Friday, January 27, 2017

Mexican president cancels Trump summit

Mexican president cancels Trump summit

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
The President's address to the Nation on the eve of 68th Republic day, Padma Award annoucement, controversial remarks by politicians Sharad Yadav and Vinay Katiyar, and India and the UAE inking 14 agreements are some of the main stories this morning.
"Padma for Murli Manohar Joshi and Sharad Pawar" headlines the Asian Age. On gallantry list, Army man who carried out LOC strike" writes The Indian Express.
Hindustan Times writes, senior BJP leader Vinay Katiyar sparked a storm of critcism on Wednesday when he said he had "more beautiful" campaign than Priyanka Gandhi Vadra while The DNA writes "Sexism: Will politicos mind their language?"
India and the UAE yesterday signed 14 pacts in key areas like defence security, trade and energy apart from a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement and Prime Minister Narendra Modi declaring that cooperation stands poised for a major take off." India UAE become strategic partners, call for end to terror" headlines The Statesman.
"Trump preparing to set up Fortress USA?" questions The Statesman. The paper writes Donald Trump is facing a preemptive backlash over his reported plans for a ban on people from seven muslim-majority countries entering the USA.
Tamil Nadu's Jallikattu law faces challenge in Supreme Court- headlines The Hindu. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea by the Animal Welfare Board of India, Compassion Unlimited Plus Action and animal rights activists to stay the Bill passed recently by the State Assembly.
The Times of India reports, 'resurrecting the Bofors ghost, a recently declassified CIA report said Sweden stopped investigations into alleged bribery in the Howitzwer deal in 1998 to spare former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi from embarassment.'
And finally, The Times of India writes that pre-historic otters may have been of the size of a modern wolf, say scientists who have discovered a 6.24 million year old fossil of one of the largest otter species known to science.

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