The ministry also asked central government departments to sanction leave to officials who wish to self-quarantine as a preventive measure.
In an article, the former prime minister said the 'fire of social tensions' threatens to char the soul of the nation and 'can only be extinguished by the same people that lit it'.
Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist in Wuhan -- ground zero of China's virus epidemic which has killed more than 800 -- succumbed to the disease Friday over a month after he first raised alarm about the SARS-like virus.
China-based exhibitors have been directed by SIAM to deploy their Indian employees at their respective stalls at the 2020 Auto Expo.
There are around 90,000 Tamil refugees in India and sources said Sri Lanka could take back as many as 60,000.
Polling for the fifth and final phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections in 16 constituencies began at 7 am on Friday. The fate of 237 candidates, including two ministers and a former CM, will be decided in this final phase.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had on Monday lauded his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao and his state police over the four accused being shot dead in an alleged encounter.
During the debate over rising onion prices in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman last week made an unexpected revelation that the kitchen staple is not a part of her family's diet.
In a notification, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the HNLC along with all its factions, wings and frontal organisations has been openly declaring as its objective the secession of the state's areas.
Walking behind a pink banner proclaiming 'together for the final say', they chanted: 'What do we want? People's vote! When do we want it? Now.'
Congress leader Manish Tewari said a strange spectre of authoritarianism has been let loose across the country ever since the NDA-BJP government came into office for the second time.
The US and China have been locked in an escalating trade war since early 2018, raising import tariffs on each other's goods.
While Season 1 makes you reflect upon your actions, Season 2 established that there's another side to every story. Season 3 tries to explain that nothing's black and white.
US Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers said that this case is a stark example of the Chinese government using the employees of Chinese companies doing business in US to engage in illegal activity.
Priyanka Chopra recently attended her first ever Jonas brothers concert, and there was a lot of love at display between her and husband Nick Jonas.