Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked US firms to invest in India, pointing to the ways the government is facilitating investors and the promising growth in various sectors including infrastructure, aviation, defence and space research. Portraying India as the big investment destination, he said "During the COVID-19 lockdown, India got 20 billion dollars in investment". | NDTV

India has imposed lockdown in over 30 states and union territories in order to break the chain of the deadly coronavirus. 606 districts out of 728 are shut completely except for essential services. In India the number of coronavirus positive cases crossed 500. The covid19 pandemic has taken over 16000 lives across the globe whereas nearly 400000 people are infected with the virus. The national capital is also in complete lockdown with bus, metro, rail and other such communication services not wo