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DEL2 PM-LD KARGIL PM pays tributes to soldiers on 20th anniversary of Kargil war

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to soldiers who fought in the 1999 Kargil war, as the nation observed 20th anniversary of the conflict.

MDS5 KA-YEDDYURAPPA-SWEARINGIN Yeddyurappa to take oath as K'taka CM at 6 p.m

Bengaluru: State BJP President B S Yeddyurappa Friday said he will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka by Governor Vajubhai Vala at 6 p.m.

DEL8 CHINA-INDIA-SATELLITE DATA China provided India satellite data on flood-hit regions for relief efforts, says envoy

New Delhi: China has provided India satellite data on the country's flood-hit regions to assist in New Delhi's flood relief efforts, the Chinese ambassador here said on Friday.

DEL5 PRIYANKA-JOBS BJP government's silence on job losses dangerous: Priyanka

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday cited a media report to claim that jobs of 10 lakh people in the automobile sector were in danger and asserted that the BJP government's silence on job losses was "most dangerous".

DEL6 KARGIL-KOVIND-WEATHER Kargil Vijay Diwas: President's Drass visit cancelled due to bad weather

Srinagar: Bad weather on Friday prevented President Ram Nath Kovind from visiting the Drass war memorial and he instead arrived here to pay tributes to war matryrs on the 20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, officials said here.

DES2 UKD-COW-RAWAT Cow only animal that exhales oxygen: Rawat

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has kicked up a row by claiming that cow is the only animal which inhales and exhales oxygen, and has asserted breathing problems can be cured by massaging it.

LEGAL

LGD2 DL-HC-VANDE MATARAM

HC dismisses plea seeking to declare 'Vande Mataram' national anthem or national song New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to declare "Vande Mataram" the national anthem, on par with "Jana Gana Mana", or the national song

FOREIGN

FGN1 US-INDIA US has very good, growing relationship with India: White House

Washington: The United States has a very good and growing relationship with India, the White House said on Thursday. By Lalit K Jha

FGN5 NKOREA-LD MISSILES North Korea says missile launches were 'solemn warning' to South

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the launch of "a new type of tactical guided weapon" as a "solemn warning" to the South, state media said Friday, a day after the North fired two missiles into the sea. (AFP)

FGN3 US-PAKISTAN Post Imran Khan visit, US says time to build upon those commitments

Washington: In the wake of Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to the US, wherein he met President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the United States on Thursday said it was time to build on those commitments. By Lalit K Jha

FGN7 US-SHERIN-FATHER Indian-American adoptive father of Sherin Mathews begins life sentence

Houston: The Indian-American foster father of 3-year-old Sherin Mathews, sentenced to life in prison for the death of the toddler who was found dead in a culvert in 2017, has begun serving the jail term in Dallas. By Seema Hakhu Kachru

BUSINESS

DEL4 BIZ-RUPEE-OPEN Rupee slips 10 paise to 69.14 vs USD in early trade

Mumbai: The rupee opened on a cautious note and fell 10 paise to 69.14 against the US dollar in early trade Friday amid rising crude oil prices and foreign fund outflows.

DEL3 BIZ-STOCKS-OPEN Sensex, Nifty start on a cautious note

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty opened on a cautious note on Friday tracking weak global cues, amid sustained foreign fund outflow.

SPORTS SPF14 SPO-BAD-IND

Sai Praneeth advances to Japan Open semifinals with easy win Tokyo: Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth continued with his good form as he advanced to the semifinals of the Japan Open badminton tournament after an easy win over Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto here on Friday.

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