Thursday, August 10, 2017

North Korea Details Plan To Fire Missiles Over Japan, Near Guam

North Korea Details Plan To Fire Missiles Over Japan, Near Guam

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES:
Most newspapers have prominently covered the special discussion in the Lok Sabha on the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement.
"We need unity like Quit India days: PM", is The Pioneer headline. The paper adds that the PM gave a clarion call for removing poverty, corruption, illiteracy and inequality from India by 2022. The Tribune headline on the same story reads - "Divide rules '75 years of Quit India' debate". The paper writes that the PM did not mention Jawaharlal Nehru even once, while Sonia Gandhi took a jibe at BJP by saying that some organisations opposed the Quit India movement.
Hindustan Times says, "Haryana BJP chief's son held for stalking". The paper adds that 5 days after the stalking incident, the attempt to kidnapping charge was slapped against the two accused.
Photographs depicting the sea of humanity that came out in the Maratha silent protest march in Mumbai finds place on many front pages. "Maratha show of strength in Mumbai" is the caption of one such photograph in DNA.
"China steps up troop presence at Doklam" is the Indian Express lead story. The paper reports that Chinese soldiers have pitched 80 tents in the area, while Indian Army has advanced its schedule for the training exercise in Sikkim.
The Times of India reports that the outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari has said that there was a 'sense of unease among Muslims' as a result of growing intolerance in the country.
Business Standard raises a red flag about slow tax collection from corporate entities under the headline "Corporate Tax growth feels GST heat". The paper writes that corporate tax collection grew 7.2% in the April to July period in 2017, against 11.7% in the same period last year.
"Aadhaar may become the gatekeeper to D Street soon" headlines The Economic Times. The paper reports that the government and SEBI are planning to make Aadhaar mandatory for buying shares and mutual funds, in order to curb malpractices.
And finally, Financial Express reports that work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project will commence soon. 

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