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We are covering the Chinese blockade at Depsang Plains, a proposed Bill that offers more flexibility to lay off factory workers and the first game of cricket's biggest blockbuster league.
The Big Story
More than a month before the current standoff began in May, the Chinese troops had cut off access to five patrolling points (PPs) in Depsang Plains that are located well inside the line that marks Indian territory. According to a government source, Chinese soldiers have not “settled down” at the PPs, but they come and block Indian troops when they go there.
From The Front Page
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Saturday claimed to have foiled plans for terror strikes in various parts of the country with the arrest of nine alleged al-Qaeda operatives reportedly acting at the behest of handlers from Pakistan.
Chennai Super Kings' Ambati Rayadu helped his team beat Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the Indian Premier League but he had to pick up the Man of the Match award himself from a table. That's just one of the changes viewers would notice this season. Digital cheerleaders, canned applause, fist bumps and blowers in headbands are the