Newspaper Headlines: PM Modi Warns Against Return To "Jungle Raj" And Other Top Stories
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Hindustan Times: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the third leg of his Bihar assembly election campaign in Chapra on Sunday and urged the electorate to defeat the opposition which, he said, had presided over "jungle raj" in the state during its 15-year reign. Revenue from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in October exceeded Rupees 1 lakh crore for the first time in eight months, increasing 10% from a year ago in the second consecutive monthly rise on the back of festive consumption, indicating a turnaround in the economy that shrank by a record in the three months ended June because of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown.
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Indian Express: Continuing to post a year-onyear increase for the second month in a row, gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 10.2 per cent to an eight month high of Rs 1.05 lakh crore in October, for sales in September. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) chief Saif-Ul-Islam Mir was killed in an encounter on the outskirts of the city on Sunday, police said, describing it as a huge success for the security forces.
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The Asian Age: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday blazed through the electoral battleground in Bihar mocking RJD's Tejashwi Yadav and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as "double yuvraj" who stood for "jungle raj" and were pitted against the NDA's "double engine" growth which has pulled the state out of lantern age. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) chief Saif-Ul-Islam Mir was killed in an encounter on the outskirts of the city on Sunday, police said, describing it as a huge success for the security forces.