Streets across India have been deserted because of the lockdown India will extend a strict nationwide lockdown imposed last month to stop the spread of the coronavirus, a top official Continue Reading
After India’s health ministry repeatedly blamed an Islamic seminary for spreading the coronavirus — and governing party officials spoke of “human bombs” and “corona jihad” — a spree of anti-Muslim Continue Reading
India is planning to restart some manufacturing after April 15 to help offset the economic damage of a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, two government sources said, even as it weighs extending Continue Reading
Seaborne thermal coal traders were unfazed and stressed the importance of imported material in India’s energy mix even as the Indian government urged end-users to keep seaborne cargoes at bay Continue Reading
Oil demand in the world’s third-biggest consumer has collapsed by as much as 70% as India endures the planet’s largest national lockdown, according to officials at the country’s refiners. The estimate for Continue Reading
India, the world’s main supplier of generic drugs, said on Tuesday it will allow limited exports of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine that U.S. President Donald Trump has touted as a Continue Reading
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s 21-day lockdown is set to end next week but several state leaders have called for an extension or only a partial lifting of restrictions, saying Continue Reading
Indian refiners have raised exports for prompt refined oil product cargoes, seeking buyers to offload supply quickly in a bid to offset a worsening demand-supply balance amid a nationwide lockdown. Continue Reading
India banned all exports of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug that President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted as a “game-changer” in the fight against Covid-19. Exports of the drug and its formulations Continue Reading
MUMBAI/DHAKA (Reuters) – Millions of Indians turned off their lights and lit up balconies and doorsteps with lamps, candles and flashlights on Sunday, in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Continue Reading
