The most recent killing took place overnight into Monday in Nahf, where 32-year-old nurse Yazan Mohammed Qadri was shot at the entrance to his home. A new father, Qadri was pronounced dead at the scene. Police launched a search for suspects, citing criminal motives.
The revenue growth of Indian companies slipped to a 7-quarter low of 3.4 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of the current financial year 2025-26, according to a report by ICICI Bank.
Real GDP has been estimated to grow by 7.8 per cent in Q1 of FY 2025-26 over the growth rate of 6.5 per cent during Q1 of FY 2024-25. Nominal GDP has witnessed a growth rate of 8.8 per cent in Q1 of FY 2025-26.
India's strong services activity has helped GDP growth comfortably beat expectations for the second quarter in a row, rising to an impressive high of 7.8 per cent for April-June 2025.
Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Secretary Anuradha Thakur on Saturday expressed confidence that India will meet its fiscal deficit target of 4.4 per cent for 2025-26, despite the first quarter showing a wider deficit than last year.
Robust Q1 GDP growth underlines the basic resilience and the strengthening of the momentum in the economy, which is anchored in strong macro-economic fundamentals, a senior government official said on Saturday.
Observers and experts of the Indian economy have hailed the first-quarter GDP growth figures, saying that the numbers are a strong sign of economic resilience.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson Dr. Syed Zafar Islam on Friday hailed the latest GDP figures, terming them a "slap on the face of the Opposition" and a testament to the robust growth of India's economy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.
India's real GDP grew by 7.8% in Q1 FY26, reflecting strengthening momentum in the economy, anchored by strong macroeconomic fundamentals, sources in the Finance Ministry said on Friday, noting that the High Frequency Indicators had been green-signalling the potentially higher numbers.
Qadri reached the court clean-shaven and dressed in a white shirt and black pants (posing as a lawyer) to avoid detection. Under sustained police pressure, he eventually surrendered.
Industry chambers on Friday said that GDP growth of 7.8% for Q1 FY26 is a testament to the Indian economy's resilience, signals strong momentum at the start of the fiscal year and will help boost business sentiments when the country is facing global headwinds
India's real GDP has been estimated to grow by 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter of the financial year 2025-26 over the growth rate of 6.5 per cent in the same quarter of the previous fiscal, official data showed Friday.