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Rahul Gandhi to discuss economy, COVID-19 with Nobel Laureate Abhijit Bane
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to hold a conversation with Nobel Laureate, Abhijit Banerjee on the economic fall out of the COVID-19 crisis, on Tuesday as part of his series of discussion with experts.
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Police disperses over 500 people heading for funeral in Malegaon amid lock
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Malegaon (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI): While the nation is currently under COVID-19 lockdown, around 500 people who were part of the funeral procession in Azadpur area were dispersed by the police. Further, only 20-25 people were allowed to proceed to the cremation ground.
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Nine of 10 COVID-19 positive persons in Andaman had attended Tablighi Jama
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Deputy Director Heath and Nodal Officer in Andaman and Nicobar, COVID-19 Abhijit Roy, on Tuesday informed that nine out of the 10 people who tested positive for coronavirus in the Islands had attended a Tablighi Jamaat even
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Abhijit Banerjee conferred with D Litt by Calcutta University
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on Tuesday was conferred with honorary D Litt by the Calcutta University.
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WB Guv hails Abhijit Banerjee, says 'touched by his modest approach'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday hailed Nobel laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee saying Banerjee is a "man of sterling qualities and disarming grace" and he is "greatly touched by his modest approach."
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Opposition has factions, not created strong pressure on government: Abhij
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Laying stress on the need of a strong opposition, Nobel Prize winner economist Abhijit Banerjee on Sunday said parties opposed to Modi government were "disunited" and have not been able to create pressure that comes from "a stable opposition".
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I wouldn't be supporting fiscal tightening right now, Abhijit Banerjee say
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Union budget, Nobel laureate Prof Abhijit Banerjee on Saturday said that he would not support "fiscal tightening right now."
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Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflow turn up in dhoti, saree to receive Economi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Dec 11 (ANI): Indian American economist Abhijit Banerjee and his French-American wife Esther Duflo along with their colleague Michael Kremer received the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on Tuesday for their work to alleviate global poverty that has helped million
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Kerala: KSU protest in T'puram turns violent, police controls situation
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Kerala Students Union (KSU) march to the University College here on Wednesday turned violent and police used water cannons to disperse the protesters.
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Preparations begin to welcome Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee in Sweden
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Oct 26 (ANI): As India prepares to celebrate Diwali, Sweden is gearing up to celebrate the contribution of the world's best laureates including Abhijit Banerjee, an Indian-American economist, by recognizing their contributions at the Nobel Prize function which is sched
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Nobel laureate Prof Abhijit Banerjee reaches Kolkata
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): Nobel laureate Prof Abhijit Banerjee on Tuesday reached his hometown Kolkata after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier today in the national capital.
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India's banking crisis frightening, need to reduce government's equity sha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): Nobel laureate Prof Abhijit Banerjee on Tuesday termed the banking crisis in India as frightening and stressed the need for reducing the government's equity share in public sector banks (PSBs) below 50 per cent.
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