One reason for the surge in cases is the spread of infection at large weddings. Weddings turned out to be super spreaders.
Two Indian-Americans were among seven people selected by the Asian American Heritage Council of New Jersey for its 2008 achievement awards. IT entrepreneur Dr Rajan Vaz will receive the President's Award while Dr Ramesh Pandey, president of the Ayurvedic University, will receive the award reserved for a person from the Indian community. The awards will be presented at a gala banquet scheduled at the Meadowlands Sheraton, East Rutherford.
He will presumably choose to remain true to the framework he has put in place.
'We have 100,000 students going abroad every year.' 'So, we have room for at least 100 universities of very high quality to service those 100,000 students.'
RBI has brought down forecasts of both year-end inflation and growth.
Continuing his tirade against Raghuram Rajan, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Friday said RBI Governor's policies have finished small industries and are anti-agriculture.
He has had a productive first year at the RBI -- one which saw, also, India's economic imbalances improve and the unexpectedly strong general election outcome.
Reiterating his earlier stance, BJP's Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to sack RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan.
Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday released the second list of candidates for the upcoming General Elections.
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan says, laws must be tightened for freeloaders.
'India's biggest loss is that we will not have anyone as principled and as courageous as Rajan.'
The good news for us is that India's economy - and sentiment about it - is much better than it was a year ago, says Jamal Mecklai.
'Trust your new governor,' Omkar Goswami advises RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya. 'Just because he is from the IAS and doesn't carry a PhD from a US university does not make him unsuitable for the task.' 'If anything, Das will pour oil on troubled waters, and save the RBI's reputation.'
"I'm taking a minute to respond... I do respect Raghuram Rajan as a great scholar who chose to be in the central bank in India at a time when the Indian economy was all buoyant," Sitharaman said during the lecture organised by the Deepak and Neera Raj Centre on Indian Economic Policies of the Columbia University.
At the launch of a breast cancer awareness app, Amitabh Bachchan spoke about fighting Hepatitis B and putting health first.
Zzungry said it had introduced limited edition of 'Ulundu kozhukattai' and 'Kova kozhukattai' that are inspired from the cuisines of two states that hold great relevance in the life of Raghuram Rajan.
P Chidambaram on Saturday wondered whether the Modi government "deserves" Raghuram Rajan
The friction with the political class is not only about interest rates and monetary policy. While the government often spoke freely about its discomfiture, the RBI had to be careful even in its response to the government as any loose statement would affect the markets.
Himachal has a tradition of change in government after every elections and going by the trend, this time it is the turn of the BJP which is upbeat after exit poll results.
Governor Rajan can be more unambiguously pro-growth.
'We get to know secrets such as some of India's top-rated firms do not always make payments when due and many State-owned, listed, enterprises that borrow in bond markets default regularly.' 'Without naming the bank, he says that ever-greening of poor loans by a part of India's shadow banking lay at the doorstep of India's banking, notably 'one private bank'.' Viral Acharya's Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India won't be music to many ears, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'It is likely the government may opt for an IAS officer.' 'For the government, an IAS officer will be more easy to deal with,' notes A K Bhattacharya.
''We had three positive cases, but our success was the three not going up to 30 or 100.' 'Also, all the three survived the virus,' says Kerala's Health Minister K K Shailaja.
Rajan, Swamy alleged, is a member of US dominated Group of 30.
'India's economic fundamentals are much too strong to be affected by his resignation,' says B S Raghavan.
India Inc on Wednesday said it looked forward to the new RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan initiating cut in interest rates and improving credit flow to crucial sectors like infrastructure to put economy back on high-growth path.
'Here, after all, was a fine specimen of intelligence in the field that Adam Smith gave formal structure. And successful RR surely was as RBI chief.'
With Raghuram Rajan not 'really there', the FinMin has decided to keep a watch on market developments this week with all key officials on the job.
Consumer prices were forecast to have risen 10.00 per cent annually last month, barely changed from the 10.09 per cent clocked in October.
The Election Commission has a fight on its hand as candidates use ingenious methods to smuggle in money to Voters.
Make in India has few advantages and some disadvatnages too.
Indian indices fell more than those of most other emerging markets.
The RBI's projections for consumer inflation over the rest of the year indicate some acceleration, with the rate reaching eight per cent in its baseline scenario.
The Bank Nifty is high beta anyhow and it could move the broader market.
RBI is expected to discuss about the impact of GST in its monetary policy.
Economist Dr Subramanian Swamy, whose Janata Party merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party in August, has issued the following press statement on the Indian economy and demanded the implementation of a four-point agenda to save it.
The Governor, who completes one year in RBI on Wednesday, has stabilised the rupee and is getting a fix on inflation.
'Raghuram Rajan is a wonderful economist, but he is not a wonderful Indian economist.' 'He doesn't understand India in the granular form.' 'India exists only from Delhi to Nariman Point for him.' 'India is much, much bigger and complex.' 'The new RBI governor shouldn't get ready to open his umbrella when it rains in America'
The inflow of cheap capital has also kept the rupee at a high level, making exports uncompetitive and broadening the current account deficit despite falling oil prices.
'From where prime ministers sit, it makes no difference at all who occupies the governor's post.' 'Literally anyone with a decent education or work experience can be appointed to the job, which is basically a managerial one with little room for manoeuvre,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
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