20 Mar, 23:04 (IST)

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson orders UK-wide lockdown from tonight, PM tells cafes, pubs and restaurants must close: UK Media.

20 Mar, 22:49 (IST)

Italy on Friday reported a record 627 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, taking its overall toll to 4,000 as the pandemic gathered pace despite government efforts to halt its spread.The total number of deaths was 4,032, with the number of infections reaching 47,021. Italy's previous one-day record death toll was 475 on Wednesday.

20 Mar, 22:44 (IST)

GoAir says it is voluntarily suspending all flights on Sunday when Janta Curfew will be in force.

20 Mar, 22:25 (IST)

Donald Trump says 'I don't think' US will need a coronavirus national lockdown.

20 Mar, 21:48 (IST)

New York governor orders closure of all non-essential businesses, bans all gatherings: news agency AFP.

20 Mar, 21:31 (IST)

FIR registered against Kanika Kapoor in Lucknow.

20 Mar, 21:24 (IST)

Ex-Media baron Peter Mukerjea accused in 2012 Sheena Bora murder case, released after four years in Mumbai jail.

20 Mar, 20:29 (IST)

IRCTC orders closure of onboard catering services in express trains until further notice.

20 Mar, 20:28 (IST)

Indian Railways: All passenger trains originating between midnight of March 21/22 to 2200 hours of March 22 shall not run. However, the passenger train services already on run at 0700 hours on the day will be allowed to run to the destinations.

20 Mar, 19:25 (IST)

Odisha: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced Odd-Even formula for public transportation including for buses, taxis, auto-rickshaws. There will be no bar for private vehicles, Government vehicles and for vehicles hired in hospitals.

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Mumbai, March 20: In one of the biggest news of today, the four convicts in Nirbhaya gangrape-murder case were finally executed today. The hanging took place inside the Tihar Jail premises at 5:30 pm. There were sounds of applauds outside the Tihar Jail premises as soon as the hanging took place

PM Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Thursday at 8 pm where he stressed on the importance of "social distancing". Speaking on the similar lines, he said he wants people to adhere to "Janata curfew" on March 22 from 7 am to 9 pm. He further stressed on the "work from home" programme for employees in the organised sector, calling it essential to prevent the spread of the deadly virus'. PM Modi also urged people not to indulge in panic buying during the critical time and add to more tension that is already prevalent in the country.

The situation in Maharashtra is quite worrisome as the number of cases due to coronavirus in the state shot to 48. On Thursday, India also reported the fourth death due to coronavirus and this time it was from Punjab. Madhya Pradesh Assembly publishes a list of business for today and in it, floor test, as per Supreme Court's order has been mentioned.

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