Daily Newsletter | Tuesday, January 09, 2018
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| China backs off on eastern front ‘very maturely’ |
| China has agreed to stop road-construction activity across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Bishing in Tuting area of Arunachal Pradesh, with Indian troops returning the two earth excavators and other equipment seized from Chinese workers in the region last month. |
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| SC to review ruling which criminalised gay sex |
| The Supreme Court on Monday opened a door of hope for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community by setting the stage for reconsideration of its much-criticised December 2013 verdict upholding criminalisation of consensual gay sex. |
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| 1st Test: South Africa beat India by 72 runs, take 1-0 lead |
| India were bundled out for 135 with Vernon Philander returning career-best figures of 6/42, as the visitors hurtled to a 72-run defeat against South Africa on Day 4 of the first Test in Cape Town. On a manic Monday, 18 wickets fell in just over two sessions with South Africa taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. |
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| Losing wickets in a heap cost us the game: Virat Kohli |
| India captain Virat Kohli blamed losing wickets in a heap as one of the biggest reasons for their 72-run defeat against South Africa in the first Test match. Kohli felt India needed a batsman to score a 70 or 80 in the second innings. |
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| Loan defaulters: Firms may need bank nod for exec pay |
| Tightening the noose around loan defaulters, the amended Companies Act has made it mandatory for companies that have not cleared their dues to banks to seek approval from lenders in case managerial remuneration exceeds 11% of its net profit. |
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| Govt to go ahead with Air India strategic divestment |
| The Union Cabinet gave an in-principle approval for strategic disinvestment in Air India in June last year and a panel of ministers headed by FM Arun Jaitley is now devising the strategy for executing the sale. |
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| Confirmed! ‘Padmavat’ to release on Jan 25 |
| The fate of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavat’ (originally titled as ‘Padmavati’), has now been sealed. Bringing a final close to the unending wait for its release, the film has now been reportedly scheduled to release on January 25, 2018. |
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