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The estimates of Gross Domestic Product for the April-June quarter released by the government of India on August 31 paint a dismal picture of the Indian economy. Since the GDP in real terms (at 2011-12 prices) shows an increase of 13.5 per cent over the first quarter GDP a year ago, and since 13.5 per cent appears an impressive figure, official spokespersons have been putting a cheerful gloss over it. But a closer look reveals an economy getting further bogged down in a state of stagnation.

New Delhi: Chief Coach Graham Reid on Friday admitted that India is in a tough group D of the Hockey World Cup to be played from 13 to 29 January, 2023 in at Bhubaneswar-Rourkela.

Chennai: Hubballi’s Sarvesh Balappa (Axor Sparks Racing), clinched pole position in the Novice (Stock 165cc) in the fourth round of the Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship at the Madras International Circuit, here on Friday.

Jammu: Chandigarh based Yuvraj Sandhu fired super seven-under 65, the tournament’s best round so far, to take a commanding four-shot lead at the end of the third and penultimate round of the J&K Open at the Jammu Tawi Golf Course on Friday.

Our economy is in shambles as growth without jobs goes up to 8.3 percent. Unemployment has been rated at 394.6 million, a fall in the employment availability by two million as the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) reports have revealed. In July, the unemployment rate was 6.8 percent while employment was 397 millions, reported CMIE. The urban unemployment, which is usually higher, was at about 8 per cent than the rural employment rate which is usually around 7 percent. In August Urban unemployment went up to 9.6 percent while rural unemployment was at 7.7 percent.

LUCKNOW: The Congress is facing biggest challenge to revive the party in Uttar Pradesh to face 2024 Lok Sabha polls after worst ever performance in assembly polls held in March. this year. It would be very difficult for Congress to save Rae Bareli Lok Seat which was won by party president Mrs Sonia Gandhi. In last Lok Sabha polls Congress won only one seat in 2019 polls Rahul Gandhi lost Amethi in 2019 and he got elected to Lok Sabha from the second seat in Kerala.

Hyderabad: Favorite Pranavi Urs won the 12th leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour by a five-shot margin re on Thursday.

Born in Barisal, now in Bangladesh, Nityapriya Ghosh who passed away on September 7 in Kolkata, lived a highly productive 87 years and much of that in studying the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore. Expectedly so, since his teacher father Manindra Kumar Ghosh enjoyed the affection of the poet and his highly illustrious elder brother Sankha Ghosh did seminal work on Tagore. In fact, Nityapriya was conferred the prestigious Rabindra Puraskar by the West Bengal government in 2013 for a pictorial biography of the poet in English.

The governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammad Khan, has been interfering in the affairs of the state universities and taking arbitrary decisions, misusing his position as chancellor of these universities.

New Delhi: NNMHSS, Chelembra, Kerala, celebrated Onam in style, thrashing St. Francis Xavier High School, Daman & Diu 23-0 to register their second win of the 61st Subroto Cup International Football tournament here on Thursday.