Daily Newsletter | Sunday, August 06, 2017
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| Border standoff: India wary as China takes up Doklam issue with Nepal |
| Chinese deputy chief of mission discussed the Doklam issue with his newly-appointed Nepal counterpart in a “courtesy meeting” and explained Beijing’s position. India has so far not made it public whether or not it has briefed foreign missions about its position on the issue. |
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| Chinese daily talks of military ops in Doklam |
| A Chinese academic has said China is planning a “small scale military operation” to expel Indian troops from the Doklam area “within two weeks”. The acamedic, Hu Zhiyong, did not cite any source for the information. |
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| GST relief for textiles, Fifa youth World Cup |
| In order to bring relief to the farming sector, the rate for agriculture services linked to post-harvest and storage has been reduced to 12% from 18%. The Fifa youth World Cup, being held in India, has been exempted from GST, finance minister Arun Jaitley said. |
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| Vijender Singh wins WBO Asia Pacific, Oriental titles |
| The legend of Vijender Singh continued to grow as the Indian boxing star outslugged his Chinese opponent Zulpikar Maimaitiali in a close bout to retain the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title here on Saturday. |
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| ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ box-office collection Day 1 |
| ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles, released worldwide on Friday. The Imtiaz Ali directorial has amassed an approximate collection of Rs 16.5 crore on its first day at the domestic box-office, according to a report on BoxofficeIndia.com. |
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