Top stories on 9 January in a capsule
India’s GDP to rise by 7.3% in 2018-19: World Bank The World Bank has estimated India’s economy to grow by 6.7% during the current fiscal year, higher than the 6.5% which was estimated by the Indian govt. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is expected to rise to 7.3 per cent in 2018-19, making India again the world’s fastest growing economy, according to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report released on Tuesday. ___________________ Hanging is the best way to carry out death sentence: Centre to SC The Supreme Court had asked the Centre to come up with a list of the prevailing methods adopted in other countries when it came to executing death sentences. The court granted the Centre represented by the Additional Solicitor General, Pinky Anand to file an affidavit in response to the petition that contended death by hanging, as contemplated under Section 354(5) of the Criminal Procedure Code, was "barbaric, inhuman and cruel"...