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A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.
On a day Jammu & Kashmir was officially bifurcated into two union territories, the EU urged and India and Pakistan to resume dialogue and work towards a peaceful solution.
Johnson was required by law to send the delay request after MPs refused to back his Brexit deal. Instead, he sent another note saying he does not want to postpone the move.
Thousands of protesters in Czech Republic demand PM Andrej Babis resignation over alleged fraud and Ethiopia’s Army chief of staff killed in an attempted coup.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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