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Official India jobless data is not accurate, say top independent economists: Reuters poll

BENGALURU, July 22 (Reuters) – The Indian government’s unemployment data is inaccurate and masks the severity of joblessness and underemployment, according to a Reuters poll of independent economists, several of whom said the true jobless rate is around twice the official figure. India is the world’s fastest-growing major economy at an annual rate of 7.4% in the January-March quarter, but so far growth has failed to create enough well-paying jobs for the millions of young people entering the workforce each year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is now more than one year into a third term after losing a commanding

Kapil Sibal an average lawyer, can’t dictate his personal agenda to Parliament: Kiren Rijiju

New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Dismissing Kapil Sibal as an “average lawyer”, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said Parliament cannot be dictated by one MP’s “personal agenda”. Rijiju’s attack came after Sibal said the opposition must not support any move by the government to impeach Justice Yashwant Varma till an inquiry is set up under impeachment proceedings against Justice Shekhar Yadav for his “communal” remarks. “I got information about Kapil Sibal’s effort to protect somebody and to move against somebody. What I have realised is that Kapil Sibal is a senior person, but he is only driven by

Police won’t hesitate take action against Kharge, Rahul if their words instigated encroachers: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati, Jul 18 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said police will “not hesitate” to take action against Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi if it finds that their speeches had instigated encroachers to attack security forces in Paikan Reserve Forest on Thursday. Sarma also maintained that the opposition party was preparing to fight next year’s state polls with a single-point agenda of putting him behind bars. Talking to reporters after attending a party meeting late on Thursday evening, Sarma said, “Kharge and Gandhi visiting Assam is not the question. But in their meeting, they openly encouraged

IRS officer who arrested 2 CMs during ED stint resigns from service

New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Kapil Raj, a former ED officer who supervised the arrests of two chief ministers under the anti-money laundering law, has resigned from government service after serving for about 16 years. An order issued by the Ministry of Finance on Thursday said the “President of India was pleased to accept his resignation from the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes) with effect from July 17.” The 45-year-old officer belonged to the 2009 batch of the IRS. Sources close to the officer spoke to PTI and attributed “personal reasons” for his resignation from government service where

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