Daily Newsletter | Sunday, October 01, 2017
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| After Doklam stand-off, China seeks a friend in India |
| After the Doklam stand-off ended and PM Narendra Modi and ChinaPresident Xi Jinping held a meeting, toasted as a success by both sides, there seems to be a conscious attempt by Beijing to build a favourable public opinion in India, suggesting the two nations can start a new chapter. |
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| Mumbai bridge widening didn’t need any clearance |
| There was no reason why a small project costing just about Rs 12 crore sanctioned in the 2016-17 budget could not be implemented in 18 months, that too when Suresh Prabhu as railway minister had delegated the powers to general managers to take up such projects. |
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| Shami & I must take more responsibility: Yadav |
| India speedster Umesh Yadav on Saturday admitted that being a senior bowler he needs to perform better in the death overs if he has to consistently feature in the playing XI in the limited overs cricket. |
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| Fellaini strikes twice as United crush Palace 4-0 |
| Manchester United provisionally went top of the Premier League after Marouane Fellaini scored two goals either side of Juan Mata’s opener and Romelu Lukaku’s record-equalling strike in a 4-0 rout of Crystal Palace on Saturday. |
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| Uber’s Kalanick names 2 new directors to company board |
| Former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns and former Merrill Lynch and CIT Group CEO John Thain were named as directors in a Friday statement attributed to Kalanick, rather than Uber Technologies. Kalanick said the board needs a full complement of directors to consider major potential changes to the board as well as voting rights within Uber. |
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| China factory activity rises to 5-year high |
| The official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released on Saturday rose to 52.4 in September, from 51.7 in August. It marked the 14th straight month of expansion for China’s massive manufacturing industry and the highest reading since April 2012, when it was 53.3. |
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