IMF lowers India’s growth projection, attributes it to demonetisation, GST
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on October 10 lowered India’s growth projection to 6.7 % in 2017, 0.5 percentage points less than its previous two forecasts in April and July, attributing it to demonetisation and GST introduction.
Allegations against Amit Shah’s son have no basis: Rajnath
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said allegations against BJP president Amit Shah’s son have no basis and there was no need for any investigation.
Army operating base attacked in Arunachal
Suspected militants fired on the Army camp at Longding in Arunachal Pradeshon Tuesday. “A firing incident reported approximately at 01:15 hrs at the Army’s Company Operating Base in Longding at Niausa, Arunachal Pradesh,” one Army official said.
Amit Shah, Smriti Irani slam Rahul in Congress bastion Amethi
BJP chief Amit Shah on Tuesday took on Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in his Lok Sabha constituency Amethi, questioning him over development in the “Nehru-Gandhi family bastion” despite his three generations getting elected from here.
Post Doklam, Yoga to Sanskrit, soft power reviving India-China ties
China’s Minzu University is offering the country’s first master’s degree in Yoga, signaling how soft power is set in motion to reactivate China-India ties in the post Doklam phase.
Biocon gets complete response letter from US drug authority for anti-cancer drug
Biotechnology firm Biocon on Tuesday said the United States health regulator has issued complete response letter (CRL) for proposed biosimilar Pegfilgrastim, indicated for use in cancer treatment.
Yadukrishna, a Dalit, appointed as head priest of temple in Kerala
The small hamlet of Keezhcherivalkadavu, where the rivers Pampa and Manimala meet near Thiruvalla, witnessed a historic event in the post-Temple Entry Proclamation period when a Dalit took charge as the head priest (Melsanthi) at the 150-year old Manappuram Siva Temple attached to the Travancore Devaswom Board on Monday.
Sushma comes to aid of sick Pakistan national
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has come to the aid of a sick Pakistan national by giving him a medical visa for his liver transplant surgery in India. “Yes, we are granting visa for your father’s liver transplant surgery in India,” Ms. Swaraj tweeted on Monday in reply to a Pakistan resident Hamid Ali Ashraf, whose father Mohammed Ashraf is to be treated at the Max Hospital in Saket here.
Watch: In Numbers — Pollution watch
The Supreme Court on Monday suspended the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and NCR till November 1, 2017 in a bid to test whether a Deepavali without firecrackers this year will have a “positive effect” on the health of citizens and a steadily deteriorating air quality. Here are some important figures relating to India's air quality.
10 killed as fires rage in California wine country
Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through California wine country on Monday, killing 10 people and injuring at least 100, destroying 1,500 homes and businesses and sending thousands fleeing. Flames raged unchecked through high-end resorts, grocery stores and tree-lined neighborhoods.