Monday, July 31, 2017

After American Sanctions, Vladimir Putin Orders 755 US Diplomats To Leave Russia

After American Sanctions, Vladimir Putin Orders 755 US Diplomats To Leave Russia

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inducting 27 ministers into his cabinet is one of the major stories covered by newspapers on their front pages this morning. "BJP gets big role in Nitish's new team" leads Hindustan Times adding "party gets its highest ever representation in Bihar". "Nitish welcomes 27 new ministers into his fold"says DNA.
Writing on the opposition parties being hit by desertions with three Uttar Pradesh MLC's, two from SP and one from BSP quitting their respective parties The Pioneer writes "Opposition men hitch wagon to BJP star". The paper also writes that Gujarat Congress is struggling to keep flock together.
In related story Hindustan Times informs that "Election Commission seeks report on Gujarat defections". "Congress Gujarat exodus has not ended. Two more MLA's likely to quit" notes The Asian Age.
"Abbasi interim Prime Minister till Shahbaz election" writes The Tribune. "Nawaz brother Shahbaz must become MP before he can be Prime Minister" observes The Pioneer. "Sharif picks brother Shahbaz as successor" says The Hindu.
The Indian Express quoting Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on the arrest of separatists writes "You cannot kill an idea, you cannot jail an idea". The paper also writes that she said she won't allow cross-LoC-trade to be stopped and wanted more roads to be opened.
The Hindu in a special lead report on its front page writes "National Investigation Agency (NIA) unearths new Kashmir terror funding channels. Haj pilgrimage, LoC trade, and financial links between separatists and professionals stone-throwers under probe".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's book for youth is slated to be one of the largest published non-academic books in India with an initial print order estimated to be more than a million. This is much more than the highest initial print run in India of some of the best selling fiction writers reports DNA.
And finally, getting high on letters at 14,567 feet! Well, The Hindu reports that Hikkim, a tiny village on the India-Tibet border in the Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh is reviving the joy of snail mail. The village has the world's highest post office and is on every tourist's bucket list.

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