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India’s GDP grows 7.4% in Jan-March qtr, fastest in a year

That was above the 6.7% expansion in gross domestic product forecast in a Reuters poll for the March quarter

India’s economy grew 7.4% in the January-March quarter from the same period last year, its fastest in a year, and up from a revised 6.4% in the previous three months, data released on Friday showed.

That was above the 6.7% expansion in gross domestic product forecast in a Reuters poll for the March quarter.

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