# Centre defends 7.8% GDP growth; Abhinandan quits IAF

The Indian government clarified its Q1 2025-26 GDP calculation while F-16 hero Abhinandan Varthaman resigned from the IAF.

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The Indian government clarified that it did not revise down the Q1 2025-26 GDP at current prices from ₹86 lakh crore to ₹80 lakh crore. [^1]

Unnamed sources said former Indian Air Force Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman joined Goa-based regional airline FLY91 as a pilot in August. [^2]

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) named six IAS officers in its third charge sheet regarding the ₹504-crore IDFC Bank fraud case. [^3]

The government explained that the GDP figure was revised due to a change in the base year series from 2011-12 to 2022-23, which resulted in a higher growth rate of 7.8% for the April-June 2026 quarter. [^4]

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust appointed Air Marshal (retired) Jeetendra Mishra as its first chief executive officer (CEO). [^5]

A spokesperson for FLY91 declined to comment on the reported pilot hiring, citing employee privacy. [^6]

Abhinandan Varthaman shot down a Pakistani fighter jet during the 2019 India-Pakistan aerial conflict. [^7]

In 2021, Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded the Veer Chakra for exceptional dedication during the aerial combat. [^8]

Abhinandan Varthaman is the former Group Captain who downed a Pakistani fighter jet during the 2019 Balakot airstrike. [^9]

The news report was published on September 3, 2026. [^10]

## What this stands on

1. The Indian government clarified that it did not revise down the Q1 2025-26 GDP at current prices from ₹86 lakh crore to ₹80 lakh crore. (Hindustan Times, News)
2. Unnamed sources said former Indian Air Force Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman joined Goa-based regional airline FLY91 as a pilot in August. (Amarujala, News)
3. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) named six IAS officers in its third charge sheet regarding the ₹504-crore IDFC Bank fraud case. (Hindustan Times, News)
4. The government explained that the GDP figure was revised due to a change in the base year series from 2011-12 to 2022-23, which resulted in a higher growth rate of 7.8% for the April-June 2026 quarter. (Hindustan Times, News)
5. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust appointed Air Marshal (retired) Jeetendra Mishra as its first chief executive officer (CEO). (Hindustan Times, News)
6. A spokesperson for FLY91 declined to comment on the reported pilot hiring, citing employee privacy. (Amarujala, News)
7. Abhinandan Varthaman shot down a Pakistani fighter jet during the 2019 India-Pakistan aerial conflict. (Amarujala, News)
8. In 2021, Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded the Veer Chakra for exceptional dedication during the aerial combat. (Amarujala, News)
9. Abhinandan Varthaman is the former Group Captain who downed a Pakistani fighter jet during the 2019 Balakot airstrike. (Deccan Herald, News)
10. The news report was published on September 3, 2026. (Deccan Herald, News)

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