New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- From India's strong GDP growth leaving everyone puzzled amid a 'C' rating over data quality, the revamp in goods and services tax (GST) leading to a moderation in collections, rising hopes for Indians looking to migrate to the US due to a new bill seeking to increase the H-1B quota, and slowing industrial production in October-here's this week's news in numbers.

India's 8.2% GDP growth in the July-September quarter surprised everyone as expectations ranged from 7% to 7.7%. However, coming against the backdrop of a 'C' rating given by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the data quality of the national accounts, the figure led to further confusion.

Experts have always raised questions about some of the issues i...