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The Karnataka government has decided not to give free food to public in Indira canteens as efforts to provide free food to the needy at their doorstep has already taken place. The Edgbaston cricket stadium in England will be used a testing centre for Covid-19 suspects.

NCP MLA Rohit Pawar has thrown his weight behind the PM, saying PM’s exhortation was aimed at bringing the country together. 

Maharashtra’s housing minister Jitendra Awhad has slammed the PM over his call to the nation to hold torches or candles for 9 minutes at 9 pm on April 5. 

PM Narendra Modi praised the sportspersons for bringing glory to the nation through stellar performances on the field. Now they have a very important role to play in boosting the morale of the nation as well as spreading the message of social distancing along with asking people to continuously follow advisories given during lockdown, he said

The Maharashtra police have arrested a 40-year-old man for wiping his mouth and nose with currency notes 

Addressing the nation, PM Modi though a video requested 9 minutes of people's time, urging them to switch off lights at home and stand in their balconies or at doors and light lamps, candles, torches or mobile flashlights on April 5 to fight the darkness of COVID-19

The Union home ministry has written to the states that violators of lockdown must be sent to jail under different section of the IPC.  Instead of lending unconditional support to PM Modi during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, AICC chief Sonia Gandhi hit out at the centre saying its lockdown formula is flawed.

In a videoconferencing in which the PM and the CMs participated, Modi urged them to have a word with religious  gurus in relation to the coronavirus spread. 

Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian astronaut in space informed the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi that India was “Sare Jahan Se Achcha” when she asked him, “How does India look from space?”

AICC chief Sonia Gandhi today criticised the centre for not implementing the lockdown properly 

An analysis released by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) has stated that the global economy could shrink by up to 1 per cent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

India is celebrating the ninth anniversary of World Cup 2011 triumph. The team members of that famous win, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh recall the 'proud moment'. India won the World Cup on April 2, 2011 at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium

Two FIRs have been filed against The Wire for spreading lies and misinformation against UP CM Yogi Adityanath. 

"On the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, heartfelt greetings to all the countrymen. Jai Shree Ram!" Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.

NSA Ajit Doval visited the Tablighi event on March 28 night to convince them to call off the event. News is also that the JNU Muslim Student wing has sought that the FIR against the maulana be dropped.