BOMBAY: Sir Chunilal Bhaichand Mehta, leader of the Indian Delegation to the International Business Conference to be held in the United States, speaking at a dinner given by Mr. Walchand Hirachand to honour him and other members of the delegation said it should be made clear to the Government that India would not accept any exchange rate for the rupee which would be harmful not only to its trade, commerce and industry, but also to its future programme as regards the raising of the purchasing power of the masses. [He] hoped the delegation would be able to paint before the conference, a true picture of India and to tell the representatives of the several countries of the world gathered there, what India is and what she needs. It had been the misfortune of India, he said, that not Indians, but Britishers had been speaking in the name of India, at international gatherings.

[Meanwhile,] intimation has been received by the Public Health Commissioner, Government of India that all passengers proceeding to Afghanistan must be in possession of cholera inoculation certificates showing that inoculation has been performed not less than six days and not more than six months previously. (Dawn, Delhi)

Published in Dawn, October 22nd, 2014