Newspaper Headlines: Government Announces Rs 10,000 Special Festival Loan For Its Employees & Other Top Stories

Hindustan Times: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a new demand stimulus package, offering incentives to consumers to spend more ahead of the festive season in an attempt to stir the economy out of stupor. The People's Liberation Army has started rotating troops on the north bank of Pangong Tso, signalling that it has no immediate plans of either disengagement or de-escalation in Ladakh.

The Telegraph: Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said many Indians don't consider Dalits, Muslims and tribals to be human, articulating concern about the foremost structural problem of Indian society without mincing words or playing safe. There is more to the letter Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has written against Justice N.V. Ramana, the next in line to be the Chief Justice of India, than meets the eye, multiple judicial sources in the capital said on Sunday.

The Asian Age: In a fresh economic revival push, the Centre announced a slew of booster shots for both government employees and states to prop up demand, in terms of consumer spending and capital expenditure. India and China on Monday held seventh round of their corps commander-level talks to ease tensions in eastern Ladakh where both armies are involved in a tense five-month-long military standoff.