Indian Sub-continent

Pakistan condemns Indian defence minister’s provocative statements

ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (APP): Pakistan on Tuesday condemned the recent ‘provocative’ statements made by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during election rallies in Haryana, terming these an insight into the mindset of Bharatiya Jamta Party.

A Foreign Office statement said the BJP mindset was a “mix of extremist ideology, hegemonic ambitions, and obsession with Pakistan” .

PM welcomes Duke & Duchess of Cambridge at PM House

ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday welcomed the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their arrival at the PM House and hosted a luncheon in their honour.

PM Imran Khan warmly greeted Prince William and Kate Middleton at the main entrance before holding a formal meeting that lasted for half an hour.

Indian Govt against "thinkers", fosters atmosphere which destroys critical thinking

New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) The government was against "thinkers" and fosters an atmosphere which "destroys" critical thinking, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday said, a day after Indian American and JNU alumni Abhijit Banerjee was awarded the Nobel Prize along with two others in Economics.

Project to turn India into majoritarian nation has 'crippled' economy

New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) In a scathing attack on the government, the Congress on Tuesday said the condition of the economy is a "man-made tragedy" and the "project" to turn India into a majoritarian nation has "completely crippled" its economic development.

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari also said the slowdown has a humanitarian side to it as manifested in death due to heart attack of Sanjay Gulati, an account holder in the Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank, and alleged suicide of Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha.

India: We will fight and win the next war with indigenous weapon systems: Army Chief

New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Tuesday pitched for greater inclusion of indigenous technology in the armed forces and asserted that India will fight and win the next war with home-grown solutions.

In his address at the 41st DRDO Directors Conference, he also said the development of weaponry and other systems should be done keeping "future warfare" in mind.

Indian economy on a shaky ground: Nobel awardee Banerjee

Kolkata, Oct 14 (PTI) Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, who on Monday won the 2019 Nobel for Economics, said Indian economy is on a shaky ground.

The data currently available do not hold any assurance for the country's economic revival anytime soon, he stated.

"The condition of Indian economy is on a shaky ground.

After witnessing the present (growth) data, just can't be sure about it (revival of economy in near future).

India: Euphoric Bengal proud of Banerjee's Nobel win

Kolkata/New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) West Bengal on Monday received with pride the news of Bengali origin Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee winning the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Banerjee, his wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer jointly won the Nobel "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty."

From his economist mother to politicians and academia-- all hailed Banerjee's achievement.

India: Retail inflation scales 14-mth high of 3.99 pc in Sept

New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Retail inflation climbed to a 14-month high of 3.99 per cent in September due to costlier vegetables and pulses but still remained within the RBI's comfort zone, government data showed on Monday.

The Consumer Price Index-based inflation stood at 3.28 per cent in August and 3.70 per cent in the September 2018. The previous high was 4.17 per cent in July 2018.

However, the wholesale inflation in September slipped to an over three-year low of 0.33 per cent.

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