Kolkata, Oct 14 (IANS) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday congratulated Abhijit Banerjee for being awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for 2019. An alumnus of South Point School and Presidency College, Kolkata, Banerjee's field of work development economics,...

Bengaluru Bulls outwitted UP Yoddha 48-45 in the first eliminator to qualify for the semifinals of the Pro Kabaddi League. Pawan Sehrawat did the star turn as defending champions Bengaluru Bulls outwitted UP Yoddha 48-45 in the first eliminator to qualify for the semifinals of the Pro Kabaddi Leagu...

Here's how politicians on Twitter reacted to Indian-American economist Abhijit Banerjee's feat. Leaders across the political spectrum on Monday, 14 October, greeted Indian-American economist, Abhijit Banerjee, for winning the 2019 Nobel Economic Sciences Prize.From PM Narendra Modi to Wes...

The decision to jointly re-measure the height of Mt. Everest was taken after Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Nepalese counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli in Kathmandu during the weekend. ...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday allowed banks to lend to infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs), provided none of the underlying special purpose vehicles (SPVs), which have existing bank loans, are facing "financial difficulty". "Banks and other stakeholders have been s...

Javed Akhtar On 14 October, Indian-American economist Abhijeet Banerjee was conferred the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences . He shares it with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer. On this special occasion, Javed Akhtar took to social media to congratulate the man. He even compared Banerjee to Guru...

England's Ben Stokes reacts after the ball hits his bat and goes onto cross the boundary line during the final of the 2019 World Cup. The International Cricket Council on Monday tweaked the super over rule for all its major events following the uproar over the outcome of the men's World C...

A 16-year-old boy, addicted to the popular online PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds game, faked his own kidnapping and sought ransom from his parents after they took away his mobile phone, police said here on Monday. ...

Rani Sarma was born in Visakhapatnam, but her father, a medical doctor in government service led her to many places. Soon after her marriage to the bureaucrat EAS Sarma, she went to New Delhi, where she stayed for around 25 years before her husband decided he had enough of the government service an...

Hyderabad: A 16-year-old boy, addicted to the popular online PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds game, faked his own kidnapping and sought ransom from his parents after they took away his mobile phone, police said here on Monday. The teenager, undergoing coaching for IIT, went missing on October 11, af...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that whatever the decision comes in the Ayodhya case, the home ministry was ready and there would not be any law and order situation. In an exclusive interview to India Today TV, Amit Shah said that he believed in the fabric of the country and that both ...

Announcing his decision, Irrfan Pathan posted a video with a caption that read: "New venture,new challenge looking forward to it"....

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said it has seized and identified assets worth ₹3,830 crore, including private jets and a yacht, in connection with its probe in the PMC Bank money laundering case. As per the agency's investigations the funds of the bank were misused and a...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Monday asked banks to put in place a board-approved policy for making the investment in infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs). An InvIT is a collective investment scheme, which enables direct investment of money from individual and institutional investors in infras...

A British Airways Boeing 787 aircraft made an air turn back within hours of its getting airborne for London from here due to a "technical" issue, a source said. The flight has been grounded and the airline is providing stranded passengers with a rebooking on other flights or hotel accommod...

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New Delhi: Congratulatory messages have been flowing from across the country for Indian-American JNU graduate Abhijit Banerjee who won winning the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday for his research on alleviation of global poverty. Sending his praises on Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said...

New Delhi, Oct 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi both took to Twitter to congratulate Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee who won the Nobel Prize for Economics, but there was a small difference in the way two leaders wished the Nobel Laureate. Along with the ...

Reigning star Prabhas is reportedly planning to team up with tasteful director Krish for a big budget flick, if everything falls in place. "Prabhas had a couple of meetings with Krish and both discussed few story ideas, but nothing is finalised yet," says an industry source and adds &quo...

The International Cricket Council on Monday tweaked the super over rule for all its major events following the uproar over the outcome of the men's World Cup final in July when England were declared winners against New Zealand on boundary count. New Zealand and England had headed into the super over...

Muslim parties alleged before the Supreme Court Monday that questions are asked only from them and not posed to the Hindu side during the hearings in the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri masjid land dispute case at Ayodhya. The comment was made by senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, appearing ...

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has booked seven Indians for being part of international WhatsApp groups circulating child sexual abuse content, a probe triggered by the arrest of a group member in Germany, officials said here Monday. The agency has carried out searches at several l...

The Union Health Ministry has finalised the names of 25 members of the National Medical Commission, which will replace the Medical Council of India (MCI). The Union Health Ministry on Monday, 14 October, finalised the names of 25 members of the National Medical Commission (NMC), which will replace ...

Cometh the hour, cometh the champion! This was proved by Bengaluru Bulls' star raider Pawan Sehrawat when he rescued his team from a dire situation to take them to victory over UP Yoddha in the first eliminator of Pro Kabaddi League season 7. The match was a topsy-turvy affair where both teams had ...

Fans have finally been treated with inside-party pictures of Sunny Leone and Daniel Weber's daughter Nisha's birthday as she turned four years old this Monday and the Frozen-theme is enough to set the Internet gushing. The videos and pictures currently surfacing straight out of the party show the r...

WWE are undergoing a big change in its landscape at the moment. There is currently a draft taking place in the WWE where superstars from SmackDown and Raw are in a process of being drafted to specific shows. After years of being televised on the USA network, WWE have moved SmackDown to Fox. Even NX...

Shemin Joy, Twenty-six years ago, a young JNU-ite was thrown into Tihar jail for protesting against the then Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor and no one knew that this student would one day be a Nobel Laureate. Yes, the new Nobel winner in economics Abhijit Banerjee was arrested an...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be implemented in the entire country. However, he did not specify when that will happen. In an exclusive interview to India Today TV, Amit Shah said the NRC process in Assam was done according to the order...

Srinagar: Security forces are keeping a strict vigil on the movement of government vehicles at Jammu-Srinagar National Highway after receiving a recent alert by intelligence agencies. The intelligence agencies have warned security forces and local police about the "latest strategy" of th...

Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of the GOATs of modern-day football. His career was defined by sensational stints with Real Madrid and Manchester United. While he is playing for Juventus currently, as per reports, he has put his former clubs on high alert, stating that he could return to either...

Rewarding their work that has helped to fight poverty and also changed the lives of millions of children globally, the Stockholm-based Nobel Foundation awarded , his wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer with this year's Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel, the fou...

Two Indian Air Force officers will face court martial proceedings for the friendly fire that shot down a Mi-17 V5 helicopter killing six air force personnel in Srinagar on February 27. The decision comes days after Chief of Air Staff, Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, described the lapses that led to t...

Launching a broadside against the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the opposition party to explain "its love" for Article 370 to the families of security personnel martyred in Jammu and Kashmir. ...

Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday justified suspension of communication network in Kashmir for over two months saying 'lives of Kashmiri people were more important than mobile phones.' 'Many people made a hue and cry when telephones were snapped. We imposed restrictions because t...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Indian-origin economist and academic Prof Abhijit Banerjee on winning the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences and said that he has made notable contributions in the field of poverty alleviation. Taking to Twitter, he tweeted: 'Congratulations to Abh...

Ness Wadia, Kings XI Punjab co-owner, on Monday the team decided to rethink their decision to trade R Ashwin to Delhi Capitals. It is learnt that the newly-appointed head coach Anil Kumble was keen to retain the Indian off-spinner, who was leading the team in the last two editions of the Indian Pre...

Zimbabwe and Nepal were suspended in July this year following government interference in the running of the Board....

Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the government has made ample arrangements to ensure a terror-free pilgrimage to Kartarpar Corridor. Speaking exclusively to India Today TV, the home minister allied concerns over the Intelligence Bureau report which highlights increased chances of the Kh...

England edged past New Zealand on the boundary count to win their maiden World Cup earlier this year, leading to a massive uproar regarding the rule. In the final at Lord's on July 14, England were adjudged winners of the World Cup on the basis of their superior boundary count - 22 fours and two six...

Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics along with two others. He will share the award with his wife Esther Duflo and Harvard professor Michael Kremer for their work which has "dramatically improved our ability to fight poverty in practice." Here...

PTI, Nirmala Banerjee, the mother of Nobel Prize winner Abhijit Banerjee Monday said it was a proud moment for her and she is very happy for his achievements. She said she is also happy as one of the joint winners of the prestigious award is her daughter-in-law Esther Duflo. Indian-American Abhijit...

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Govind M Karjol on Monday said no political motive should be attached to raids by enforcement agencies against some state Congress leaders in recent weeks. Last week, income tax officials had raided multiple places linked to former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G P...

Zimbabwe and Nepal have been readmitted as ICC Members following the conclusion of the ICC Board meetings in Dubai on Monday. Zimbabwe Cricket was readmitted by the ICC Board following a meeting with the ICC Chairman and Chief Executive, Zimbabwe Cricket Chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani and Zimbabwe Spor...

It has been learnt that the newly-appointed head coach Anil Kumble was also keen to retain Ashwin, who captained the side in the previous two editions....

Abhijit Banerjee, the renowned economist who was one of three awarded the Nobel prize for economics on Monday, put together some prescriptions for what the Indian economy needs right now. The last item on the list? "Pray." On the next list, for the longer run? "Pray more." Banerj...

Almost one year into their marriage and 7 years of bonding yet Bollywood's power couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh 's mushy camaraderie on his recent post from Ram Leela's sets is proof that the duo can't go easy on their PDA. Making fans double down with laughter, Ranveer shared the post o...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India on Monday raised the withdrawal limit for PMC bank account holders from Rs 25,000 to Rs 40,000. The change comes days after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reached out to central bank governor Shaktikanta Das on behalf of the depositors and got an assurance...

Abhijit Banerjee and Amartya Sen.  Abhijit Banerjee, the Indian-American economist who was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, is very good friends with Amartya Sen, Nobel laureate from 1998, the former's mother Nirmala Banerjee said on Monday, 14 October, moments af...