- direct tax receipts rise 5% Pg – 14
- Forex reserves drop again, dip by $2.4 bn Pg – 14
# INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- India protests U.S. naval exercise Pg – 01
- Nod required for exercises: India Pg – 08
- India, China hold talks again Pg – 09
- China, Pakistan to back each other’s ‘core interests’ at UN Pg – 13
- Bhutan, China to schedule boundary discussions soon Pg – 13
# MISCELLANEOUS
- M.S. Swaminathan felicitated for work towards TB eradication Pg – 08
# EDITORIALS OF THE DAY
- A disturbing order (Polity & Governance) Pg – 06
- Time tests ties (Polity & Governance) Pg – 06
# ARTICLES OF THE DAY
- India protests U.S. naval exercise (International Relations) Pg – 06