Top stories this morning.
1. Mulayam & Shivpal meet but fail to resolve crisis; Akhilesh sticks to his guns
Amidst the ongoing turmoil in the Samajwadi Party (SP), Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday hit out at party veteran and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh (without naming him), saying "outsiders" would not be allowed to interfere in the party's functioning. Akhilesh also announced the launch of Samajwadi Vikas Yatra – a formal kick-off of his 2017 UP election campaign – on October 3. Read more
2. India, Afghanistan send stern message to Pakistan
Committing themselves to removing obstacles in the way of connecting the region and to battling out terrorism, India and Afghanistan here on Wednesday sent a stern message to Pakistan, by deciding to hold the next Heart of Asia (HoA) conference in Amritsar. India also announced the extending of $1 billion as additional development assistance to the war-torn country, with a focus on both capacity-building in the social sector as well as clean energy projects in hydel-power. Read in detail
3. RCom, Aircel merge to become third-largest telco; Ambani brothers all set to rule telecom market
The Ambani brothers are all set to rule the telecom market. Less than a fortnight after elder brother Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) sent the older players reeling from the impact of aggressive pricing for his fourth generation (4G) long term evolution (LTE) data and voice services, younger brother Anil Ambani on Wednesday created a formidable entity by merging his Reliance Communications (Rcom) with Malaysia-based Maxis Communications Berhad's (MCB) Aircel Ltd. Read full story
4. Five dengue deaths in AIIMS, toll climbs to 14
The death toll due to dengue in the national capital mounted to 14 as AIIMS on Wednesday confirmed the five cases of fatalities due to the vector-borne disease which has also affected over 1,150 people this season. Read details
5. Snowden not a whistleblower, risked US national security: White House
The White House has said Edward Snowden, a former CIA contractor who leaked classified government documents, is not a whistleblower and someone who put at risk the lives of Americans and the national security. Read more
6. Sugar to taste bitter as Maharashtra sees 35% drop in production
After pulses, it seems that sugar is turning bitter for the common man. Maharashtra, which contributes a third of the country's sugar production, is expected to see a 35% drop in its output during crushing season for 2016-17 that begins in November. Read more
7. A glimpse of Navy's stealth destroyer 'Mormugao' to be launched this Saturday
Come this Saturday and another warship for the Indian Navy will taste sea-waters. This time, it will be Mormugao, a stealth destroyer of the Visakhapatnam Class, that will be launched at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL). This 7,300 tonnes Mormugao is the second ship being constructed at MDL under Project 15B, the first was Visakhapatnam, which was launched on April 20 in 2015. Read more
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