Newspaper Headlines: PM Modi In Russia, Mumbai Rain On Page One Of Newspapers Today

The big story in The Times of India Delhi edition today gave insight into the murder of 91-year-old Kishan Dev Khosla by his household help in south Delhi's Greater Kailash II. The report reveals how "the police's verification process for domestic helps in the capital may turn out to be an eyewash". The other main headlines today said that Muslim parties are ready to coexist with Hindus in the Ayodhya land dispute case being heard by the Supreme Court and how 23 were killed in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in Punjab.

The lead headline in Hindustan Times today focused on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia for bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The report mentions PM Modi thanking Vladimir Putin for Russia's support to India over New Delhi's stand on Jammu and Kashmir. The other stories in focus include Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Dawood Ibrahim being listed as terrorists under India's new UAPA law, and Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar being sent to ED custody till September 13.

The main headline in The Indian Express today was about PM Narendra Modi's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok, in Russia's far east. The two leaders held bilateral talks following which they addressed a joint press conference. The headline focused on how PM Modi made it clear that both Russia and India believe that there is no outside role in the internal matters of other countries. Other main reports are about the Indian Army's press briefing highlighting how a "Desperate Pakistan is pushing infiltrators into the Kashmir Valley", and how Maharashtra generates the most new jobs despite receiving just 4 per cent of all Mudra loans.

The headline story in The Telegraph today gives a detailed report of how the "Auto industry pain has spread to villages". The other main headlines include the death of a teenage boy who was part of a violent mob of stone throwers in J&K and the violent protest in the UK, including damage caused to the Indian High Commission.

The main headline in The Asian Age read 'Mumbai on red alert, submerged again' and was accompanied with a photograph showing people standing on the roof of two submerged buses with cars all around almost entirely under water. The other big headline was about the meeting between PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in which both leaders focused on stronger defence and trade ties between India and Russia.