“India set to beat UK as 5th Top Economy”, is a headline in The Asian Age. Within a year of surpassing France, India is now all set to beat Britain in 2019, to become the world’s fifth largest economy, according to a report by global consultancy giant PwC, with data provided by the World Bank – on the GDP of countries.
Karnatakas Janta Dal (Secular) Congress regime’s power-game refusing to ease, is covered by several papers. The DNA reports that, Congress MLA Anand Singh was sent to hospital after an alleged brawl with party colleague JN Ganesh at Bengaluru’s Eagleton Resort, where the lawmakers had been shifted two day ago to keep the BJP from trying to poach them.
According to the Times of India over 3.7 lakh children lodged in homes meant for the care of children in vulnerable circumstance across India in 2016-17, over 1.2 lakh were the offspring of a single parent – who send them to care homes to ensure their safety and well being. The child often remains in touch with the parent and may later be reunited.
The successful completion of the second Khelo India Youth Games in Maharashtra, is prominently covered by The Times of India. The paper reports that a great deal of new talent has been identified, creating a strong pool of sports person under various disciplines. The just-concluded Youth Games have gifted us a new hero, a new star and a new future medal-winner, almost every day.
“Freak weather to rise in India over two decades” is a top headline of Hindustan Times. Pointing towards a rise in catastrophic weather events in India, including last years Kerala floods and freak dust storms in northern India, the Indian MeT Department has said that the year 2000 was a tipping point for the impact of climate change-led warming of the country and scientists predict a cataclysmic fallout by 2040, if emissions are not contained.