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Panchkula court to hear IAS officer Dahiya’s anticipatory bail plea on May 1

The ACB has already arrested a Delhi resident, Poonam Chopra, in the case. She is accused of acting as a facilitator to get the bills cleared and the ACB had recovered 2 lakh meant as bribe from her. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on May 01, 2023 01:36 am IST

To tackle Covid-19, CSOs and the State must join hands

The ability to achieve impact at scale has enabled CSOs to reach millions of people, including those often left behind in standardised relief efforts
Updated on Sept 30, 2020 10:56 pm IST

Union budget 2020 will fear and wish for inflation at same time

A labourer talks on his mobile phone as he sits on sacks of onions at a wholesale market in Mumbai.
Updated on Jan 28, 2020 01:49 am IST

Non-financial companies hit harder by slowdown, financial firms gain

A laborer watches a movie on his mobile phone as he takes a break with others as they repair a road in Mumbai.
Updated on Jan 26, 2020 11:06 am IST

Why Modi government 2.0 might have to change its political economy script

In the first two quarters after the new government took over in May, GDP growth increased by 3.4 percentage points again.
Updated on Sept 14, 2019 09:09 am IST

Nitish Kumar denies economic slowdown, says Bihar continues to grow

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar cited Bihar’s double-digit growth to refute reports of an economic slowdown.
Updated on Sept 03, 2019 11:41 am IST

Retail inflation eases to 3.15 percent in July

The retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 3.18 per cent in June and 4.17 per cent in July 2018.
Updated on Aug 13, 2019 06:20 pm IST

Retail inflation spikes to 7-month high of 3.05% in May

Retail inflation spiked to a seven-month high of 3.05 per cent in May mainly due to costlier food items, government data showed Wednesday.
Published on Jun 12, 2019 05:59 pm IST

Recent economic recovery already seems to be losing momentum

The long-term performance of the Indian economy under the Narendra Modi government has not been very different from what his immediate predecessors could achieve.
Published on Mar 04, 2019 07:45 am IST

Security stepped up at JNU, curbs on outsiders

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has increased security at its campus in the backdrop of ongoing tension between India and Pakistan and has urged everyone to cooperate during checking at the varsity’s gates. (Ajay Aggarwal/HT file photo)
Published on Mar 02, 2019 12:44 am IST

GDP growth 6.6% in Q3, slowest in five quarters

According to the statement, GDP growth during 2018-19 is estimated at 7 per cent as compared to 7.2 per cent in 2017-18.
Updated on Feb 28, 2019 11:41 pm IST

Retail inflation eases to 2.05% in January, factory output improves

Workers and customers look through the goods at a wholesale food grain and commodities shop in the Agricultural Product Marketing Committee (APMC) Yard in Bangalore.
Updated on Feb 12, 2019 06:04 pm IST

Govt revises GDP growth rate for 2017-18 to 7.2% from 6.7%

Earlier, the CSO in its advance estimate had pegged the GDP growth rate for 2018-19 at 7.2 per cent.
Updated on Jan 31, 2019 10:36 pm IST

Why sentiment fails to keep up with GDP data

The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of Gross Value Added (GVA) under the present government (2014-15 to 2018-19) is 7.2%, higher than the 7% and 6.2% under the UPA-I and UPA-II governments
Updated on Jan 26, 2019 11:10 am IST

Over 18 million jobs created in 15 months till Nov 2018: Central Statistics Office report

The CSO study said the present report gives different perspectives on the levels of employment in the formal sector and does not measure employment at a holistic level.
Updated on Jan 25, 2019 05:12 pm IST

India’s growth to remain in 7-7.5% range in next few years: PM advisory panel

A labourer works at the construction of a residential complex at Noida.
Updated on Jan 25, 2019 05:54 pm IST

New GDP back series raises more questions than it answers

A worker fills sugar into a machine making sugar cubes at a sugar making unit in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. (Image for representation)
Updated on Nov 30, 2018 11:01 am IST

Govt says new GDP calculation is more reflective of Indian economy

The new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data takes into account a far greater representation of the Indian economy, said Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday.
Updated on Nov 29, 2018 01:18 pm IST

Spending money on garbage

A garbage pile outside Ram Mandir Railway station in Mumbai in August, 2018.
Updated on Aug 06, 2018 12:18 am IST