India’s GDP likely to grow 6.8-7 pc in April-June: Report

IANS | August 21, 2025 2:26 PM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) India’s GDP is expected to grow between 6.8 per cent-7 per cent in the first quarter this fiscal (Q1 FY26), due to higher discretionary spending which will drive demand-led growth in the country, a report said on Thursday.

Pakistan in deep economic crisis with 44.7 pc population below poverty line

IANS | August 21, 2025 2:17 PM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Pakistan stands at a critical juncture. The convergence of poverty, unemployment, demographic pressure and inequality reflects a deeply rooted crisis with far-reaching consequences for a country in which 44.7 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line, according to an article in the Pakistan Observer newspaper.

He should fear for himself: JD(U) says after Tejashwi calls new Bill means to blackmail, intimidate certain leaders

IANS | August 21, 2025 1:58 PM

Patna, Aug 21 (IANS) As RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the Centre’s new Bill, which proposes the removal of Prime Ministers, Chief Ministers, and Ministers facing serious criminal charges, was nothing more than a ploy to “blackmail and intimidate” certain political leaders, including Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu, the JD(U) countered his remarks on Thursday.