Data showed that the growth has slowed down in five out of eight sectors, reflecting the widespread weakness in the overall economy.

The woman was reported missing a week ago from Shahjahanpur, and her father had accused former BJP MP Swami Chinmayanand, head of the law college management, of harassing her and other students.

Fund infusion in the merged entity will provide growth capital enabling the bank to enhance lending, Mehta said. Punjab National Bank will get a fresh capital infusion of around Rs 16,000 crore, the FM said.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that extension of filing an appeal from 60 days to 120 days to the FT, will help “all the excluded persons to enjoy a level-playing field”.

“It was a positive meeting and good progress has been made regarding timely completion of the corridor project,” an official of the Pakistan Foreign Office told PTI in Lahore.

At least 80 civilians have sustained pellet injuries in these incidents, official sources said, adding that two persons are currently undergoing treatment in hospitals.

On Saturday, 50-year-old Prateek Hajela, a 1995-batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, will announce to the world Assam’s final NRC, bringing to an end six years of his work on the project.

General Rawat, who arrived in Srinagar on a two-day visit to the Valley today, "shared intelligence reports of a large number of terrorists ready to infiltrate from multiple launch pads across the Line of Control,’’ said an Army release.

The section in the document detailing the “route followed during migration” says — “Habiganj by boat, Sylhet by train, Sutarkandi by bus, Karimganj on foot, Silchar by train.” The four-page yellow document bears the sign and seal of New Migrants Camp, Cachar, dated August 20, 1964.

That was Ashis Nandy, one of the country’s leading public intellectuals in India, speaking at the Express Adda Wednesday evening (detailed transcript will be published soon).

Patel is popularly known as “Bawa”, the selfless Parsi coach known to spend most of his waking hours on the hockey field and who has groomed over two dozen international players, including former India captain Viren Rasquinha.

“The entire order is a burning example of the violations of principles of natural justice, judicial impropriety and a malicious tirade in the name of some crusade in the opinion of the Judge."

Zomato admits to mistakes, but blames ‘bargain-hunters’ for impasse. The number of Zomato Gold users has increased to over 13 lakh, leading to restaurants running businesses with “deep discounting”.

CBI sources said the MPs will be chargesheeted after the Speaker grants sanction. “Sanction had to be sought against a former MP as well because he was a sitting MP when the offence occurred,” said a CBI officer.

Imran Khan is backed by the powerful Pakistan Army but after being caught on the backfoot politically, has resorted to extreme rhetoric bordering on war-mongering and provocative diplomatic steps.

“Pakistan needs to understand that the world has seen through their provocative and unsubstantiated rhetoric, which is based on lies and deceit,” MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.

Law dept questions move, Shiv Sena-led BMC loses control over some areas

Like the over 50 men detained, their relatives — wives, children, mothers, sisters and parents — are all former VIPs. Until recently, their faces and names were a free pass through any official door in Kashmir.

The court was hearing the bail plea of Vernon Gonsalves, who was arrested by Pune Police on August 28 last year for his alleged links with the banned CPI-Maoist.

The Congress, meanwhile, slammed Pakistan for “mischievously” dragging Gandhi’s name in the letter. However, the BJP went on the offensive.

Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said 100 per cent FDI under automatic route in coal mining and sale of coal has been allowed to help attract international players to create an efficient and competitive coal market.

Fifteen minutes later, they approached the police. “They asked us not to worry and directed us to the police control room on the fairground. To our great relief, our son was there in the control room, crying and speechless,” said Javedmiya, a senior executive with a bank.

CJI bench overrules Centre’s plea that it will have ‘cross-border repercussions’

On Tuesday, the finance minister met trade representatives, professional bodies of Chartered Accounts and others in Pune. “Issues related to GST form simplification, deadlines, had come up for discussions,” she said.