QBullet: Flood Toll Rises; India Tells China J&K an Internal Issue
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1. Flood Toll Rises to 227, IMD Warns of More Heavy Rains
The southwest monsoon’s trail of destruction continued to claim lives across states including West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, with at least 227 reported dead in floods, lightning, and landslides around the country.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
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2. China Brings Up Kashmir, India Says Internal Matter
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar emphasised to China on Monday, 12 August, India's decision to revoke Article 370 was an internal matter and did not impact border negotiations with either China or Pakistan.
In his first official talks with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, Jaishankar also cautioned him that the "future of India-China relatIonship will depend on mutual sensitivity to each other's core concerns ... Properly managing differences is therefore vital." In a sign of how seriously India takes this approach, Jaishankar repeated these lines in his address at the China-India Media Forum today
(Source: The Times of India)
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4. RIL to Become Zero Net-Debt Company Within 18 Months: Mukesh Ambani Mukesh Ambani.
Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani has said that the corporate giant will become a “zero net-debt company” within the next 18 months. The statement comes as the billionaire chairman takes steps to deleverage the diversified conglomerate by striking partnerships with foreign investors in flagship refining and petrochemicals businesses, while looking to unlock value in retail and telecom arm.
(Source: The Times of India)
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5. Pakistan Goes to UNSC, Its Chief Poland Puts It Bluntly: Find Bilateral Solution to J&K
As China raised the move to scrap the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcate the state into two Union Territories with India and days after Pakistan approached the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over J&K, Poland — which currently holds the UNSC presidency — has made it clear that Delhi and Islamabad should find a solution “bilaterally”. (Photo: Debayan Dutta/ The Quint)
This is the first time that Poland has spoken out on the heightened diplomatic tension between India and Pakistan.
(Source: The Indian Express)
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6. Sombre Eid in Kashmir as Curbs Fuel Discontent
Exactly a week after the Indian government stripped Jammu & Kashmir of special status, the restive region marked a muted Eid al-Adha on Monday, with an unprecedented lockdown keeping a lid on tensions in the Valley.
Residents in the capital city of Srinagar filed into neighbourhood mosques by 7.30am to celebrate Kashmir’s biggest festival as security personnel kept watch at major thoroughfares and communication lines remained suspended for an eighth straight day.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
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7. Narendra Modi Walks in the Wild with Bear Grylls, Talks About Conserving Nature
In Discovery channel’s, ‘Man Vs Wild with Bear Grylls and Prime Minister Modi’, broadcast on Monday night, he braved the rain and cold in the jungles of Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.
Walking through the wild and taking a ride on a cold river in a makeshift boat were some of the things that Prime Minister Narendra Modi experienced as he teamed up with survivalist Bear Grylls to promote causes close to his heart - conservation of nature and cleanliness.
(Source: The Hindu)
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8. Tribals Made to Drink Urine in Custody, Four MP Policemen Suspended
Four police personnel, including the in-charge of the Nanpur police station in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh have been suspended and a departmental inquiry initiated against them over allegations that they assaulted five young tribal men in custody and made them drink urine when they asked for water.(Source: The Indian Express)