THE BIG STORY

Indian economy beats expectations to grow at 6.1% in March quarter, 7.2% in FY23
The GDP had expanded by 4 percent in the January-March period of 2021-22, according to data released by the National Statistical Office. The RBI had projected 5.1 percent growth in Q4FY23, while analysts predicted the economy to grow over 5 percent in the January-March period

Weird Science: How researchers generated electricity out of thin air
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst showed that nearly any material can be turned into a device that can harvest electricity from humidity in the air. The discovery has been dubbed the 'generic Air-gen effect'

Prince Harry and Meghan ‘divorce’ rumours: Which British royals have called it quits before?
Rumours of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle mulling a separation refuse to die down. Divorce is not uncommon in the British royal family, with several couples choosing to go their own ways than live unhappily ever after

Decoding the controversy around Randeep Hooda's film 'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar'
Why did Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's grandnephew criticize Hooda's film? How has social media responded to the actor's maiden directorial?

IPL 2023: More than 12 crore viewers tune into JioCinema to watch CSK vs GT final
CSK were crowned IPL champions for a record-equalling fifth time, after Ravindra Jadeja's last-over heroics helped them chase down 171 in 15 overs, as the match was later shortened due to rain.

Delhi Shahbad Dairy Murder: CM Kejriwal offers full support to victim's family
Following the murder, Delhi Government on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the family of the minor girl

Rajasthan tussle: Pilot says won't compromise on his demands from Gehlot govt
The feud between the chief minister and his former deputy escalated a few weeks back with Pilot holding a daylong fast demanding action by the state government against corruption during the previous BJP term in the state

Wrestlers' Protest: 'Treatment of Indian wrestlers was very disturbing', says IOC
The IOC’s reaction follows the United World Wrestling’s (UWW) criticism of the detention of the grapplers during their protest at Jantar Mantar.

Eastern Ladakh row: India, China hold in-person diplomatic talks in New Delhi
The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in an over three-year confrontation in certain friction points in eastern Ladakh even as the two sides completed disengagement from several areas following extensive diplomatic and military talks

'Poison in every puff': Canada to require warning labels on cigarette packs from August
A study commissioned by the Canadian government showed that some young people particularly susceptible to tobacco addiction started smoking when a cigarette was offered to them but those given the pack with the warning repulsed

French Open 2023: Carlos Alcaraz advances to third round; Novak Djokovic back in action after Kosovo controversy
Carlos Alcaraz overcame a second-set blip to blow away Japan's Taro Daniel 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 and set up a tie with Canadian 26th seed Denis Shapovalov.

'Take stern actions to prevent violence': Amit Shah directs security forces to restore peace in Manipur
The Home Minister also met a delegation of the Hill tribal council, Kuki Students Organisation, Kuki Chiefs Association, Tamil Sangam, Gorkha Samaj and Manipuri Muslim council in Moreh today

'Political statements not banned', says ITF on Novak Djokovic's comment on Kosovo
Djokovic defended his message in comments to Serb media, saying that Kosovo is Serbia's "cradle, our stronghold".

'Ukraine Russia war resolution still at early days', says EAM Jaishankar
Jaishankar said at the moment, most of the problems are related to matters such as a grain corridor, nuclear issues and the exchange of prisoners of war

Euro 2024 Qualifiers: Ousmane Dembele, Christopher Nkuku return to France squad for Gibraltar, Greece matches
Fitness problems meant both players missed France's opening qualifying matches in March, when they beat the Netherlands 4-0 at home and won 1-0 away to the Republic of Ireland.

ISL: Odisha FC sign former FC Goa and Mumbai City FC midfielder Ahmed Jahouh
Jahouh previously played under the tutelage of Sergio Lobera at FC Goa and Mumbai City FC and has an impressive trophy cabinet.

Australia's Todd Murphy reveals working on carrom ball ahead of WTC Final, Ashes
The 22-year-old off-spinner, who had collected 14 wickets in his debut Test series in India earlier this year, is closely studying Ashwin’s execution of the carrom ball ahead of the WTC final and the Ashes.

Thailand Open: Kiran George stuns world No 9 Shi Yuqi; PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth bow out in first round
Kiran, a product of the Prakash Padukone academy, notched up a 21-18 22-20 win over third seed Shi Yuqi, who is a 2018 world championships silver medallist.

Indian GDP at 6.1% in Q4: Chief Economic Advisor Nageswaran optimistic about growth
The chief economic advisor also said that he is confident about India's domestic inflation trajectory, saying that there is a very high chance that headline retail inflation will come close to the RBI's medium-term target of 4 percent in 2023-24

Centre's fiscal deficit narrows to 6.4% of GDP in FY23
In the Union Budget, the government aimed to further bring down the fiscal deficit -- a key indicator of borrowing -- during the current financial year 2023-24 to 5.9 per cent of the gross domestic product