Morning Digest | NDA declares West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as vice-presidential candidate; Chinese President meets PLA border troops involved in LAC stand-off, and more

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West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is NDA’s Vice-Presidential candidate

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J. P. Nadda on Saturday evening declared that West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar would be the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) candidate for the post of Vice President of India. Polls for the post of Vice President will be held on August 6 and the results announced on the same day. The new Vice President will be sworn in on August 10.

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets PLA border troops in Xinjiang

China’s President Xi Jinping held a rare meeting with Chinese military commanders and troops involved in the ongoing stand-off with India in Eastern Ladakh. Troops in Xinjiang, which borders Ladakh, have been involved in the Line of Actual Control (LAC) stand-off which has gone on for more than two years. The 16th round of talks between military commanders from India’s 14 Corps and the PLA’s South Xinjiang Military District are set for July 17, taking place more than four months since the last round.

Teesta Setalvad worked at the behest of Ahmed Patel to destabilise Gujarat govt: police

While opposing bail for social activist Teesta Setalvad and former IPS RB Sreekumar, Gujarat Police in an affidavit has claimed that Teesta was working at the behest of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel to “destabilise” the Gujarat government headed by the then CM Narendra Modi. The police has cited testimony of two witnesses who have allegedly told them that “Teesta had received money in order to carry on her works to target the State government by implicating the then CM and others”.

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