Normally bustling streets in cities across India were mostly deserted as the country observed the shutdown. Credit: UN India By N Chandra MohanNEW DELHI, Mar 27 2020 (IPS) The exigencies of combatting the coronavirus pandemic on a war-footing — Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a nationwide stay-at-home lockdown for 21 days to break the
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