‘At one time there was concern about repaying foreign debt’
Fadnavis said that there was a time when serious concerns were raised about India’s economic condition. At that time it was said that if the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank did not come forward to help, India might face difficulty in repaying the foreign debt. He said that today the situation has completely changed and India’s economic potential is much stronger than before.

Foreign exchange reserves become strength
The Chief Minister said that India currently has foreign exchange reserves of about Rs 66 lakh crore. This stock is so large that the country can easily bear the import expenses for about 11 months. Fadnavis said that earlier there was a time when India did not have enough foreign exchange for one month’s imports, but now the country’s position has become much stronger.

India among the fastest growing economies of the world
Rejecting the fears of economic recession, Fadnavis said that for many years there were talks of recession in India, but the country is continuously showing strong economic performance. He said India’s growth rate remains the highest in the world and the country is the fastest growing among major economies. According to recent data, India’s GDP growth rate in the January-March quarter stood at 7.8 percent, while the growth rate for the financial year 2025-26 has been recorded at 7.7 percent.

India becomes a 4.5 trillion dollar economy
Fadnavis said that India has now become the fourth largest economy in the world and the country’s economy has crossed the $4.5 trillion mark. He expressed confidence that India will soon move towards becoming a 5 trillion dollar economy. Referring to the digital economy, the Chief Minister said that India is today a global leader in the field of digital payments. The annual digital transaction figure in the country has reached Rs 314 lakh crore. He said that Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is being adopted in about 30 countries, which is a proof of India’s technical and financial capability.

sign of economic strength
According to Fadnavis, strong foreign exchange reserves, fast economic growth rate, growing digital payment network and increasing economic share at the global level indicate that India’s economy is continuously strengthening. He said that there may be talk of recession in the world, but India has maintained the pace of development amidst every challenge and the country’s economic performance is expected to yield positive results in the coming years.

FIRST ON FOX: Federal immigration agents arrested several convicted killers, a rapist and multiple drug traffickers in a single day Thursday, underscoring the Trump administration’s push to target what Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials call the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal immigrants living in the U.S.

“Yesterday, [Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] arrested multiple murderers, rapists, and drug traffickers from our communities,” Homeland Security Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital.

“Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S.,” she said. “Every day, our officers are putting their lives on the line to remove criminals from our communities.”

According to DHS, Thursday’s arrests include:

DHS ARRESTS 5 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OF VIOLENT CRIMES INCLUDING MANSLAUGHTER, CHILD ASSAULT

Roque Cinto-Mejia

Roque Cinto-Mejia, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, is convicted of manslaughter in Brooklyn, New York.

Alejandro De Jesus-De La Cruz

Alejandro De Jesus-De La Cruz, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, is convicted of voluntary manslaughter in San Bernardino, California.

Francisco Antonio Morales-Acencio

Francisco Antonio Morales-Acencio, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, is convicted of rape, assault and battery of a family member in Fairfax, Virginia.

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Heriberto Mendoza-Pineda

Heriberto Mendoza-Pineda, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, is convicted of trafficking methamphetamine in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

Manuel Soto

Manuel Soto, an illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic, was twice convicted of drug possession and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in Boston, Massachusetts.

We made it. Middle Friday of June. After today, we only have two more left until we’re in July. You blink, and we’ll be in football season before you know it.

And I mean football. Not whatever game is currently being played in the US of A right now.

Relax. It’s a joke. I’m a company man, which means for the next month, I love soccer! If FOX loves it, I love it. I hope the ratings are great, because that would go a long way in AI not replacing me … at least for a while.

So, cheers to the FIFA World Cup! USA plays tonight. It’s a great day to win a ballgame, as my old little league coach used to say.

Welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where NASCAR mom Natalie Decker revs engines again for the first time since her Hall of Fame radio tirade last month.

What else? I’ve got the best of the rest from a big week of #content, some reader mail that I’d like to address, more rib talk, and AJ McCarron gives us all a pep talk heading into the weekend.

Sound good? Good!

Grab you a peanut butter cookie for National Peanut Butter Cookie Day, and settle in for a Friday ‘Cap!

Six weeks into the merger and …

First of all, a warm, soft peanut butter cookie (preferably from Publix) is elite. Not the best, but it’s on the Mount Rushmore.

Now that that’s out of the way … we’re gonna switch things up a bit and start class with some mail.

BUBBA WALLACE ‘SEEING RED’ AFTER BEING WRECKED, FEMALE DRIVER RAGE-QUITS AND CRIES & NASCAR MISSED THE MARK

From Sherri U:

Dude, 

Help us middle agers and seniors out a little bit. Your story today was effectively a stream of consciousness rant with a bunch of screenshots.  I was interested in the DCC that was fired, but no clue what’s up based on what you wrote and a bunch of screenshots.

Check out some of the comments. See posts at top and bottom of this screenshot, which was within first hundred posts.

You’re posting on Fox, not X, Instagram, Reddit etc. Please upgrade your writing style for your Fox readership. 

Some of us choose to stay away from X, Instagram and the like, so posting a bunch of screenshots with links to additional story info on social media apps is useless.

Thanks, Sherri!

So, OutKick and Fox effectively became one unit about six weeks ago. It’s been a bit bumpy, as these things usually are. While we’ve always been under one roof, the two sites are … different. That’s just the honest truth.

OutKick is a little more loosey-goosey. A little (lot) more opinionated. This column, in particular, has been a culture shock to a lot of folks who haven’t been here for the past three years.

Nightcaps is a daily column we started back in 2023. In a nutshell, it’s a daily rundown of the most viral moments you may have missed while at work. If you’re getting on the subway, or the bus, or reading at red lights in your car on the way home, it’s a way for you to catch up on the newsy things from the day you missed.

It’s a bunch of quick-hitters, mainly from social media. It’s fast, it’s fun, it’s interactive. I use a lot of embeds from Twitter and Instagram. I realize they don’t work for some folks. I realize some folks may not be visual learners like I am. I realize some folks don’t have access to them for whatever reason.

Going forward, now that we have a new audience, I’m going to do my best to work around this. I’ll try to explain what I’m showing you via Twitter or Instagram a little better. It won’t be perfect, and it’ll almost certainly be ever-changing, but we are trying to workshop some things to make the transition a little smoother.

SMOKIN’ CHARLEY HULL GETS OFF TO A FAST START AT U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN BEFORE FADING, STEPHEN A WEIGHT LOSS & MEAT

There’s no real point to this explanation beyond me just being open and honest with everyone — including the longtime readers and the newcomers. I’m nothing if not open and honest. It’s sort of the point of this class.

OK, we’re nearly 700 words in and it’s a summer Friday. Let’s get this show on the road so we can all mail it in and get the weekend going.

NASCAR’s Natalie Decker is BACK behind the wheel this weekend at Pocono for the first time since her radio meltdown in last month’s truck race at Dover.

And while that was certainly embarrassing, we are still big Natalie Decker fans around here:

What a week of #content!

Welcome back, Natalie!

For those who can’t see those embeds, or have no idea how to open them, some background …

That, of course, isn’t the whole story. Not even close. The in-car rant that followed was jarring to hear.

“You guys, I’m trying to hold my s— together, but I don’t want to keep doing this,” she said after being told to come down pit road for a pass-through penalty. “There’s just so many s—– things that I could say right now, and I’m just trying to keep it together, about the f—ing director of the series.

“I feel like a f—ing failure … There’s so many things I want to say and I’m probably going to get f—ing suspended, you have no idea.”

Seems like a little time away has Natalie refreshed and ready to give the whole racing thing another go. Like any good American, I will be monitoring the situation this weekend at Pocono.

OK, let’s get to the best internet #content from a big week. We’ll start off with more Natalie, because it’s a Friday after all:

Ribs, liners & AJ takes us home!

Great week. For early June, you guys nailed it. Some consider this the down part of the year. Hogwash! And hey! The College World Series starts this weekend.

Give me that over FIFA any day of the week!

OK, let’s rapid-fire this weird Friday class into a big Friday night. First up? Anyone see this Royals pitcher take one off the dome earlier this week?

Terrifying:

Goodness gracious. We see this happen about 2-3 times a season, and it’s a hold-your-breath moment every time. I’ve NEVER seen a welt pop up that quickly. That has to be some sort of record.

Brandon Nimmo and Lugo were teammates with the Mets for years, by the way, which explains the immediate concern. He damn near ran over to him without even calling time. Lordy.

You’ll be shocked to know that Lugo will be going through concussion protocol before his next start. Probably wise.

Next? A few more emails on this week’s raging rib debate that I accidentally started when I told you I didn’t pull the membrane off my rack (hey now!) earlier this week.

From Carole C:

NO…clock ticking or not…the silver skin HAS GOT TO GO….period! Sorry, you lose that one.

And, from Dom Z. in Scottsdale:

It’s a sham. Leave the skin ON.

I used to pull them, but I spent a good four years in KC, went to a lot of different BBQ Joints, and learned something. There is an old BBQ Joint called the Woodyard. I was watching and talking to their old Pitmaster put his ribs on. Their pit was literally right out front. Handmade brick one they built when they decided to BBQ their own meat and open a restaurant. He was not pulling the skins. So I asked, “What’s up?” He just smiled at me and said, “Now why would I ever do that?”

Thanks, you two! Obviously, I agree with … Dom Z!

To be fair, I’ve done it both ways. I understand both sides of the argument. I will say this, and I omitted this from the column earlier this week …

When I bought the ribs, I asked the butcher if the membrane was still on. He told me yes, he never pulls the membrane from St. Louis ribs because it’s too hard and doesn’t make a difference.

Take that for whatever it’s worth.

OK, that’s it for today. Good class, good week. Here’s former Alabama QB AJ McCarron absolutely ripping his UFL team to SHREDS to get you fired up for a big weekend.

See you Monday.

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OutKick Nightcaps is a daily column set to run Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. (roughly, we’re not robots).

Ever taken 107 off the face? Email me at Zach.Dean@OutKick.com.

The Small Business Administration (SBA), in collaboration with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), is removing nearly two dozen foreign products from its official catalog that supplies government agencies, citing fears that some of them may be misrepresenting their sourcing.

Kelly Loeffler, SBA administrator, raised concerns that China-based companies were falsely marketing their products as “made in America” on the Advantage! platform — a listing service the government uses to connect vendors with agencies.

“As part of our commitment to rebuilding American industry and supply chains, the Trump SBA believes that every taxpayer dollar spent by the federal government should go to support American businesses, workers and products,” Loeffler said.

SBA’s crackdown furthers efforts by the Trump administration to double down on American manufacturing and aims to reduce the risk associated with purchasing or implementing compromised China-sourced goods.

REPUBLICANS LOOK TO STOP CHINA’S ‘BACKDOOR’ TARIFF DODGING SCHEME

The concerns first arose at the White House Small Business Summit where a New York-based small business, Sherrill Manufacturing, communicated suspicions to SBA that China-based companies were only partially assembling or finishing their products in the U.S.

Sherrill, according to the SBA, is the only manufacturer of stainless steel flatware that is 100% made in America.

“When foreign companies were caught falsely claiming ‘Made in America’ status in the federal procurement system, President Trump directed the SBA and GSA to take aggressive action,” Loeffler said.

Even in his first term, Trump used executive orders to maximize the use of domestically sourced raw materials such as iron, aluminum and cement. He issued a similar executive order earlier this year.

INTEL RIVAL SKYWATER PITCHES ITSELF AS ALL-AMERICAN FIRM AS TRUMP MULLS MORE EQUITY DEALS

But sourcing protections for federal materials didn’t start with him.

For security reasons, the Berry Amendment, implemented in 1941, requires the Department of War to purchase only American-sourced steel.

Similarly, the Buy American Act (BAA), a Great Depression-era law that passed in 1933, requires federal agencies to prioritize American-made goods over certain value thresholds.

Loeffler explained that companies like Sherrill Manufacturing can be put unknowingly at risk of violating those requirements if vendors aren’t honest about their sourcing.

“The Trump Administration is sending a clear message that we will not tolerate foreign impostors that hijack Made in America labels, or those that undercut honest, generational, American small businesses like Sherrill Manufacturing,” Loeffler said.

The company’s CEO, Matthew Roberts, praised the SBA’s work and thanked the Trump administration.

“The factory where Sherrill Manufacturing and Liberty Tabletop produce their flatware has a manufacturing history dating back to supplying America’s armed forces during World War I,” Roberts said.

18 BRANDS STILL MAKING COOKWARE AND KITCHEN TOOLS IN THE U.S. — FROM SKILLETS TO SPATULAS

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“We deeply appreciate President Trump, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler, and GSA Administrator Ed Forst, along with their offices, for their continued efforts to keep American manufacturing alive and restore pride in products made in the USA,” he added.

SBA did not list which specific vendors have been removed from the Advantage! platform.