Is India headed towards another recession?

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India's flagging economy draws dire warnings of recession Economic expansion has slowed to its lowest level in 3 years. Small businesses are struggling, or even shutting down after demonetisation and GST. readmore SBI revises service charges on maintaining monthly average balance State Bank of India also reduced the monthly average balance ceiling for metro centres to Rs 3000 from the earlier Rs 5000. India's ill-timed digital push could cost Modi much more than he had bargained for While some share prices will tell you everything about gains from India's digital drive, they say nothing of the pain the traditional economy reels from.

Editor's Pick If I wanted Finance Ministry, Jaitley wouldn't have been there: Yashwant Sinha Sinha also told the media that those who had never won a Lok Sabha election were questioning and attacking him and misleading the people of the country over the issue of black money 22 crushed to death in Mumbai station stampede; Rail minister orders probe A desperate attempt to avoid a sudden burst of heavy rains forced people to crowd together in a narrow, decades-old bridge leading to the death of 22 people and causing injuries to 30. With limited options to save bleeding economy, Modi is fighting a tough battle with his hands tied Economic growth is slipping, but Modi doesn't have too much space to manoeuvre. As of now, the prime minister is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Why Mukesh Ambani will sell the Rs 2,500 JioPhone for just Rs 1,500 Some Reliance investors may flinch at the cost of these subsidies, but the scale of the outlay is a clear signal of the level of Jio's ambition.

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Story of The Week Forget fast growth, India is barely holding on. Just look at the data Every few days there is a saccharine shot from the prime minister, but let's face it – Indian economy is well and truly in the doldrums. read more

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