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On Abhijit Banerjee's Comment On Economy, P Chidambaram's Jab At Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 16, 2019

Stepping up his attack on the Centre, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said no one in the government seems to have felt "a pang of guilt" over Nobel Prize winner Abhijit Banerjee's remarks that the Indian economy is "doing very badly".

"Changed GDP Figures, Lied": Priyanka Gandhi Attacks Centre Over Economy

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 16, 2019

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today took a swipe at the Centre over the International Monetary Fund slashing India's growth forecast, saying the BJP "changed GDP figures, concealed facts, lied" but nothing seems to be working.

Organiser Of Unrest In Jammu And Kashmir's Soura Arrested

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 16, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday arrested Hyat Ahmad Bhat, who is believed to be the brain behind the unrest in Soura on the outskirts of Srinagar immediately after the centre withdrew the state's special status in August.

'Emperor Akbar The Precursor To The Secular Values Of Modern Day India': AMU History Symposium

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Wednesday October 16, 2019

The Centre of Advanced Study (CAS), Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) observed the 477th birth anniversary of Mughal emperor Akbar.

"Misleading": Arvind Kejriwal Over Centre's Report On Stubble Burning

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 16, 2019

Delhi Air Quality: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that a central government agency which claimed that stubble burning in the neighbouring states is responsible for only 10 per cent of the city's pollution is "misleading".

Probe Ordered Into Death Of "Bangladeshi" Inmate At Assam's Detention Centre

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 16, 2019

The Assam government has ordered a magisterial probe into the death of an inmate at a foreigners' detention centre in Tezpur district of the state. The inmate's son has refused to accept the body till he is declared an Indian national.

Maharashtra Election 2019: "Doob Maro," Says PM As Opposition Questions Article 370-Maharashtra Link

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Wednesday October 16, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, poked by the opposition for raising his government's Jammu and Kashmir decision while campaigning for the Maharashtra and Haryana polls, today hit back with a two-word phrase in Hindi: "Doob maro".

Banks' "Worst" Time Under Manmohan Singh-Raghuram Rajan: Finance Minister

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday October 16, 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has turned the tables on her macroeconomics opponents by pointing at a massive amount of bad loans in state-run banks when the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was in power. She held "the combination" of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan responsible for...

UIDAI Offers These Six Services At Aadhaar Centres. How To Book An Appointment Online

Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh | Tuesday October 15, 2019

The UIDAI is the issuer of the 12-digit personal identification number - also known as Unique Identity Number (UID) - as well as the Aadhaar card.

Will Stop Water Flowing To Pak, Bring It Back To Haryana's Farmers: PM Modi

India News | ANI | Tuesday October 15, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the Centre will stop water flowing to Pakistan and divert it to Haryana as it rightfully belongs to the country and the farmers of the state.

Will Take All Steps To Return PMC Bank Depositors Money: Devendra Fadnavis

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2019

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said he would seek the Centre's help to ease woes of depositors of scam-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank.

Jammu And Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah's Sister, Daughter Detained During Protest In Srinagar

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday October 15, 2019

Several women protesters, including the daughter and the sister of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, were detained in Srinagar this afternoon during protests against ending the state's special status.

In Rahul Gandhi's Tweet For Abhijit Banerjee, Criticism For "Modinomics"

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2019

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the centre over its economic policies, saying "Modinomics" was destroying the country's economy.

"Always With India": Syrian Envoy On Centre's Jammu And Kashmir Move

India News | ANI | Monday October 14, 2019

India's decision to end the special status of Jammu and Kashmir is an internal matter, Syrian envoy to New Delhi Riad Abbas said on Monday, adding that any government has the right to take decisions to protect its citizens.

Jammu And Kashmir: Kashmiris Charged For Blocked Phones, Services Stopped For Unpaid Bills

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday October 15, 2019

Postpaid cell phones started buzzing in Kashmir from noon on Monday as promised by the administration. But outgoing calls were another matter.