Economists from Lucknow, Chennai laud India's projected GDP growth of 7.8 pc in Q1 FY26

IANS | August 30, 2025 4:50 PM

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Economists from Lucknow and Chennai have lauded India's projected GDP growth of 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26, citing robust consumer demand as the key driver. Despite global headwinds, including US tariff hikes, analysts believe the Indian economy is showing remarkable resilience.

Robust Q1 GDP makes India fastest-growing major economy in world: Sanjeev Sanyal

IANS | August 30, 2025 4:42 PM

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimates for the first quarter of current fiscal (FY26) at 7.8 per cent make India the fastest-growing nation among major economies in the world, Sanjeev Sanyal, a Member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council (EAC), said on Saturday.

Want Maha govt’s written assurance it won't give reservation to Marathas from our quota: OBC Federation

IANS | August 30, 2025 3:23 PM

Nagpur, Aug 30 (IANS) As the pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has announced that he won’t leave Mumbai until the Maharashtra government implements reservation for the Maratha community from the OBC quota, the community's activists on Saturday launched an indefinite chain hunger strike in the state’s second capital Nagpur, which is the home turf of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.