Top headlines: Covid-19 lockdown extended, Barclays sees no growth in 2020

From PM's decision on extending the lockdown till May 3 to Barclays predicting no growth in 2020, here are the top headlines of the day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a nationwide lockdown until May 3, calling for economic sacrifices to save lives as the number of coronavirus cases crossed 10,000 in thee country. Barclays estimated the lockdown, with the extension, will cost India $234.4 billion and revised downeards the country’s GDP growth forecast further to 0 per cent for calendar year 2020 from 2.5 per cent earlier. Here is more on what made news on Tuesday.

Covid-19: PM Narendra Modi extends world's biggest lockdown till May 3

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the