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The Home Ministry of India has allowed foreign businessmen, engineers and healthcare professionals to enter the country on the condition of that  they will get their visas re-validated and fly into the country in chartered flights, a government statement on Wednesday said. The home ministry order is seen as the first, cautious step to allow foreigners to enter in the country, particularly in context of the government’s efforts to restart the economy again. The home ministry order covered four broad categories of foreigners who can enter the country in non-scheduled…

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the annual session of the top industrial body – the Confederation of the Indian Industry – this morning, his first major speech on multiple aspects relating to the economy since the government announced a phased plan to reopen India after two months of lockdown to tackle Covid-19. In his speech, PM Modi stressed on five “I”s. “To bring India back on track for fast-paced growth, five things are very important: Intent, Inclusion, Investment, Infrastructure, Innovation,” he said. “The need of the hour is that more and more…