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New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that India has the potential to grow at a reasonably high rate in the next two decades. 

Speaking at an event organised by the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum in Washington last night, Mr Jaitley said India's high-level growth will be fueled by a series of structural reforms being carried out by the government, turnaround in the global economy, and the massive investment opportunity that the infrastructure sector offers. 

He said today, India is one of the most open, globally integrated economy and the government has taken a series of steps to improve the ease of doing business. 

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said the Rohingya refugee problem was of a great magnitude and, therefore, the state has a big role. 

The apex court decided to give a detailed and holistic hearing from the 21st of next month on the government's decision to deport Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar. 

It observed that a balance has to be struck between national interest and human rights as the issue involved national security, economic interests and humanity. 

New Delhi: A Panchkula court on Friday remanded Honeypreet to remain in judicial custody till the 23rd of this month in connection with the violence that followed the Dera Sacha Sauda chief's conviction on August 25, which left 41 people dead and scores injured.

After the completion of nine-day police remand, Honeypreet and Sukhdeep Kaur were presented before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Rohit Watts under tight security arrangements. 

They were arrested from Zirakpur-Patiala road in Punjab on the 3rd of October. After their arrest, the court had first remanded both of them in police custody for six days and later extended their remand for another three days which ended today.

New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on has held discussions with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other state leaders the party's strategy and preparedness for assembly elections due next year.

Besides Siddaramaiah, Karnataka-Congress Incharge KC Venugopal, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President G Parmeshwar, KPCC working presidents SR Patil and Dinesh GunduRao attended the two-hour long meeting.

Senior Congress leaders from the state MallikarjunaKharge and VeerappaMoilywere also present.