PM greets nation on guru nanak jayanti
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the nation on Guru Nanak Jayanti and urged the people to take a pledge to embrace the path of service and work towards a just and equal society. “I bow to the venerable Guru Nanak Devji on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti. The life and teachings of Guru Nanak Dev inspire us eternally,” the Prime Minister said.
Prez to leave on 2-day visit to bhutan today
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee will leave for Bhutan on Friday on a two-day State visit, the first by any Indian head of State in 26 years, during which some agreements in education sector are likely to be signed. Mukherjee will have meetings with the King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay besides other leaders to help expand the relationship with the neighbouring country to a new level. The President will be accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, Members of Parliament Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Anil Shirole, Mahendra Nath Pandey (all BJP) and Gaurav Gogoi (Congress), besides officials and representatives of a few educational and academic institutions
Macroeconomics School launched
New Delhi: Macroeconomics School — an online global school of macroeconomics with a vocational orientation — has been launched by economist Sher Mehta for professionals, managers, investors and students across the globe (developed and developing countries) with a business, finance, investment, commerce, banking, marketing, technical or engineering background. The online school (http://www.macroeconomics-school.com/) has been set up to empower the target segment across the globe to comprehend and cope with rapid and unprecedented changes in the macroeconomic environment (domestic and global) in the short run, rising economic instability (in the post-global financial crisis world) and growing influence of macroeconomic factors on the business environment.
Pranab wishes Bolivian President on re-election
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday congratulated his Bolivian counterpart for his re-election as President and hoped that both nations will further strengthen and deepen their ties. “India and Bolivia enjoy a long standing friendship. India remains committed to work with Bolivia to take forward our mutually beneficial cooperation. I am confident that in the years to come both our nations will continue to further strengthen and deepen our ties,” Mukherjee said in his message to President of Bolivia, Evo Morales Ayma. Ayma has been re-elected as Bolivia President.