DNA Evening Reads: Chinese troops destroy Indian bunkers; Theresa May cuts deal for minority govt; and more

Chinese troops enter Sikkim sector, jostle troops, destroy two bunkers

Chinese troops entered India in the Sikkim sector and jostled with Indian army personnel guarding the Sino-India frontier, besides destroying two bunkers. Read more here

HRD Ministry appoints ISRO's K Kasturirangan to chair New Education Policy

The HRD ministry has appointed a new nine-member panel, headed by space scientist Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, to work on a New Education Policy (NEP), sources said. Read more here

Government to defer TDS, TCS under GST to ensure smooth rollout

With just 4-days left for GST rollout, the government has deferred implementation of TDS and TCS provisions as well as exempted from registration small businesses selling on ecommerce platform. Read more here

UK PM Theresa May strikes 1 billion pound deal to get Northern Irish DUP support for her minority government

British Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal on Monday to prop up her minority government by agreeing to 1 billion pounds($1.3 billion) in extra funding for Northern Ireland in return for the support of the province's biggest Protestant party. Read more here

China: Jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo granted parole after being diagnosed with cancer

China's jailed Nobel peace prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has been granted medical parole after being diagnosed with terminal liver cancer last month, his lawyer said on Monday. Read more here