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India rules out joining BRI; PM says united approach needed to secure region
Qingdao (China): In a clear message of India's continued opposition to China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said mega connectivity projects must respect sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries, asserting that New Delhi would support initiatives which ensure inclusivity. By Manash Pratim Bhuyan
DEL22 CG-SHAH-RESERVATION

SC/ST Act, reservation to stay till BJP is in power: Shah
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Will not sacrifice interests of state leaders for sake of alliances: Cong

New Delhi: As parties put their heads together to cobble out an anti BJP alliance for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress has struck a note of caution and said it will not ignore the interests of its state leaders for the sake of regional tie-ups. By Sanjeev Chopra
BOM 10 MH-RAUT-PRANAB-RSS:
RSS may project Mukherjee as PM nominee in 2019: Sena leader
MDS9 KL-RAIN
Nine killed in Kerala in rain-related incidents
NATION:
CAL6 BH-RJD-RIFT
Tej Pratap Yadav tweet signals rift with brother
DES40 JK-JITENDRA
No decision to be taken which may undermine morale of security forces in J-K: MoS

LEGAL:
LGM1 TN-HC-KARTHI
Karthi Chidambaram gets anticipatory bail in Black Money case
BUSINESS:
DCM21 BIZ-GST REFUND TOURISTS
GST refund to foreign tourists at airports on the cards
New Delhi:
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India saved Rs-5,000 cr forex post new steel policy: Secy
New Delhi:
The roll out of new steel policy saved forex of Rs 5,000 crore since last year while around 24 million tonnes of crude steel capacity was added during past four years, Steel Secretary Aruna Sharma said. By Abhishek Sonkar
DCM45 BIZ-PNB-NPA
PNB expects Rs 8,000 cr recovery from NPAs this month
FOREIGN:
FGN40 TRUMP-SINGAPORE-LD SUMMIT
Trump, Kim arrive in Singapore ahead of high-stakes summit

Singapore:
FGN50 LANKA-CHINA-HAMBANTOTA
China withholds Hambantota Port deal's final tranche of USD 585 mn to Lanka over dispute
Colombo:
SPD9 SPO-IOA-MINISTRY
IOA seeks meeting with Ministry on Sports Code, warns of another suspension by IOC
SPF20 SPO-ATH-JR
India bag four medals, including two gold, to finish third at Asian Junior Athletics