Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Despite the attack, Manmohan Singh, Sharif talks on track, both sides are finalizing dates

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES

Most newspapers, this morning, have front page photographs of the homage being paid to the 5 Indian soldiers, who were killed in a Pak ambush, while patrolling on the Line-of-Control. In a related story, the Times of India writes that despite the attack, Manmohan Singh, Sharif talks on track, both sides are finalizing dates.

The other major story covered by all newspapers is the appointment of Raghuram Rajan as the Reserve bank Of India Governor.

In financial news, the Rupee hitting a new low, makes front page headline in most news papers. 'Sensex tumbles, as the rupee rumbles', is the Hindustan Times headline. 'Weak rupee makes stocks lose strength', writes the Business Standard. 'India slips out of the trillion dollar club', says the Asian Age, adding that India has slipped out of the elite global league of stock markets with a trillion dollar valuation, with the rupee touching an all-time low of 61.80 to the US dollar.

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos will buy the Washington post newspaper for 250 million dollars, after 80 years of ownership by the Graham family, writes the Business Standard, Hindustan Times, Hindu and most other papers this morning.

The Indian Express writes that the BJP has reiterated its stand that it has not made any deal with the UPA government, on the Insurance Bill.

The Times of India and Hindu report that the UP government has arrested a dalit writer in Rampur for a facebook post, criticizing the administration for suspending the young IAS officer, Durga Shakti Nagpal.

And finally, the American dream of a fifteen year old Kashmiri girl, who wanted to study in the United States, has finally come true, with the authorities giving her a passport.

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