India's economic recovery
4 years, 4 months ago

5 hurdles in path of India's economic recovery

India Today  

The Indian economy is going through a turbulent period with key indicators hinting at a prolonged slowdown. The report also mentioned that India’s economic recovery could take much longer than expected. India’s consumer demand is declining due to drop in household incomes in the wake of major job losses in the wake of a raging pandemic that has forced closures …

PTI misquotes PM Modi on coronavirus cases in India
4 years, 4 months ago

PTI misquotes PM Modi on coronavirus cases in India

Op India  

News agency Press Trust of India today misquoted Prime Minister Modi on the percentage of active Chinese coronavirus cases in India. Prime Minister Modi while interacting with the Chief Ministers of ten states of India said that in past few weeks, the percentage of active coronavirus cases in India has been coming down. सबसे अहम बात है, कि इससे लोगों …

Rajdeep Sardesai refuses to believe India Today poll because it favours PM Modi
4 years, 5 months ago

Rajdeep Sardesai refuses to believe India Today poll because it favours PM Modi

Op India  

On Friday, the ‘veteran journalist’ Rajdeep Sardesai seems to have had an extremely tough day at the job following his refusal to trust a survey that was carried out by his own channel – India Today as the results were in favour of Modi government. What the survey said According to the India Today-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nation poll, …

Mood of the Nation: 70% think Modi govt did a good job in handling economic crisis during pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Mood of the Nation: 70% think Modi govt did a good job in handling economic crisis during pandemic

India Today  

The central government has been under fire by the opposition ever since the Covid-19 pandemic hit India over the economic crisis unleashed by the nationwide lockdown. However, 71 per cent of the citizens have rated the Modi government's handling of the economic distress caused by Covid-19 as 'outstanding' or 'good'. FULL RESULTS OF THE INDIA TODAY MOOD OF THE NATION …

PM Modi releases audio message to nation on first anniversary of second term in office
4 years, 7 months ago

PM Modi releases audio message to nation on first anniversary of second term in office

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the first anniversary of his second term in office released an audio message of his address to the nation in which he listed out his government's achievements in the past one year, challenges it faced, talked about making India a self-reliant nation 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat' and how the country is putting up the fight against …

Hard to estimate the exact damage of coronavirus to the Indian economy right now: Nirmala Sitharaman
4 years, 7 months ago

Hard to estimate the exact damage of coronavirus to the Indian economy right now: Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

Union Finance Minister said on Friday that it was hard as of now to gauge the extent of the economic damage of the coronavirus pandemic to the Indian economy, adding that it would only be ascertained definitely once the “uncertainty” went away. During her interaction, Sitharaman was particularly critical of the opposition, noting that Congress had a flawed record marred …

Govt measures to deal with coronavirus impact 'very positive', says former RBI governor Bimal Jalan
4 years, 7 months ago

Govt measures to deal with coronavirus impact 'very positive', says former RBI governor Bimal Jalan

Firstpost  

Former Reserve Bank Governor Bimal Jalan on Thursday described the initiatives taken by the government to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 as “very positive” and hoped that these would help in containing the decline in growth New Delhi: Former Reserve Bank Governor Bimal Jalan on Thursday described the initiatives taken by the government to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 as …

Coronavirus | Opposition demands a ‘true stimulus’
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Opposition demands a ‘true stimulus’

The Hindu  

Leaders of 22 Opposition parties on Friday accused the Union government of “unabashedly usurping the power of the State governments” during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Congress president Sonia Gandhi alleging that the spirit of “federalism” had been forgotten as all power is now concentrated in the Prime Minister’s Office. The parties put up a charter of 11 demands, including a …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt's fiscal stimulus package 'hopelessly inadequate', says P Chidambaram
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt's fiscal stimulus package 'hopelessly inadequate', says P Chidambaram

Firstpost  

The Congress on Monday said the fiscal stimulus package announced by the government is “hopelessly inadequate” given the gravity of the economic crisis as it amounts to only Rs 1.86 crore, which is 0.91 percent of the GDP New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said the fiscal stimulus package announced by the government is “hopelessly inadequate” given the gravity of …

Coronavirus lockdown | Fifth tranche of economic package focusses on reforms, says Nirmala Sitharaman
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Fifth tranche of economic package focusses on reforms, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said reforms will be the focus of the fifth and final tranche of economic stimulus package to deal with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Further, 0.50 per cent if milestones are achieved in at least three out of four reform areas.” Stimulus package includes ₹8 lakh cr liquidity measures by RBI Ms. …

Coronavirus | Congress decries ‘empty package, wrapped in speeches for over three days’
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Congress decries ‘empty package, wrapped in speeches for over three days’

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman displayed “arrogance, ignorance and insensitivity” while giving out details of the economic stimulus package that has turned out to be a jumla, the Congress said on Thursday. Full coverage on coronavirus While the party’s chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala called the stimulus package a jumla, senior leader Ahmed Patel said, “It is an empty package wrapped with …

Coronavirus package | Nirmala Sitharaman announces major stimulus package for MSMEs
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus package | Nirmala Sitharaman announces major stimulus package for MSMEs

The Hindu  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a ₹3 lakh crore collateral free loan scheme for businesses, especially micro, small and medium enterprises, as part of a ₹20-lakh-crore economic stimulus package to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Srivastava estimated that the measures announced on Wednesday amounted to ₹5.94 lakh crore, which include both liquidity financing measures and credit guarantees, …

Narendra Modi's Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus blends shrewd geo-economics with Swadeshi-coated booster, but it may not be a panacea for jobs growth
4 years, 7 months ago

Narendra Modi's Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus blends shrewd geo-economics with Swadeshi-coated booster, but it may not be a panacea for jobs growth

Firstpost  

While global investors with their view from a London or New York may look at India as a long-term alternative to China, the Modi government’s own close relations with Japan may provide leverage. But this could almost literally be an appropriate metaphor for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Rs 20-lakh-crore stimulus announced to revive India’s economy hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. …

India’s Modi promises $266 billion to protect economy from Covid-19
4 years, 7 months ago

India’s Modi promises $266 billion to protect economy from Covid-19

CNN  

New Delhi CNN Business — India says it is committing $266 billion to prop up its ailing economy during the coronavirus pandemic. The value of the stimulus effort includes new measures, along with actions already taken — including steps from India’s central bank to shore up liquidity, as well an earlier stimulus package worth $23 billion meant to help the …

India's Prime Minister Announces $260 Billion COVID-19 Rescue Package
4 years, 7 months ago

India's Prime Minister Announces $260 Billion COVID-19 Rescue Package

NPR  

India's Prime Minister Announces $260 Billion COVID-19 Rescue Package RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to India where the death toll from the coronavirus has been low compared to the U.S. or Europe. LAUREN FRAYER, BYLINE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says this additional relief money will bring the government's total coronavirus stimulus spending up to $266 billion. FRAYER: Modi said this new …

Coronavirus lockdown | Narendra Modi announces ₹20-lakh-crore economic stimulus package
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Narendra Modi announces ₹20-lakh-crore economic stimulus package

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said a new-look Lockdown 4.0 beyond May 17 was in the offing, while announcing an economic stimulus package for ₹20-lakh-crore, with a clearly defined leap towards economic reforms that will, in his words, lead to Atmanirbhar Bharat, or a self-reliant, resilient India. ‘Relook at systems’ Addressing the nation on television, Mr. Modi said the …

Coronavirus | Congress to wait for fine print of ₹20 lakh crore financial package
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Congress to wait for fine print of ₹20 lakh crore financial package

The Hindu  

Moments after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a financial package along with the extension of lockdown in a new form on Tuesday, the Congress said it would wait for the details for a detailed response but slammed Mr. Modi for the ‘lack of empathy’ towards migrant workers. Full coverage on coronavirus While Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the nation …

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Jaishankar Tells Modi's Mantra for Economic Recovery, Says 'Be Vocal about Local'
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Jaishankar Tells Modi's Mantra for Economic Recovery, Says 'Be Vocal about Local'

News 18  

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the mantra for economic relief is “be vocal about local”. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the nation at 8pm today, a day after he spoke to chief ministers of various states through video conferencing on the strategy to be adopted once phase 3 …

India’s Modi announces $270bn coronavirus package: Live updates
4 years, 7 months ago

India’s Modi announces $270bn coronavirus package: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils a $270bn stimulus package to boost the country’s battered economy after a weeks-long lockdown to curb the coronavirus pandemic. 19:50 GMT – Pence to ‘keep distance’ from Trump: White House US Vice President Mike Pence, whose press secretary tested positive for coronavirus, has decided to “keep his distance” from President Donald Trump for a …

Coronavirus lockdown | Focus should be on reducing transmission rate, says Modi
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Focus should be on reducing transmission rate, says Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said reduction of transmission rate of the novel coronavirus and gradual increase in public activities while adhering to all guidelines are the “twofold” challenges and now the Centre and states will have to work towards achieving the twin objectives. Mr. Modi reaffirmed the importance of ‘ do gaz doori ’ and added that suggestion …

Coronavirus | PM interacts with CMs on ways to strengthen containment strategy, boosting economic activities
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | PM interacts with CMs on ways to strengthen containment strategy, boosting economic activities

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a fresh round of consultation with Chief Ministers on ways to strengthen the COVID-19 containment strategy and stepping up of economic activities in a calibrated manner as the 54-day nationwide lockdown nears an end. Large-scale movement of migrant workers from urban to rural India and the problems their return to home states may …

Coronavirus | PM should talk to CMs as a colleague, says Rahul Gandhi
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | PM should talk to CMs as a colleague, says Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday argued that the COVID-19 pandemic was a ‘deadly disease only for one or two per cent of the population’ and asserted that India would ‘lose the battle against it if everything was decided by the Prime Minister’s Office ’. He asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to talk to the Chief Ministers in preparing …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Rahul Gandhi to discuss economy, COVID-19 crisis with Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee today
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Rahul Gandhi to discuss economy, COVID-19 crisis with Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee today

Firstpost  

The first such dialogue was held last week when Rahul Gandhi discussed the coronavirus pandemic and its economic implications with former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan. New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s dialogue with Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee on dealing with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis will be aired today as part of his series of …

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: 20-day-old infant among six deaths reported in Rajasthan today; COVID-19 cases rise to 2,772 with 106 new infections
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: 20-day-old infant among six deaths reported in Rajasthan today; COVID-19 cases rise to 2,772 with 106 new infections

Firstpost  

11:58 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Coronavirus in India Latest Updates Centre focused on ensuring welfare of workers, says prime minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting to discuss strategies as well structural reforms in the financial sector in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. At the meeting attended by the Finance Minister, HOme Minister and senior officials, …

Coronavirus | PM holds meeting to discuss strategies to attract more foreign investments, boost economy
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | PM holds meeting to discuss strategies to attract more foreign investments, boost economy

The Hindu  

New DelhiPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a “comprehensive” meeting to discuss strategies to attract more foreign investments into India as well as promote local investments to boost the economy against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. An official statement said various strategies to bring investments into India on a fast-track mode and to promote Indian domestic sectors were …

Relaxation in green zones likely post-May 3: Sources after PM Modi's meet with CMs
4 years, 8 months ago

Relaxation in green zones likely post-May 3: Sources after PM Modi's meet with CMs

India TV News  

PM Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with chief ministers to discuss the road ahead amid the coronavirus lockdown situation in the country. Chief Ministers of Meghalaya, Mizoram Puducherry, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Gujarat, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, others had joined the video conference with Prime Minister Modi. During the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the results of our collective effort …

Coronavirus | Biggest message from COVID-19 is that India must be self-reliant, says Modi
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Biggest message from COVID-19 is that India must be self-reliant, says Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the biggest message arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic was for India to be self-reliant and self-sufficient for the majority of its needs, and that this was necessary for the country if it faced such a crisis again. He was addressing a video conference of sarpanches from across the country on Panchayati …

Self-reliance biggest lesson from coronavirus crisis: PM Modi to village heads
4 years, 8 months ago

Self-reliance biggest lesson from coronavirus crisis: PM Modi to village heads

India Today  

Self-reliance is the biggest lesson from the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today -- National Panchayati Raj Day -- during a video conference with village sarpanches from across India. #WATCH The coronavirus pandemic has given its biggest lesson that we have to become self-reliant," Prime Minister Narendra Modi during interaction with Sarpanchs from across the nation via video …

COVID-19 | PM Meets Nirmala, Discusses a Possible Second Sitmulus
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 | PM Meets Nirmala, Discusses a Possible Second Sitmulus

The Quint  

The state of the economy was discussed in details during the meeting, sources said, adding that resource mobilisation for taking on the future challenges was also highlighted. Similarly, the IMF on Tuesday projected a GDP growth of 1.9 percent for India in 2020, as the global economy hits the worst recession since the Great Depression in 1930’s. The pandemic and …

Coronavirus lockdown | Livelihood issues ignored, says Yechury
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Livelihood issues ignored, says Yechury

The Hindu  

Extending lockdown without concrete measures to tackle the spread of COVID-19 and without addressing the grave issues of livelihood and hunger for another 19-days by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meaningless, the Left parties said on Tuesday. People were waiting for much needed relief for a large number of our poor, marginalised and migrant labour,” CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt to extend all possible support to industry for revival, says union minister VK Singh
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt to extend all possible support to industry for revival, says union minister VK Singh

Firstpost  

The government will extend all possible support to the industry for the revival of economic activities hit by COVID-19, Union minister VK Singh said on Monday New Delhi: The government will extend all possible support to the industry for the revival of economic activities hit by COVID-19, Union minister VK Singh said on Monday. He urged the Chamber to come …

Prepare plans for containing economic impact of COVID-19 on war footing: PM Modi to ministers
4 years, 9 months ago

Prepare plans for containing economic impact of COVID-19 on war footing: PM Modi to ministers

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked Union ministers to prepare a plan for their respective ministries to contain the economic impact of COVID-19 on war footing, while asserting that this crisis is an opportunity to boost the 'Make-in-India' initiative and reduce dependence on other countries. Each ministry should identify 10 key decisions and 10 priority areas of focus once …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan urges govt to invite experts to deal with economic impact of pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan urges govt to invite experts to deal with economic impact of pandemic

Firstpost  

Rajan, a professor of finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, suggested that India should now plan for what happens after the lockdown, if the virus is not defeated. New Delhi: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has suggested to the government to call people with proven expertise and capabilities, including from opposition parties, to deal with perhaps …

Coronavirus Outbreak: GDP likely contract by 4.5% in Apr-Jun quarter; will grow by just 2% in 2020-21, says ICRA
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: GDP likely contract by 4.5% in Apr-Jun quarter; will grow by just 2% in 2020-21, says ICRA

Firstpost  

Despite the Reserve Bank of India’s massive actions to spur the economy, India’s gross domestic product is likely to contract by 4.5 percent in the April-June 2020 quarter and will rise by only 2 percent in 2020-21 on the coronavirus impact, according to domestic rating agency ICRA Mumbai: Despite the Reserve Bank of India’s massive actions to spur the economy, …

India’s looming battle to save its workers from the coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

India’s looming battle to save its workers from the coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

More than 80 percent of India’s workers do not have paid sick leave, leaving their livelihoods vulnerable to the virus. The next day, on March 20, Maharashtra state authorities ordered all “non-essential” shops” in Mumbai – India’s financial hub – to close until the end of March. “There’s not just an economic imperative but a moral imperative to keep these …

Coronavirus | Congress president Sonia Gandhi bats for construction industry workers in letter to PM Modi
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Congress president Sonia Gandhi bats for construction industry workers in letter to PM Modi

The Hindu  

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to roll out emergency welfare measures for construction industry workers because of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, the party said on Tuesday. In her letter, dated March 23, Ms. Gandhi pointed out to the Prime Minister that the construction industry employed over 44 million people, and the workers should be given …

No economic task force for COVID-19 yet
4 years, 9 months ago

No economic task force for COVID-19 yet

The Hindu  

Four days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that a task force would be set up to deal with the economic impact of coronavirus, it has yet to be constituted. Although Mr. Modi said the task force was to be headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Ministry says it is not responsible for constituting the body. “Keeping in mind …

Coronavirus | Congress seeks cash transfers
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Congress seeks cash transfers

The Hindu  

The government needs to outline measures to help people whose livelihoods have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Opposition parties said on Saturday. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, in a statement, said COVID-19, which followed demonetisation and the slowing down of the economy, had been a huge setback to millions of daily wage earners, MGNREGA workers, ad hoc and temporary …

Coronavirus | Narendra Modi calls for determination, patience and a ‘janata curfew’
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Narendra Modi calls for determination, patience and a ‘janata curfew’

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 19 urged Indians across the country to face the coronavirus pandemic with collective determination and patience, to make sure that “humanity and India prevails”. There were nine calls to action in Prime Minister Modi’s address including a self-imposed ‘janata curfew’ on March 22, not to resort to panic buying, asking senior citizens to stay …

Resolution and restrain: Every Indian must commit to following govt orders to fight coronavirus, says PM Modi
4 years, 9 months ago

Resolution and restrain: Every Indian must commit to following govt orders to fight coronavirus, says PM Modi

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked every Indian to commit to fighting against the outbreak of novel coronavirus with resolution and restrain. As citizens, people need to strengthen their resolve to follow the advisories issued by state and central governments to fight," PM Modi said. Novel coronavirus has affected at least 180 people across India and killed four. Read …

Clap, whistle, ring: PM Modi's mantra on how you can thank those working 24 hours during Covind-19 outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Clap, whistle, ring: PM Modi's mantra on how you can thank those working 24 hours during Covind-19 outbreak

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the nation to come together to thank the emergency service workers for working through the novel coronavirus outbreak. In his address to the nation, the prime minister suggested that every Indian must come out of their houses, stand in balcony or window at exactly 5 pm on Sunday, March 22 and express gratitude …

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