New Delhi :  Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia co-founded by Nobel Laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Odisha to engage in a strategic evidence-based approach to policy making in order to maximize the impact of state anti-poverty programs across a wide range of sectors. Under this partnership, J-PAL South Asia, which is hosted at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) in Chennai, will provide technical assistance for the scale-up of evidence-backed programs to improve development outcomes.

Hyderabad ,18 september ( Panjabi Times News) An eighteen-year-old woman, S Supriya, died of the mosquito-borne disease dengue in Hyderabad on September 13. The teenager was rushed from a Nalgonda private hospital, 101 kms from the Telangana capital, to a bigger private hospital in Hyderabad for her treatment. However, she started to bleed internally and externally. She was in the ICU for a day before succumbing to the mosquito-borne disease the next afternoon.Two of her younger siblings, 7-year-old Suryanarayana, and 5-year-old Sanjana, are also in the ICU of the same hospital, reported NDTV.

London:,18 september ( Panjabi Times News) Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India in connection with the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, was on Thursday further remanded to judicial custody until October 17. Nirav, 48, appeared before the Westminster 

While Telangana is the worst affected by the mosquito-borne disease, other states and cities in India are also suffering the menace caused by dengue. In a recent development, Coimbatore has developed several dengue hotspots.

Lucknow,18 september ( Panjabi Times News) Nearly 29 persons have been booked for a massive scam in the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme in three districts of Uttar Pradesh — Rae Bareli, Kannauj and Pratapgarh — where foodgrain meant for school children were being sold in the open market.

Houston,18 september ( Panjabi Times News) NASA is analysing, validating and reviewing the images clicked by its lunar orbiter of the area on the Moon where India's Chandrayaan-2 mission made an unsuccessful attempt to soft land its Vikram module, according to a media report that quoted a project scientist of the US space agency.NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has snapped a series of images during its flyby on September 17 of Vikram's attempted landing sight near the Moon's uncharted south pole.

Chennai,18 september ( Panjabi Times News): After Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent pitch of hinging India's identity to the Hindi language created ripples of dissent across the country, the DMK has argued that Tamil is a better suited option.

Bengaluru , 19 sep ( P.T.News) : More than 140 deaths every day in Karnataka are attributable to tobacco use while more than 50,000 are dying every year.  Talking about youngsters, 12 children are introduced to tobacco every hour.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra: We respect this people’s mandate and congratulate Narendra Modi and BJP.

Election results: Smriti Irani is leading Rahul Gandhi by over 19,600 overs now.

Update: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent a congratulatory message to PM Modi.

Election Results | UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi wins from Rae Bareli.

 Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan congratulates PM Narendra Modi.

Election Results | Independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh leading with 1,26,436 votes from Mandya (Karnataka), CM HD Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil is trailing.

Rahul Gandhi: I congratulate PM Narendra Modi and the BJP for this massive victory.

Rahul Gandhi: I had said during the campaign 'janta maalik hai' and today people have clearly given their decision.

Rahul Gandhi: I would like to thank Congress candidates who fought hard. This is an ideological fight. These are two different visions. But, we have to accept defeat.

Rahul Gandhi: People of India have decided that Narendra Modi is going to be the prime minister and I fully respect that.

Rahul Gandhi: Want to tell Congress workers don't lose confidence. We will fight harder, work harder and make our ideology win.

Chandigarh, 9 October  ( Panjabi Tmes News)  The Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi today unveiled the 64-feet tall statue of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram, a messiah of farmers, in Sampla, Rohtak. Haryana Governor, Mr. Satyadeo Narain Arya, Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal along with other leaders and dignitaries were also present on this important occasion.