It is difficult to reconcile the GDP numbers with other economic indicators.
'She should review her strategy of social engineering and get back to the BSP's initial plank of social change.'
Experts say Indian students will have to accept that international space for them is shrinking.
RE of GDP for 2015-16 show that the economy grew 7.9% in 2015-16, rather than the earlier estimate of 7.6 per cent.
Increments in 2017 would be less than in 2016, says survey.
Punjab has around 19.7 million voters, of whom 53% are below the age of 40 years.
Anti-incumbency sentiment in Punjab puts SAD in a weak spot. But voters remain divided over AAP and Congress. Sahil Makkar reports.
The only factor working against the AAP, and in favour of the Congress, is the infighting in the former.
Akhilesh believes his catchment area is the 4.1 million new voters who are 18 to 19 years old.
In his last Budget, Suresh Prabhu, set an ambitious target for capital expenditure.
Leading indicators suggest economic activity has been disrupted after demonetisation.
In the post-demonetisation phase, the govt's tax revenues have ended up soaring in November.
Much of the Q3 data will simply not be available for the CSO to factor in its calculation.
The contraction in November this year is the second biggest fall in the current financial year.
The bigger worry is that its effects could linger well into the next financial year.
With cash -- the primary medium of exchange -- all but disappearing, it is now unlikely that the expected fillip to demand on account of a good monsoon and proceeds from the Seventh Pay Commission payout will materialise.
In the fourth of a six-part series Sahil Makkar finds out how badly Jalandhar's sports goods industry was hit by the note ban and the price it continues to pay.
Months before 8/11, MP, Haryana probed note ban
despite an Election Commission notification, disallowing tax benefits on cash donations to political parties, the cash contribution increased from 0.14% in FY15 to 1.42% in FY16.
'We asked them to withdraw these instructions immediately.
'We said, "If you don't withdraw, we are going to give a call that from tomorrow officers will totally boycott these instructions".'
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