The Biggest Stories of January 5, 2018

A parliamentary committee on airlines in India said airlines treat passengers like herds and that prices are raised arbitrarily; Dalit leader and MLA Jignesh Mevani asks why the prime minister is silent on Dalit violence while the BJP asked for a probe on the charges against Mevani; 2018's GDP growth is estimated at 6.5% which is a 4 year low with both manufacturing and agriculture down while the government said that growth is still picking up; The Triple Talaq bill is stalled in the Rajya Sabha while questions remain as to whether it will be passed during the Budget session on the 29th of January; NDTV's insight story on the citizenship drive in Assam from two villages asks who really is a foreigner in Assam.