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While India operates one aircraft carrier at the moment, New Delhi is planning to operate at least three such ships, provided it will have the funds. The construction of such a large machine is a strategic choice not only in purely military terms, however. For a country like India, which needs foreign technology, it is also a political statement.

All thanks to unemployment and sluggish economic growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is giving rise to massive protests in Arab countries 

The efforts of the Modi government in curbing Naxal funding has yielded much result. Crackdown on illegal transfers, recovery of demonetised currency, has led to the arrest of members of the outfit. Furthermore, surrenders of Naxals because of disgruntlement with ideology has brought about a decline in the Naxal movement

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in in Washington attending the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. She said that although the IMF has projected a reduced growth rate for India, the economy of the country continues to be among the fastest in the world. 

The World Bank has said that India has reduced its poverty rate by half since 1990 and has achieved a growth rate of over seven percent in the last 15 years. Prior to the meeting with the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank underlined India's role in global development. It said that India has played an effective role in reducing extreme poverty and has made strong improvements in human development. Watch The Video For More Details.

October 16 marks World Food Day. The Food and Agriculture Organisation aims to create awareness globally about the importance of a Zero Hunger world. World Food Day is to celebrate the fact that food is a basic and fundamental human right.

Sensex reached over 150 points amid sustained fund inflow. The Nifty also rose to 11,479. Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Bajaj Finance, Yes Bank, HDFC Bank, RIL, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Tata Steel and ONGC, rising up to 3 per cent.

October 16 marks World Food Day to create awareness globally on those who suffer from hunger and ensure food security and nutritious diets for all. World Food Day highlights the fact that food is a basic and fundamental human right. 

The Kerala government has sanctioned Rs 23.34 lakh to help Adam Harry, a transgender, pursue a three-year course at the Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology in Thiruvananthapuram
 

Abhinav Khare deep dives into the seventh chapter of Bhagvad Geeta to the different categories of worshippers and how Krishna is the supreme God of all

Many top Separatists are in jail as the probe into the terror funding case is underway. There are however some Separatists who are still in the Valley, but in the aftermath of the abrogation of Article 370 they have been largely silent. The question is, have they learnt their lesson and hence have quietened down?

Special public prosecutor Sidharth Luthra said that former Jammu and Kashmir MLA Rashid Engineer is named in the chargesheet with regards to terror funding case

The rupee traded lower by 5 paise at 70.93 against the US dollar in early trade. It had closed at 70.88 on Thursday on foreign fund inflows. Crude oil prices eased after a quick recovery in Saudi Arabia's production.

Activists who are protesting the felling of trees for the metro car shed in Mumbai’s Aarey colony have now sought the help of Japan PM Shinzo Abe.The Mumbai metro project is partly funded by Japan and will require cutting down of 2,700 trees at Mumbai's green lung.