New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday issued national directives for COVID-19 management that will remain in force at all public places as the Centre today extended lockdown till May 31 to contain the spread of the virus.
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): To deal with the economic fallout of COVID-19, the Centre increased borrowing limit for states from three to five per cent for 2020-21 only, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that public expenditure on health will be increased and a dedicated hospital block for treatment of infectious diseases will be set up in each district across the nation.
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that the Centre has allocated an additional amount of Rs 40 thousand crores under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The last tranche of economic package announcement by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be held on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce the fifth and last tranche of Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package at 11 am on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday thanked US President Donald Trump over his announcement of providing ventilators to India and said that the COVID-19 pandemic is being fought "collectively by all of us".
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief over the death of 24 migrant labourers who were killed earlier today in an accident in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district.
Washington D.C. [US], May 16 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a 'very good friend' and said US was working with India as the two countries battle the COVID-19 outbreak.
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): BJP president JP Nadda on Friday welcomed 'far-reaching agriculture reforms' announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, saying that these measures will hugely benefit farmers and enhance their income.
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed the measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to give a boost to the farm sector, saying that these steps will help rural economy, fishermen, animal husbandry and dairy sectors.
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the interaction and stressed that combating the coronavirus pandemic requires global collaboration.