Top 7 news on May 31: India's GDP blitz at 8.2%, Prajwal Revanna arrest, monsoon update & more
Top news of the day: On 31 May, a series of events are set to take place right from politics to business. Indian economy expanded at a blistering 7.8% in the three months through March. Prajwal Revanna, the suspended JD(S) leader and Bengaluru's Hassan MP, was remanded to six-day police custody in connection with allegations of sexually abusing several women.The Indian economy expanded at a blistering 7.8% in the three months through March, surpassing expectations and pushing up growth for the fiscal year 2024 to 8.2%, according to official data released on Friday.
Read moreVoting for the seven and last phases of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will take place on Saturday, June 1. The elections will be held in 57 parliamentary constituencies across eight states and Union Territories. Along with Lok Sabha polls, elections will also be held for 42 assembly constituencies in Odisha.
The counting of votes will be done on June 4. Read moreSeveral houses and vehicles in various parts of Manipur, including Imphal, continue to reel under flood-like situation after torrential rains during cyclone Remal in the state. Cyclone Remal triggered rainfall and has led to severe waterlogging at several locations.
Read morePrajwal Revanna, the suspended JD(S) leader and Bengaluru's Hassan MP, was remanded to six-day police custody on Friday in connection with allegations of sexually abusing several women. He was taken to a hospital for medical examination under tight security, in Bengaluru on Friday. Read moreThe India Meteorological Department said on Friday that the southwest monsoon had advanced into the remaining parts of the Bay of Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim.
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