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Friday, August 29, 2025
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Topic: UPA

Revised back-series GDP data poses a problem for SBI – how did we really perform?

SBI report says bank’s performance will have to be rewritten based on the new data and this can be contentious due to questions over credibility.

New GDP data has more credibility, says Arun Jaitley

The finance minister hit back at Congress criticism and stressed that the revision of GDP is a conventional exercise carried out by a credible institution like the CSO.

Timing of new numbers bothersome, says economist behind controversial back-series GDP data

Sudipto Mundle was the economist behind first back-series GDP report that showed higher growth during UPA. He says CSO will just have to explain new numbers.

Under Narendra Modi, India is in danger of joining the ranks of data manipulators

GDP back series data shows Modi government’s penchant to put party interests over national interest.

Ahead of 2019 elections, Modi government lowers GDP growth rate of UPA era

Chief Statistician Pravin Srivastava along with Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar said variation was due to recalibration of data in certain sectors of the economy.

History is being kinder to Manmohan Singh, and so is his own Congress party

The Congressmen who once called Manmohan Singh an ‘overestimated’ economist are falling back on him to lead the charge against PM Modi & his policies.

Madhya Pradesh Congress proposes to do away with UPA’s no-detention policy

In its election manifesto, Madhya Pradesh Congress has proposed to reintroduce board exams in class 8 to improve the quality of education.

Still 27 positions away from target: Arun Jaitley on World Bank’s ease of doing business ranking

PM Modi's target of being among the top 50 nations will be achieved if the govt is able to keep up its pace of reforms.

Supreme Court to hear plea against Rafale deal on 10 October

The plea wants the Centre to reveal details of the deal and the comparative prices during the UPA and NDA rule in a sealed cover to the apex court.

Cabinet approves conversion of GSTN to govt-owned company

Currently, 49 per cent of the shares are owned by the Centre and States and 51 per cent belong to private financial institutions.

On Camera

India must move Japan from ‘old friend’ trap to real partners

PM Modi’s visit to Japan comes at the right moment to recalibrate a relationship long described as “natural” but left underutilised. We must free it from the warm and fuzzy comfort of nostalgia

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.