THE first GDP estimate for India was made by Dadabhai Naoroji for the year 1867-68, though his estimate was extremely rough. V.K.R.V. Rao made the first careful GDP estimate for 1931-32, and subsequently regular official estimates were made from 1949 onwards. The motivation for the early estimates was to establish the material deprivation of the Indian people under colonial rule, while the regular post-independence estimates were meant to track the progress being made by the country after the achievement of independence.

The Tripura Legislative Assembly was thrown into turmoil on Monday following allegations that the suicide note of DGP Anurag Dhankar directly points fingers at the Chief Minister. Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman was expelled from the Assembly after he pressed the Chief Minister and the Treasury benches over allegations that the suicide note had been concealed. In protest against what the Opposition described as an attempt to suppress democratic voices, opposition MLAs boycotted the first half of the day’s proceedings.

On August 30, Mohan Bhagwat, the sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), walked into Madison Square Garden in New York City to address several thousand people, largely Indian Americans. The occasion was called the ‘Universal Oneness Celebration’, organised by American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue with the support of more than 200 Hindu organisations. The choice of venue was not incidental.

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on August 28, 2026

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) stated that the approval by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) of a repayment plan of a meagre Rs. 6.5 crore against claims of Rs. 22,006.57 crore involving Zee Group Founder and Chairman Subhash Chandra, is a mockery of the principles of fair justice.