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India’s 7.8% GDP growth faces scrutiny over data revisions and methodology. Surjit Bhalla and Montek Singh Ahluwalia weigh in on the debate.

GDP growth of 7.8% or 2.5%? Surjit Bhalla, Montek Singh Ahluwalia settle debate

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These GDP numbers come out and suddenly everyone’s shouting from the rooftops? One side is cheering 7.8 percent growth in the first quarter, the other is waving papers saying it’s actually closer to 2.5 percent if you dig into the revisions. Former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg kicked it off by pointing out that last […]

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Modi-Pezeshkian meeting

Don’t assume a deal: Top U.S. official on Modi’s meeting with Masoud Pezeshkian

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A senior U.S. official cautioned against reading too much into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent meeting with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, saying a face-to-face conversation shouldn’t be taken as proof that India and Iran are striking a new strategic deal. The message was simple: leaders meet and talk — that doesn’t automatically mean they have

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Rs 6 lakh crore GDP revision sparks Subhash Garg-Gaurav Vallabh face-off over 7.8% growth

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India puts out its Q1 GDP numbers — April to June of this financial year — and the official figure is a solid 7.8 per cent growth. Looks good, right? Beats the RBI’s more cautious 7 per cent call. Prime Minister even jumps in talking about collective strength and doomsayers being proved wrong. And then

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Sindarov historic Goa scoresheet

Chess diplomacy, quite literally: When PM Modi handed over Sindarov’s World Cup scoresheet

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Instead of just the usual formal stuff, he handed President Shavkat Mirziyoyev the original handwritten scoresheet from Javokhir Sindarov’s World Cup final win in Goa last year. The actual piece of paper where the moves were written down. It came in a simple leatherette cover, along with a photo of Sindarov holding the trophy with

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PM Modi Swadeshi Appeal

‘Don’t buy gold, don’t marry abroad’: PM Modi revives swadeshi pitch as India’s economy keeps growing

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In the middle of a global mess, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone back to an old idea that still resonates deeply with many Indians: look after your own house first. Speaking at a public meeting in Hyderabad in May this year, he made a straightforward appeal. Don’t buy gold for a year if you

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An FIR has been filed against Rahul Gandhi over his Haldwani Havan remarks. Know why he called the ritual untouchability and what happened next.

FIR Against Rahul Gandhi After He Called That Haldwani Havan ‘Untouchability’

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge held a big rally at Ramlila Maidan in Haldwani on 8 August. Two days later, some local people from a group called Shri Ram Sena Dharmarth Seva Nyas went there, cleaned up the place (they say there was litter and liquor bottles), and did a havan — that usual purification ritual.

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat tells Indian diaspora in New York to be loyal to America as their karma bhumi while carrying India’s values.

‘In America, behave true to America’: Mohan Bhagwat tells Indian diaspora to fulfil duty to ‘karma bhumi’

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New York, August 30: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat stood before a packed hall at Madison Square Garden’s Infosys Theatre on Saturday and spoke straight to the Indian community living in the United States. His message was simple and clear. India remains your janma bhumi — the land of your birth. But the

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“77 Isha Pilgrims Missing After Tibet-Nepal Flash Floods”

77 from Isha Foundation Missing After Nepal-Tibet Flash Floods; Sadhguru Says He’s Ready to Join Rescue Efforts

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On Wednesday, a sudden, brutal flash flood tore through the Gyirong area on the Tibet-China side of the border with Nepal, and right in the middle of it was a group of Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims from the Isha Foundation. Seventy-seven of them were at the immigration office when the water came crashing in. The building and

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Modi Cabinet Reshuffle 2026: 12 Vacant Berths and Top Names

After BJP’s Party Recast, Modi 3.0 Cabinet Reshuffle: 12 Berths, A Long List

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The BJP’s big organisational clean-up under Nitin Nabin is done. Smriti Irani is back as a general secretary, Ram Madhav has a vice-president’s chair again, Piyush Goyal is the new party treasurer, and a whole lot of younger faces and women have been given organisational posts. Now the conversation in Delhi has quietly shifted to

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Why India Avoided Joint Press Meet With Trump: Sources

India Played It Safe with Trump, Skipped the Joint Presser over His Unpredictable Style: Sources

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There’s a reason India decided against a full joint press conference after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump in France this past June. According to government sources who spoke to PTI on Monday, New Delhi simply didn’t want to take chances with Trump’s well-known unpredictable behaviour in front of the cameras. The

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