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Business and Economy
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Indian economy grew at 7.2% in 2022-’23
The GDP growth rate is lower than the 9.1% recorded in 2021-’22, but higher than the government’s projection of 7% for this year.
Scroll Staff
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As negotiation on Global Plastics Treaty gets underway, India should reconsider contradictory stance
The Indian government has kept its eye on billions in revenue from the polluting petrochemical industry while making half-hearted measures to curb plastic use.
Swathi Seshadri
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How content creators from small-town India are battling the odds for a shot at YouTube fame
The rise in smartphone, internet users in rural India and YouTube's monetisation strategies are drawing many, but making it big can still be a long shot.
Udisha Srivastav, IndiaSpend.com & Khansa Juned, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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Readers’ comments: ‘Most Kerala Hindus are already lost’
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Pro-BJP accounts lead trolling of CJI Chandrachud, researchers show
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Thailand Open 2023: PV Sindhu knocked out in opening round; Kiran George stuns world No 9 Shi Yu Qi
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Constitution does not allow preferential treatment for religious majority: SC judge BV Nagarathna
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Caught in the middle of Manipur’s ethnic conflict, Meiteis who follow Christianity
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India’s 2022-’23 GDP growth could be above 7%, says RBI governor
The chief of the central bank said that in the current financial year India’s Gross Domestic Product is expected to record a growth of 6.5%.
Scroll Staff
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Demonetisation shook India’s trust in currency. RBI must ensure that doesn’t happen again
For a currency aspiring to become an international reserve currency, this could be a serious setback.
Kaushik Jayaram
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RBI expects most Rs 2,000 notes to be returned by September 30, says Shaktikanta Das
The objective of introducing the Rs 2,000 note was to replenish the money that had gone out of system due to demonetisation, the central bank governor said.
Scroll Staff
Video
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‘Carpet or road?’: Watch the freshly laid surface of a Maharashtra highway being peeled off
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Caught on TV: Joe Biden lets out a chuckle as a reporter asks if he will ever pardon Donald Trump
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Watch: Daily commuters cheer for a motorman of Mumbai local train on his last day of work
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Watch: How the sheriff’s team rescued a bear trapped inside a vehicle in Nevada, USA
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Watch: Performer with one leg gets standing ovation for dance on Britain’s Got Talent
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Adani Power violated Companies Act in two cases, rules Registrar of Companies
In one case, the firm has been found guilty of not disclosing related-party transactions. In the other, it was fined for delay in filing annual returns.
Scroll Staff
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Supreme Court panel investigating Adani Group finds no regulatory failure
The committee was formed after American firm Hindenburg Research alleged that the conglomerate was pulling off the ‘largest con in corporate history’.
Scroll Staff
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Supreme Court gives market regulator three more months to complete Adani inquiry
The investigation comes after US firm Hindenburg Research alleged that the Adani Group was pulling off the ‘largest con in corporate history’.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Chitrakut’ review: A wandering tour of complicated relationships
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Start the week with a film: The documentary ‘Tina’ is a tribute to an irrepressible spirit
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‘Citadel’ review: Secrets, lies and banality
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‘City of Dreams’ season 3 review: Political drama is running out of ways to deliver the shocks
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‘Jogira Sara Ra Ra’ review: Funny in bits and bobs
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Wholesale inflation drops to -0.92% in April – lowest since July 2020
The WPI has declined for the eleventh consecutive month after it jumped to a 20-year high of 16.63% in May last year.
Scroll Staff
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Raise tax revenues, end fuel subsidies and more: The fine print of the IMF package for Bangladesh
Some conditions are likely to have a positive impact but for the remaining, policymakers must ensure that the country’s interests are not sacrificed.
Samiul Karim, Dhaka Tribune
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Morgan Stanley to drop two Adani Group stocks from its India index
Foreign investors use the index to pump in money into Indian equities and it serves an indicator of stability in the markets.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Hockey Men’s Junior Asia Cup: Boby Singh Dhami nets hat-trick as India beat Korea 9-1 to reach final
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Cameo Super Kings: How CSK clinched a record-equalling fifth IPL title
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Thailand Open 2023: PV Sindhu knocked out in opening round; Kiran George stuns world No 9 Shi Yu Qi
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Sports world daily: Medvedev stunned at French Open; Roma take on Sevilla in Europa League final
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Thailand Open Super 500: Satwik-Chirag return to a special event; Sindhu, Srikanth and Co in action