Latest LIVE: The National Statistical Office will release the first advance estimates of economic growth for 2022-23 on Friday evening, three weeks ahead of presentation of General Budget in Lok Sabha on February 1. The first advance estimates of national income for 2022-23 is significant because the data is used for preparing the Budget of the central government for next financial year of 2023-24.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hinted that his proposed country-wide tour for forging Opposition unity to take on the BJP in the next Lok Sabha polls may take place after the budget session of the assembly next month. Kumar had earlier said several times that he was working hard to unite the Opposition parties ahead of the 2024 elections.
The exercise to carry out the decennial census has been further postponed -- at least till September 30, officials said. The housing listing phase of the census and the exercise to update the National Population Register (NPR) was scheduled to be carried out across the country from April 1 to September 30, 2020, but were postponed due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
The Congress has thanked the Supreme Court for staying the directions of Uttarakhand High Court regarding the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of railway land in Haldwani. The move has brought relief to thousands of people facing the imminent threat of demolition of their houses in winter.
 "LIVE: Wells Fargo sacks man who urinated on woman on Air India flight")
