The News Stand - June 2018

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how to put together my unique reading list every DATA POINT time: The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup, edited by Matt Weiland Both people's perception about their currentcnin Mar and Sean Wilsey. Pand their future expectations have slipped yet agai flects blished in time for the 2018 after reaching a low in November 20 2006 edition of the tour- nament in Germany, Wei- land and Wilsey assigned Index is now hovering around levels reached in the final year of to 32 writers, and not ne- the United Progressive Alliance regime. cessarily sports writers, FUTURE EXPECTATIONS INDEX one participating country 130 each, so that the reader Pessimism prevails c situation 7. The dip ref deterioration in sentiments regarding the eml the price level of commodities, and income ent scenario Loym The ituation i URRENT SITUATION INDEX knew about the country120 and not just its team. The essays in themselves are brilliant, but they also 110 serve as a nudge to get the reader to draw up her own list for subsequent tourna- 100 ments by reading an es- say/book on or from for each country that's quali- fied. 90 Nov 2017 Draw up your lists of 32, 80 there's much reading to be Jan 2014 Jan 2015 Jan 2016 Jan 2017 Mar 2018 The March 2018 survey is based on 5,297 response half-time Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbal an from six metros- d New Delhi. breaks over the next few Source: RBI Consumer Confidence Survey, March 2018

INTERNATIONAL Modi holds bilateral talks with Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia front to fight terror groups; the group of 8 countries, including China, India SCO calls for global ,Pakistan, and Russia, resolves to deepen cooperation to contain the 3 evils of terrorism, extremism and separatism o Mauritius to host global Hindi meet; Hindi scholars unimpressed, says conference could end up as a public relations exercise o Rise in India-ASEAN naval games; in the latest, a bilateral exercise will be held with Indonesia in the Java Sea; in addition to Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) that the 2 sides conduct o Trudeau stabbed us in the back : US; Trump's advisers blame Canada for G7 fiasco; France, Germany hit back at Washington rump, Kim reach Singapore for historic peace summit; North Korean leader meets PM Lee Hsien Loong; trump calls it 'mission of peace, any agreement at the summit would be 'spur of the moment Tourists keep Vietnam's puppets afloat; the birthplace of water puppetry is struggling to find patronage among locals Rains pound Rohingya c least 170 refugees amps housing around a million people last year, heavy showers killed at o

BUSINESS ICICI Bank, Kochhar under, Securities and Exchange Commission lens; US regulator seeks more details from SEBI, as bank is listed on the American stock exchanges too 'Mojority of CEOs say GDP growth to cross 7% in FY10, capacity utilisation would also rise during the year: Confederation of Indian Industry poll Customers wary of how companies use their personal data, finds survey; sound policies and transparency critical to earn customer trust, says Salesforce, San Francisco based cloud computing firm Chal a Pachami: 'New approach, tech tie-ups needed lenges may dampen glee over Deoch

LIFE o British women celebrate 100 years of right to vote; Green, white and violet shades dominate the streets Avengers swoop down on Disneyland Paris; a merger of traditional characters with those of Marvel

SPORTS Defending champion Rafael Nadal claimed his 1nth French Open title with a 6-4,6-3,6-2 win over Dominic Thiem at Roland Garros, the King of Clay' now has 17 Grand Slam titles, just 3 less than Federer India wins Intercontinental Cup in style; Sunil Chhetri's strikes and Gurpreet Singh's saves do the trick for the host against Kenva o Bangladesh dethrones India; suffered 3 wicket deafeat in the final of the women's Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament at the Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur o Dipa ready for comeback : Bisweshwar Nandi; ace gymnast to participate in Asian Games this month

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