DH Evening Brief: Economic Survey pegs India’s GDP growth in 6-6.8% range; Asaram Bapu sentenced to life imprisonment for rape
Economic Survey pegs India’s GDP growth for FY24 in the range of 6-6.8%
The Indian economy is projected to grow in the range of 6 to 6.8 per cent in 2023-24 as compared to the projected expansion of around 7 per cent in the current fiscal, according to the Economic Survey 2022-23 tabled in the Parliament by Union Finance on Tuesday. Read More...
Gujarat court sentences Asaram Bapu to life imprisonment for raping disciple
A sessions court in Gandhinagar on Tuesday sentenced self-styled jailed "godman" Ashumal Thaumal Harpalani, also known as Asaram Bapu, to life imprisonment for raping a woman disciple at his ashram. A day earlier, the court had found him guilty of charges of rape, sodomy, illegal confinement, and criminal conspiracy, among other charges. Read More...
Bridge collapse in Gujarat: Oreva Group MD Jaysukh Patel surrenders before court
Oreva Group Managing Director Jaysukh Patel on Tuesday surrendered before a court in Morbi in connection with last year's suspension bridge collapse tragedy in which 135 people were killed. Patel was named as an accused in the chargesheet filed by police on Jan 27. Read More...
Families search for loved ones after Pakistan mosque blast kills 100
Distraught relatives thronged hospitals in Pakistan's Peshawar on Tuesday to look for their kin a day after a suicide bombing ripped through a crowded mosque in a heavily fortified area of the city, killing 100 people, mostly policemen. Read More...
Adani share sale fully subscribed after last-minute jump in bids
The Rs 20,000 crore share sale of Adani Group's flagship firm Adani Enterprises was fully subscribed on Tuesday after non-retail investors bid in big volumes, according to stock exchange data. Read More...