Modi to address people of India on coronavirus
Amid growing number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on March 19 (8 pm IST) to update the citizens on the ongoing …
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SAARC leaders back Modi’s COVID-19 proposals, Pakistan plays Kashmir politics
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations came out strongly in support of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiatives to combat coronavirus at a video-conference, but Pakistan typically chose …
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Modi invokes SAARC solidarity, pitches for COVID-19 Emergency Fund
Rallying the South Asia region together to jointly combat the coronavirus pandemic, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed COVID-19 Emergency Fund for the eight-nation SAARC and underlined the mantra …
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Coronavirus push to SAARC: Thumbs-up for Modi’s pitch for Covid-19 video conference
SAARC, languishing in oblivion for years, seems to have been reignited by the coronavirus scare. All SAARC countries have accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for a SAARC leaders’ meet …
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COVID-19: Modi speaks to Israeli, UK PMs
With the coronavirus outbreak declared a pandemic by the WHO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held telephonic talks with his Israeli and UK counterparts and discussed enhanced global coordination to tackle …
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India records first coronavirus death
India has recorded its first coronavirus death after a 76-year-old man passed away in Karnataka on March 13, prompting the state government to raise the alert level to a pandemic. …
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COVID-19: Indian students in Italy to return after screening
Indian students in Italy will be brought back home after screening for Covid 19, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in the Lok Sabha on March 12. He said that …
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IAF evacuates first batch of Indian pilgrims from Iran
The first batch of 58 Indian pilgrims was brought back home from coronavirus-hit Iran on an Indian Air Force plane on March 10 after the number of infected people rose …
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COVID-19 spreads across world, Italy tops virus toll
Italy closes social hubs, schools Italy has reported over 230 fatalities from the COVID 19 disease, the highest number of deaths outside China, since the coronavirus outbreak in December. Schools, …
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COVID-19 hits Modi’s travel plan: India-EU summit in Brussels deferred
The rapid spread of coronavirus across Europe has hit travel plans of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Brussels, leading to the cancellation of the planned India-EU summit in the …
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