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India is at the cusp of rapid growth and this is the countrys moment in history, he said, exuding confidence that the country will be a superpower. Over the next decade, nearly a fourth of the incremental contribution to the global workforce will be from India, Birla said, adding that by 2040, the country will have a billion people in the workforce.

Under BJP, Unemployment rate has gone up from 4.7 per cent to 7.11 per cent, and over 5 lakh industrial units have been shut down, said KCR

Voicing his opinions on the latest protests by students over rail examinations and the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) recruitment process, Ashwini Vaishnaw said rail jobs are coveted and numbers of applicants are huge.

Talking about compliance by social media giants, the IT Minister said, "social media is something that is evolving and so is society’s response to social media platforms. It is a fluid situation, not just in India, but across the world." 

"BSNL plays an important strategic role in the Indian economy and in telecom, you will always like to have the presence of the government," Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

Vaishnaw said that the government needs to play a dominant role in railways and there is no question of privatising railways.