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In Pictures: India under lockdown

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On Tuesday, PM Modi announced that the whole country will be under a lockdown for 21 days. Essential services like groceries, ATMs, pharmacies, and medical services to continue.
In Pictures: India under lockdown

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a plea urging Indians to stay at home to stop the transmission of the Coronavirus which has infected hundreds of thousands globally. Modi said the lockdown would last for 21 days.

 Credits: Narendra Bisht

The deserted Delhi-Meerut highway.

 Credits: Narendra Bisht
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A twelfth standard student takes a class via the Zoom app.

 Credits: Alamy

An army personnel at a deserted market in Srinagar.

 Credits: Alamy

A deserted market in Kolkata

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India Gate, New Delhi.

Deserted flyover in New Delhi.

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