-The Hindu “Technical flaws” may have caused exclusion of Bengali Hindu refugees, says State Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. New Delhi: The Assam government and the ruling BJP in the State have termed the finalisation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) list there as a “mixed bag” with concerns being raised over several “technical flaws” in the process that may have caused exclusion of Bengali Hindu refugees who had crossed over...

-The Hindu Official says sending a large number of people to detention centres is not a ‘practical’ option New Delhi: The Centre is not in a rush to take any decision after the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was published on Saturday as the political leadership decides the next course of action. A senior government official said there were several options available, but sending a large number of people to...

-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Indian economy grew at its slowest pace in more than six years at 5 per cent in the first quarter of 2019-20, deepening worries about subdued factory output and resultant job losses. It also fanned concerns about the Narendra Modi government’s ability to crank up demand amid clear indications that urban consumption had also started to slacken after rural demand went into a deep rut several quarters...

-Livemint.com The government’s prognosis overlooks the rural stress that is at the heart of the economy’s troubles Last week saw a flurry of activity from the government aimed at reviving the economy. So far, it was in denial, but it has now woken up to the economic crisis that is spreading like wildfire. The vice-chairperson of NITI Aayog termed the crisis the worst since independence. Several members of the economic advisory council...

-IANS * Manmohan Singh said India has the potential to grow at a much faster rate, but the all-round mismanagement by the Modi govt has resulted in this slowdown * The former PM said over 3.5 lakh jobs had been lost in the automobile sector alone, he claimed similar large-scale job losses in the informal sector New Delhi: Days after the finance ministry reported contraction in the GDP growth, former prime minister Manmohan...