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He was put Minister Arun Jaitley defend- 7(8 /'(# '$ allow use of Pakistan’s territo- ; < under house arrest after the ed the decision saying it was -9!4# ry for terror outside,” Khan, ' 26/11 attack, but was freed by done by a “highly credible” 7(7: who was celebrating 100 days ' a court in 2009. organisation, the Central of his Government on On other accused in the Statistics Office, which main- averaged 6.7 per cent during tweeted. Thursday, said during an inter- , (' 26/11 case, Khan said their case tains an arm’s length from the the Congress-led UPA regime Responding to the criti- action with a group of Indian (O$ is sub judice. Finance Ministry. Eyebrows as compared to 7.3 per cent cism, Jaitley in a blog titled journalists. Khan said that peo- ' " ' The 26/11 attack case has are being raised over the under the present Government. “When the Data Speak” said ple in Pakistan want peace # #& entered into the 10th year but involvement of the Niti Aayog Previous numbers had put the the CSO has global credibility with India and he will be happy none of its seven suspects in in releasing the revised GDP average growth rate during the and no one in India has ever to meet Modi and talk to him here has changed,” the and facilitate visa-free move- ceremony of the corridor. Pakistan has been punished yet, data and the Congress has 10-year UPA rule at 7.75 per imputed motives to it. on any issue. Pakisatan PM said, a day after ment of Indian Sikh pilgrims to He, however, said the ges- showing that the case had called the revision as a “farce”. cent. “Once the new GDP esti- “I am ready for talks on any he laid the foundation stone for Kartarpur. ture for peace cannot be one- never been in its priority list. At the same time, Niti “The CSO is a highly cred- mates were given, my prede- issue. There can’t be a military the Kartarpur Corridor that Pakistan is projecting the sided. “We are willing to wait India, which is observing Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv ible organisation, it maintains cessor P Chidambaram publi- solution for Kashmir,” he said, will connect Darbar Sahib in corridor as a goodwill gesture. for (general) elections to get the 10th anniversary of one of Kumar on Thursday accepted adding “nothing is impossible” Pakistan’s Kartarpur — the “The India I know, major- over in India for a gesture from the worst terrorist attacks in the the challenge of former Finance when asked whether it is pos- final resting place of Sikh faith’s ity must be appreciating it,” New Delhi,” Khan said, refer- country, has been pushing Minister P Chidambaram for a sible to resolve the Kashmir founder Guru Nanak Dev — Khan told the Indian journal- ring to the Lok Sabha elections Pakistan to bring to justice the debate on the revised GDP & ' issue. with Dera Baba Nanak shrine ists who had arrived in Pakistan scheduled for next year. planners of the 2008 Mumbai data, which showed economic “The mindset of people in India’s Gurdaspur district to cover the groundbreaking On punishing Mumbai attacks. growth during the current NDA regime was better than that in the UPA rule. (* Defending the decision, R " # ! %$ Jaitley said the revised num- */+R responsible for the crisis at one bers, based on a new formula of the largest entities it has with 2011-12 as the base year, +012 been regulating. are globally more comparable # Breaking his silence on $%& '# ($ & '( as they take into account a far demonetisation, he said he greater representation of the ,! does not have a strongly- 01 0,* Delhi Police Establishment Indian economy and are more backed empirical view apart 01 0,* Nariman said. branch and was recently hos- reflective of its real condition. 01 0,*3&4&) from the fact that the welfare The Vineet Narain deci- n Assistant Commissioner pitalised for 28 days as he was Taking on the Congress for costs, especially on the infor- BI Director Alok Verma, sion, delivered by the apex Aof Police (ACP) posted at suffering from depression. criticising the revision, he said emonetisation was a mas- mal sector, are substantial. Cwho has been divested of court in 1997, relates to the Delhi Police Headquarters Ballabh reported to his the Congress had welcomed Dsive, draconian, mone- Though Subramanian — all duties by the Centre and investigation of allegations of allegedly committed suicide office on Thursday morning. the upwards revision in growth tary shock that accelerated who quit the post earlier this sent on leave, told the Supreme corruption against high-rank- by jumping from the 10th floor He did not give any hint of numbers of the last two years economic slide to 6.8 per cent year after a four-year tenure, Court on Thursday that he was ing public officials in India. of the building situated in unusual behaviour and worked of the UPA regime by the same in the seven quarters against and has devoted a chapter in appointed for a fixed tenure of Before 1997, the tenure of Central Delhi on Thursday for sometimes, said sources, CSO and had gone to the the 8 per cent recorded prior the upcoming book Of two years and cannot be trans- the CBI directors was not fixed around 10.16 am. adding that he reportedly he extent of saying that the “the to the note ban, former Chief Counsel: The Challenges of ferred. and they could be removed by Prem Ballabh, 55, was went to the 10th floor and new GDP series has conclu- Economic Advisor Arvind the Modi-Jaitley Economy — Verma, who has a bitter the Government in any man- posted as ACP of Crime & jumped off the building. sively established that we did Subramanian has claimed. has continued to keep a stud- feud with his deputy Special ner. But the apex court in the Traffic (C&T) as part of the Detailed report on P2 not mismanage the economy”. Terming the IL&FS crisis ied silence on whether he was Director Rakesh Asthana, had Vineet Narain judgment fixed Later in a blog post, Jaitley as a regulatory failure, consulted in the decision- approached the apex court a tenure of a minimum of two said the revised growth data has Subramanaian said the making process of demoneti- seeking stay on the Centre’s years for the CBI Director to taken away Congress’ last sur- Reserve Bank should be held sation. October 23 order contending February 1, 2017 and “the allow the officer to work with viving argument “my GDP that it was against the guide- position of law is that there will independence. growth was higher than yours”. an arm’s length distance from cally welcomed the new series. lines laid down by the top be a fixed tenure of two years Nariman referred to the A day after Chief the Finance Ministry,” Jaitley He said ‘the new data success- court. Both Verma and and this gentleman cannot be terms and conditions of Statistician Pravin Srivastava, said. “In fact, we also come to fully establishes the fact that Asthana were divested of their even transferred”. appointment and removal of in an unusual move, know of the data only when it UPA succeeded to revive the responsibilities and sent on Making his submission the CBI director and con- announced the revised data is released. All former individ- economy. The revised GDP leave due to the unprecedent- before the Bench, also com- cerned provisions of the Delhi based alongside Niti Aayog uals and eminent people who data will end misconceived ed situation in the CBI. prising Justices SK Kaul and Special Police Establishment Vice Chairman, Jaitley said, “I headed the CSO are of the charges that UPA mismanaged During the hearing, the SC KM Joseph, Nariman further (DSPE) Act, 1946. don’t think any service is being same opinion that this data is the economy’ (3rd February, made it clear that it was not asserted that there was no basis Attorney General KK rendered by people who far more inclusive and far more 2015),” Jaitley recalled.