Indian economy to grow 6.4 pc in 2024-25: Govt estimates
New Delhi (PTI): The Indian economy is estimated to grow at 6.4 per cent in 2024-25 against 8.2 per cent in the previous fiscal year, the National Statistical Office (NSO) said on Tuesday in its first advance estimates of national accounts.
The projection is lower than the recent Reserve Bank estimate of 6.6 per cent for the current fiscal year ending March 2025.
Releasing the first advance estimates of national income for 2024-25, the NSO said, "real GDP has been estimated to grow by 6.4 per cent in FY2024-25 as compared to the growth rate of 8.2 per cent in Provisional Estimate (PE) of GDP for FY2023-24".
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Tuition teacher arrested for eloping with minor student in Mandya
Mandya: A tuition teacher was arrested after eloping with his minor student in Mandya two months ago, police said on Wednesday.
Based on a complaint filed by the girl’s parents, a case of kidnapping was registered against Abhishek Gowda in Mandya.
Police sources revealed that the accused is married and has a two-year-old child.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Division) Lokesh B J said that on November 23, the minor girl was kidnapped, and a case was registered at the JP Nagar police station.
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"The girl was rescued on January 5 from Malavalli Taluk in Mandya district. She had been kidnapped by her tuition teacher, whom she visited daily for classes," police said.
The accused, a 25-year-old man, has been arrested and allegedly charged with kidnapping and rape.
