India's economic growth stands at 8.9% in the current financial year

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India's economic growth stands at 8.9% in the current financial year, Amber Heard admitted that she hit Johnny Depp multiple times when they were married while testifying in court, Chhattisgarh police have busted a racket and arrested six imposters in Durg district and other top news in this bulletin.
The economic growth of India stands at 8.9% in the current financial year, estimated highest among major economies, said union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressing the 7th annual meeting of the New Development Bank’s (NDB) board of governors. “Highlighting that India is celebrating 75 years of Independence this year, the finance minister mentioned that India’s economic growth in the current financial year has been robust and is estimated to be 8.9 per cent which is the highest among all large economies,” said a statement released. Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Friday said the mega brainstorming session held by Congress in Udaipur “failed to achieve anything meaningful”, predicting an “electoral rout” in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh in the coming assembly elections. Kishor, who recently turned down an offer to join the Congress, opined that the ‘Chintan Shivir’ only helped in “prolonging the status-quo”. A furious Rashtriya Janata Dal took a ‘parrot’ swipe at the CBI on Friday after it filed a fresh case against Lalu Prasad Yadav – recently granted bail in all five fodder scam cases – and searched at 16 locations. The RJD tweeted: “They are parrots!” – a not-so-subtle reference to the Supreme Court’s 2013 comment about the agency being a ‘caged parrot’ that speaks ‘its master’s voice’. Chhattisgarh police have busted a racket and arrested six imposters in Durg district who were appearing for the physical examination segment of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in place of the real candidates, officials said on Friday.  Chhattisgarh police have busted a racket and arrested six imposters in Durg district who were appearing for the physical examination segment of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in place of the real candidates, officials said on Friday. The Rajasthan Royals have been a consistent side in the 2022 Indian Premier League, having registered eight wins in 13 matches so far. Riding on contributions from two of their biggest performers of the edition – Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal, the Royals can become the third team to make its way into the playoffs of IPL 2022, if they beat the Chennai Super Kings on Friday. Amber Heard has admitted that she hit Johnny Depp multiple times when they were married while testifying in court during their ongoing defamation trial. However, the Aquaman actor has maintained that her actions were in self-defence and she did not assault Johnny, as he has claimed. The two actors are embroiled in a multimillion-dollar defamation suit, which is underway in a Virginia court since last month.