FRONT PAGE 10 public sector banks to be merged GDP growth down to 6-year low in Q1 West Bengal passes Bill to prevent, punish mob lynching NATIONAL India, Pak. to join SAARC event in U.S. Dialogue must despite differences, says PM H.P. passes Bill against conversion by marriage Shia Waqf Board begins submissions INTERNATIONAL U.S. launches command for space warfare OPINION Hope and hurt in Ladakh Spelling out the government’s RBI windfall Liberalism runs into national populism Big bank theory With or without BUSSINESS ‘Merger process expected to complete by March 2020’ ‘Reform measures for banks already kickstarted’ India Inc. hails decision on bank mergers