‘Avoid foreign travel, buying gold’: PM Modi lauds India’s GDP numbers, backs Swadeshi push

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the people on India’s 7.8% GDP growth in the April-June quarter, crediting the nation’s resolve and efforts for the achievement. He also requested people not to buy gold and to shun foreign holidays and weddings to preserve foreign exchange reserves.

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