Daily Newsletter | Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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| ‘Destroying radical Islamic terror top goal’ |
| PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump both said on Tuesday “destroying radical Islamic terrorism together” and “ending terror safe havens” is one of the main goals of their countries’ strategic partnership. Both leaders made individual statements to the media and discussed “shared goals”. |
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| MetroWater to cut daily water supply as Chennai’s reservoirs dry up |
| As city’s four water reservoirs are to go officially dry in a few days, Chennai MetroWater will cut its daily supply further. Residents were getting 500 million litre a day (MLD) until two weeks ago. In the coming weeks, MetroWater will supply 420-470 MLD depending on availability. |
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| This will be my final season, says Usain Bolt |
| Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt insists this “emotional” season will indeed be his last, bringing the curtain down on a glittering career which galvanised track and field at a time of doping and corruption scandals. |
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| Walmart to benefit from GST, says company’s India CEO |
| “For instance, in the medium to long term when it becomes one national unified market, you don’t need warehouse in every single state. That’s a big benefit in terms of economies of scale, how one can drive economies of scale,” Krish Iyer, president and CEO of Walmart India, told PTI in an interview. |
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| Coal on the rise in China, US and India after major drop in 2016 |
| Mining data reviewed by The Associated Press show that production through May is up by at least 121 million tons, or 6 per cent, for the three countries compared to the same period last year. The change is most dramatic in the US, where coal mining rose 19 per cent in the first 5 months of the year |
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| Lupin founder and Chairman Desh Bandhu Gupta passes away |
| Born in Rajgarh, Rajasthan, Gupta was also a nationalist, who believed in the concept of holistic development. He also set up Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation (LHWRF) in 1988 to eradicate poverty by encouraging sustainable development at the grass root level in rural India. |
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