Moody’s cuts GDP growth forecast to 5.6%, but says it’ll recover in ’20
Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday cut India’s economic growth forecast for current year to 5.6 per cent from 5.8 per cent estimated earlier, saying GDP slowdown is lasting longer than expected. “We have revised down our growth forecast for India. We now forecast slower real GDP growth of 5.6 per cent...
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Fight over J’khand seats mayend BJP-AJSU’s 19-year ties
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SC lets Rahul off with warning for contempt
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Cong to take up matter in PAC
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BJP seeks Rahul’s apology,Cong ex-chief demands JPC
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Verdict big boost to fast forward defence buys
15 November 2019 | Rahul Datta -
Sabarimala: Women entry call referred to7-judge apex bench
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SC’s clean chit to Rafale deal again
15 November 2019 | PNS/PTI
JNU rolls back fee hike partially, students dub move eyewash
nThe JNU administration’s move on Wednesday to pacify protesting students by rolling back the hostel fee hike partially for BPL students has not gone down well with some students who dubbed it as an “eyewash”, and decided to continue with the strike. The decision was taken at the varsity’s 283rd Executive...
NCP, Cong talk CMP as bids on for non-BJP Govt
Less than 24 hours after the imposition of President’s Rule, efforts to form a non-BJP Government began in Maharashtra on Wednesday, as the Congress and the NCP initiated the process of drawing up a Common Minimum Programme (CMP) for a three-party Government and the leaders of the Sonia Gandhi-led party...
Rafale, Sabarimala judgments today
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Thursday its verdict on petitions seeking a review of its judgment giving a clean chit to the Modi Government in the Rafale fighter jet deal with French firm Dassault Aviation. Also, it is to give its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking...
CJI office within RTI ambit
But independence of judiciary must be protected, adds SC The office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a public authority under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court held on Wednesday but said “judicial independence has to be kept in mind” while disclosing information in “public interest”. In...
SC verdict blessing in disguise for BSY
Top court upholds disqualification but allows rebel MLAs to fight bypolls The Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday disqualifying 17 Congress and JD(S) MLAs in Karnataka but allowing them to contest the December 5 bypolls has come as a breather for State Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. If elected back to the Assembly,...
SC doubts efficacy as more odd-even mulled
Pollution in Delhi nears emergency, schools shut in NCR also As air pollution in Delhi plunged to near the emergency level on Wednesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said his Government is mulling extension of the odd-even scheme with the Supreme Court-mandated anti-pollution authority EPCA ordering closure of Delhi-NCR schools till...
Farm fires, sinking mercury may plunge air to ‘emergency’ today
Raging stubble fires in neighbouring States, fall in the temperature and wind speed pushed the national Capital’s air quality in the “severe” zone on Tuesday with the Government’s air quality monitor, SAFAR, forecasting that pollution levels in Delhi-NCR are expected to enter the “severe plus” or “emergency” category on Wednesday. Meteorologists...
