HT Morning News Brief September 1: Centre backs 7.8% growth amid GDP row, F-16 hero Abhinandan quits IAF | Top news
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India's GDP growth for Q1 2025-26 was clarified by the government to remain at 7.8%, despite critics and opposition highlighting the revision from the previous 80 lakh crore to 80 lakh crore under the latest 2022-23 base year series. This growth figure was reported by the government on Tuesday.
Former Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra, the top planner of Operation Sindoor, has been appointed as the first CEO of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. Mishra received a medal for his exceptional service during the military confrontation with Pakistan last year.
Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who was awarded the Vir Chakra for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 in February 2019, has left the Indian Air Force to join a private airline, Fly91.
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