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Retail inflation in February inches up to 6.07%, shows govt data

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based retail inflation was 5.03 per cent in February 2021 and 6.01 per cent in January

Industrial production expands by 1.3% in January from 10-month low in December

The better show in January was majorly due to improved performance of mining and manufacturing sectors, official data showed on Friday

India's GDP to rise 9.2% in FY22, surpass pre-Covid levels at Rs 145.69 lakh crore, shows govt data

Real GDP in 2021-22 is estimated at Rs 147.54 lakh crore, as against the Provisional Estimate of GDP for 2020-21 of Rs 135.13 lakh crore, read the statement released by the National Statistical Office on Friday

India's economic growth slows to 8.4% in second quarter of 2021-22

The GDP growth in April-June quarter this fiscal stood at 20.1 percent. The Indian economy had contracted by 24.4 percent in April-June last year

IIP grows 11.9% in August on low-base effect, good performance by manufacturing and mining

Industrial production plunged 18.7 percent in March last year following the COVID outbreak and remained in the negative zone till August 2020

SC to pass interim order on pleas seeking independent probe into Pegasus snooping row

An international media consortium has reported that over 300 verified Indian mobile phone numbers were on the list of potential targets for surveillance using Pegasus spyware

Pegasus row: SC issues notice to Centre, says govt need not disclose anything that compromises national security

The apex court said it will take up the pleas for hearing after 10 days and will see what course of action should be adopted in the matter

Pegasus row: 'Nothing to hide', expert committee to probe all claims, Centre tells Supreme Court

The government told a bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana that this issue is "highly technical" and expertise was needed to examine the aspects

Pegasus row: SC warns petitioners not to engage in 'parallel debates’, says they must have faith in system

A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana said it would take a call on 16 August on whether to issue notice to the Centre on pleas seeking probe into the Pegasus row

'Concocted, fabricated and evidence-less': BJP denies reports on Pegasus snooping story

Amnesty International, however, said in a statement that it 'categorically stands' by the findings of the Pegasus Project