Newspaper Headlines: Centre Announces Raft Of Measures To Spur Economic Growth
The front pages in major dailies today elaborate the big announcements by Nirmala Sitharaman to revive economy.
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The Supreme Court on Friday restrained the Enfocement Directorate from arresting former union minister P Chidambaram till Monday when his petition will be heard again in the INX media case. However, the Congress leader will remain in CBI custody till Monday, the TOI reports. Another important story on the front page is India's anti-doping lab being suspended by the World Anti Doping Agency on Friday.
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The Hindustan Times leads with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's raft of measures announced on Friday to spur the economic growth. Pakistan has been put in an "enhanced blacklist" by global financial watchdog Financial Action Task Force, the daily reports.
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On the front page of The Indian Express is the biggest announcement by the centre to revive the national economy. The remarks by Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Abhishek Singhvi and Jairam Ramesh on not demonising Prime Minister Narendra Modi also feature on the front page.
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The Telegraph leads with centre's measures, announced on Friday, to revive housing finance companies and the automobile industry. The announcement comes after the GDP growth in January-March had tumbled to a near five-year low of 5.8 per cent. Also on the front page are the deaths in a stampede near Kolkata and the visit to Kashmir by a team of opposition leaders today.
