At 18.7%, India’s child-wasting rate highest on hunger index | India News

NEW DELHI: The low ranking assigned to India in the Global Hunger Index seeks to reflect the “multi-dimensional nature” of hunger after taking into account factors like undernourishment, child stunting, child wasting and child mortality, said Concern World Wide and Welthungerlife, the two NGOs associated with the study. They also said that while India’s latest…

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Retail Inflation: Retail inflation at 3-month low, IIP growth hits 14-month high | India News

NEW DELHI: Retail inflation eased to a three-month low in September as food prices moderated, bringing much-needed relief from surging price pressures, while industrial output growth rose to a 14-month high in August led by a robust manufacturing sector. Reserve Bank of India has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%: Shaktikanta Das…

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Ajit Pawar becoming chief minister of Maharashtra will remain only a dream: Sharad Pawar | India News

NEW DELHI: Sharad Pawar on Thursday said his nephew Ajit Pawar, who had rebelled and split the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), will never become the chief minister of Maharashtra.“Ajit Pawar becoming chief minister will remain only a dream,” Sharad Pawar said when asked about speculations over his nephew being rewarded with the top postIn a…

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Canada official won’t attend G20 event in India this week | India News

NEW DELHI: The speaker of Canada’s senate won’t be attending a Group of 20 event hosted by India this week as diplomatic relations between the two countries remain tense.Raymonde Gagne won’t attend the two-day parliamentary speakers’ summit starting Friday in New Delhi, a spokesperson for her office said Wednesday, declining to provide further information. Two…

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Modi in Uttarakhand: PM Modi offers prayers at Parvati Kund in Uttarakhand | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday offered prayers at Parvati Kund in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh. Dressed in local traditional attire, he also played a power drum and conch shell while offering prayers at the spiritually significant Parvati Kund. The Prime Minister then sought blessings from the almighty at the Adi Kailash peak, an abode…

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