India surpasses Japan to become world's fourth largest economy: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: India has overtaken Japan to become the fourth-largest economy in the world, Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced on Sunday.
"India Overtakes Japan, Becomes World's 4th Largest Economy. A rapid stride, a giant leap …towards #ViksitBharat!" Singh wrote on X (formerly Twitter), further thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "making this happen."
NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam briefed the media regarding this achievement. “We are a USD 4 trillion economy as I speak, and this is not my data. This is International Monetary Fund (IMF) data. India today is larger than Japan,” Subrahmanyam stated.
He also highlighted the rapid pace of India’s economic ascent and offered an optimistic forecast for the near future. “It is only the United States, China, Germany, which are larger than India and if we stick to what is being planned and what is being thought through, in 2.5-3 years, we will be the third largest economy,” he opined.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
