‘Reforms undertaken to strengthen data quality’

Statistics and programme implementation secretary Saurabh Garg has spent the last couple of years addressing data gaps and working on revamping critical macro-economic indicators – GDP, retail inflation and industrial sector activity. Ahead of new GDP series launch on Friday, he discusses the changes with TOI. Excerpts:New GDP series will be launched on Feb 27….

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‘India rocked it’: Sachin Tendulkar leads chorus as Virender Sehwag says ‘full kambal kuttai’ after Pakistan demolition | Cricket News

Hardik Pandya, right, celebrates with Ishan Kishan the wicket of Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s emphatic triumph over arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup wasn’t just another win — it was, in Sachin Tendulkar’s words, a takeover scripted in the powerplay itself.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE…

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Right to perform last rites is part of dignity under Article 21; mechanical denial of parole impermissible: Delhi High Court

The Court reaffirmed that humanitarian factors were a component element to constitutional parole jurisprudence. (AI image) In a prominent restatement of the humanitarian foundation of the parole jurisprudence, the Delhi High Court has considered that the right to hold the last rites of a parent is an imperative religious and moral obligation, and refusal of…

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Tulsi Gabbard’s old post saying US should ‘stay out of Venezuela’ goes viral after Maduro’s capture: ‘Didn’t age well’

An old social media post by US director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has resurfaced and gone viral after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by American forces, with social media saying that the comment “didn’t age well”.On January 25, 2019, Gabbard wrote on X, then Twitter that US must not intervene in the…

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Brent tops $71/barrel, approaches Aug high

London: Brent oil futures prices jumped on Thursday, hitting a near six-month high on rising concerns about a possible US military attack on Iran, Opec‘s fourth-largest producer with output of 3.2 million barrels per day.“The immediate concern … is the collateral damage done if Iran takes a swing at its neighbours or possibly even more…

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‘2 years on, Congress is yet to fulfil Telangana pledges,’ says G Kishan Reddy | India News

NEW DELHI: Union minister G Kishan Reddy Sunday urged Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to clarify the party’s position on the promises made to farmers and others in Telangana.In a letter, the BJP leader recalled that during the Telangana assembly poll campaign in 2023, Gandhi unveiled Congress’s poll manifesto titled “Abhayahastam” and personally assured people that…

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