Daily Newsletter | Tuesday, July 04, 2017
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| Amid border stand-off, Chinese ships on prowl in Indian Ocean |
| Far away from the virtually eyeball-to-eyeball India-China confrontation on the land border, which many believe will eventually ease with “some sort of mutual troop pull-back from the forward positions”, India and China are also currently engaged in shadow-boxing on the high seas in the IOR. |
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| Israel readies red carpet for PM Modi’s visit |
| For a major part of Modi’s Israel visit, Netanyahu will accompany him, in a departure from normal practices. Modi will stay at the King David Hotel, the same hotel where US President Donald Trump stayed. Preparation is on to surprise Modi with an array of vegetarian dishes along with tea |
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| Hit India before, can do it again: Hizb chief |
| Within a week of being designated ‘global terrorist’ by the United States, Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin appeared for a TV interview on Monday in which he claimed terror attacks on India in the past, and also warned that his outfit could strike Indian targets anywhere, any time. |
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| 4 booked for building shopping complex near ‘protected’ Sikri fort |
| In a blatant disregard for rules, a shopping complex comprising eight shops is being constructed the within the prohibited 100-meter radius of Unesco World Heritage site Fatehpur Sikri. The police have registered an FIR against four people following a complaint lodged by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in this regard. |
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| Lenovo smartphones get a price cut in India |
| Domestic e-commerce giant Flipkart is organising a special payday sale for Lenovo smartphones. As part of the promotion, the company is offering discount on multiple Lenovo smartphones. |
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| Ravi Shastri formally applies for India head coach job |
| Ravi Shastri has become the frontrunner for the India head coach job after he formally submitted his application to the BCCI. A senior BCCI official confirmed to PTI that Shastri has submitted his application ahead of the July 9 deadline. |
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| Ruthless Rafael Nadal reaches 850-win milestone |
| Two-time Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal is just the seventh player to reach the 850-win mark, joining Roger Federer, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi and Guillermo Villas. With 217 Grand Slam match victories, Nadal is now in sixth place on the all-time list at the majors. |
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| Daddy Murray eases through to Wimbledon second round |
| Defending champion Andy Murray celebrated the news that he’s about to become a father again by reaching the Wimbledon second round Monday as fellow two-time winner Rafael Nadal aimed to clinch the 850th win of his career. |
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| Hero MotoCorp, Honda, TVS Motor post sales growth in June |
| The country’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp reported 14 per cent increase in sales at 6,24,185 units last month as against 5,49,533 units in June 2016. Hero MotoCorp said its sales were driven by strong demand for its motorcycles and scooters. |
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