Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day– 12 May 2015

The Hindu

National

• ‘India-Vietnam ties better than ever’ – There is scope to consolidate  mutual political trust, deepen defence & security cooperation, and expand economic development, says Vietnamese Ambassador Ton Sinh Thanh.

• Maoists warn of attack against Salwa Judum-2 – Salwa Judum-2 will support Operation Greenhunt, and facilitate the sale of natural resources of the State to the “domestic and foreign capitalists”, say Maoists.

• Ties with Russia on firm ground, says Pranab – Russia will never do anything detrimental to India’s interests; Mi-35 helicopters were for civilian purpose and were offered to India too, says Russian Ambassador.

• Severe quake likely in Uttarakhand: expert – The ongoing plate tectonic process has already stored sufficient elastic strain energy in segments of the Himalayas, which could generate earthquakes in the future.

• Degradable detergents coming –  The surfactants in soaps, detergents and toilet cleaners flow through drains and accumulate in lakes, eventually frothing over when the temperature rises.

• After acquittal, Jayalalithaa set to return as CM – When the ‘disproportionate asset’ is less than 10 per cent, the accused are entitled to acquittal.

• Hi-tech facility that detects TB in two hours – Cartridge-based Nucleic Acid Amplication Testing can detect cases of mdr tuberculosis in a span of two hours.

International

• Hollande calls for an end to U.S. embargo on Cuba – France will do whatever possible to see that “the measures that have so badly harmed Cuba’s development can finally be lifted, repealed”, says French President.

• Saudi King moves to upend status quo – King Salman has shifted towards an activist foreign policy, going to war in Yemen and increasing support for rebels in Syria as he positions his country as the defender of the region’s Sunnis.

Business

• CBDT BREATHER FOR FIIS ON MAT ISSUES – CBDT has said that it would hold off from issuing fresh demands for MAT from foreign investors, as a government-appointed committee looks into the issue.

• Kamath to head BRICS bank – India has named banker K.V. Kamath as the first head of the new development bank the BRICS group of emerging market economies is setting up.

Opinion-Editorial

• A sensational comeback – On the Jayalalithaa case: The Karnataka High Court’s verdict has overturned all the substantive findings of the trial court.

• To China with a clear strategy – The combination of an excess of nationalism, belief in exceptionalism, and of the inevitability of a Sino-centric world is an aspect India cannot overlook during PM’s  China visit, argues M.K. Narayanan.

Indian Express

Editorials & Columns

• Britain’s electoral plumbing – Both in the UK and India, the gaps in the first-past-the-post system are increasingly visible, writes S Y Quraishi.

• GST: Most important tax reform since 1947? – GST has been described as a reform measure of unparalleled importance. Shruti Srivastava explains the challenges.

• Chinese takeaway: Narendra Modi in Mongolia -Why has Modi chosen to be India’s first PM to visit Mongolia? – C Raja Mohan has the answer.

• Ghar Wapsi to China, govt trawls social media to get ‘advance warning’ on what people think – The task of Govt’s New Media Wing is simple: Alert the government to what people are thinking about it — from “ghar wapsi” to the Chinese incursion.

• Working for Welfare – Contributory social security schemes launched recently could be game changers, writes Charan Singh.

• A roaring success – The biggest challenge in lion conservation now is to sustain the growing population as it spills out of protected areas.

LiveMint

• High hopes for low inflation, but.. – India’s dream of being a low inflation economy hinges upon food reforms in production and distribution, argues Pranjul Bhandari.