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     Numbers of crisis
The figures for India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the fourth quarter of 2011-12, which were released on Thursday, show that the economy is in crisis.
     El Nino's looming shadow
Now that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has endorsed the fears expressed earlier by foreign weather bureaux about the emergence of the monsoon-unfriendly El Nino in the second half of the season, the government should begin preparing right away for mitigating its adverse impacts on agriculture, water reservoirs and other areas.
     Arrested independence
On May 27, a special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) remanded Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, the leader of the breakaway Congress faction in Andhra Pradesh, into judicial custody for 14 days.
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Compass

- With tractor outlook down, auto biz holds key for M&M
- Sun Pharma: Stellar show, robust outlook
- Tata Motors: Margin, volume concerns can cap upside
- No clear skies yet for Jet Airways
- ITC: Lack of positive triggers
- Wockhardt: Scaling new highs
- Testing times ahead for BHEL
- Weak outlook for Nalco
- New advertising norms will impact broadcasters
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BS People

- There are challenges, but they are being exaggerated: Sunil Kaushal
- I am an activist, not a politician: Ambika Soni
- Keeping power cheap justified captive block allocation: Sriprakash Jaiswal
- We need a system that rewards, not punishes, failure: T Ramasami
- NCTC is not required. Improve whatever is there on the ground: Julio Ribeiro
- Security pressure will help prioritise social schemes: Raman Singh
- There will be a shortage once new fuel supply agreements are signed: S Narsing Rao
- Tsunami warning gave us a chance to assess our abilities: M Shashidhar Reddy
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Arrow Columnists    
Madhukar Sabnavis: The laws of creativity
Jamal Mecklai: Who is tomorrow's Narasimha Rao?
Devangshu Datta: Reaching out to the universe
Martin Feldstein: America's still failing
Ajai Shukla: Charging ahead in Kashmir
Surinder Sud: Clueless on crops?
Nilanjana S Roy: The return of Mein Kampf
Nitin Pai: Buying into superstition instead of military strategy
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Letters

- The great IPL drama...
- And why BCCI must step in
- Cheer up
- Government's fuel fix
- The state must engage
- Silence of the leadership
- Right policy, wrong timing...
- But the UPA must not bend
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