Tag Archives: India

• India extends lockdown for two weeks, with some easing 1 May 2020 This post has no comments yet

  The world's biggest coronavirus lockdown will be extended for two weeks beyond 4 May, the Indian government said Friday but with some easing of restrictions -- including for alcohol. ...

• US panel wants India on religious freedom blacklist 29 April 2020 | Shaun Tandon This post has 4 comments

  A US government panel on Tuesday called for India to be put on a religious freedom blacklist over a "drastic" downturn under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, triggering a sharp rebuttal from New Delhi. ...

• China says Indian criticism of coronavirus test kits is ‘irresponsible’ 28 April 2020 | Sanjeev Miglani This post has no comments yet

  China has criticised India’s decision to stop using Chinese testing kits for the novel coronavirus because of quality issues as unfair and irresponsible in the latest strain in their ties. ...

• Modi urges citizens to follow lockdown as coronavirus spreads 26 April 2020 | Neha Arora This post has no comments yet

  PM Narendra Modi urged Indians to comply with a nationwide lockdown and social distancing measures on Sunday, a day after some of the world’s toughest restrictions were eased slightly while cases of COVID-19 continued to mount. ...

• Chinese investors flummoxed by India’s new foreign investment rules 23 April 2020 | Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah This post has no comments yet

  India’s plan to screen foreign direct investments from neighbouring countries has Chinese firms concerned that such scrutiny will affect their projects and delay deals in one of Asia’s most lucrative investment markets. ...

• India must not become the next coronavirus epicenter, World Bank says 15 April 2020 | Saheli Roy Choudhury This post has no comments yet

  The world cannot allow India to become the next coronavirus epicenter, as the country’s health-care infrastructure is not equipped to handle the kind of outbreak seen in the United States or in several Western European countries. ...

• India extends world’s biggest coronavirus lockdown until 3 May 14 April 2020 | Abhaya Srivastava This post has one comment

  India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in the world covering 1.3 billion people, will be extended until May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday. ...

• Pakistan summons Indian official to protest at cross-border shelling 13 April 2020 This post has no comments yet

  Pakistan on Monday summoned an Indian official to protest over cross-border shelling from its neighbour that it said had killed a child and wounded four civilians. ...

• Karmapa donates to help fight coronavirus pandemic in India 12 April 2020 | Tibet Sun Online News This post has 3 comments

  The 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje is supporting the efforts of the Government of India in its fight against the Coronavirus epidemic by contributing 28 lakh rupees ($36,000 USD approx). ...

• India decides to extend nationwide coronavirus lockdown 11 April 2020 This post has no comments yet

  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to extend a nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, the chief minister of Delhi said on Saturday, without saying how long the extension would be for. ...