India enters recession for the first time

By Ashok Sharma
Updated November 28 2020 - 3:49am, first published 3:43am
Economic data indicates India is in a recession for the first time in the country's history.
Economic data indicates India is in a recession for the first time in the country's history.

India's economy contracted by 7.5 per cent in the July-September quarter following a record slump of 23.9 per cent in the previous three months, pushing the country into a recession for the first time in its history.