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The Morning Wrap: Rajasthan Cuts Taxes On Tobacco; Finally Jitender Singh Tomar Admits Degree Is Fake

The Morning Wrap: Rajasthan Cuts Taxes On Tobacco; Finally Jitender Singh Tomar Admits Degree Is Fake
Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najib Jung (L) adminsters the oath to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Jitender Singh Tomar during the Delhi state swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi on February 14, 2015. AAP president Arvind Kejriwal promised to make Delhi India's first corruption-free state and end what he called its 'VIP culture' as he was sworn in as chief minister before a huge crowd of cheering supporters. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)
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Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najib Jung (L) adminsters the oath to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Jitender Singh Tomar during the Delhi state swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi on February 14, 2015. AAP president Arvind Kejriwal promised to make Delhi India's first corruption-free state and end what he called its 'VIP culture' as he was sworn in as chief minister before a huge crowd of cheering supporters. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)

The Morning Wrap is HuffPost India's selection of interesting news and opinion from the day's newspapers. Subscribe here to receive it in your inbox each weekday morning.

Essential HuffPost

Superstar Rajnikanth’s wife Latha faces potential arrest after she’s alleged to have forged documents.

Not sure if this will be effective but the Enforcement Directorate plans to slap 16 penalty notices on former IPL czar Lalit Modi.

Sruthijith KK gives you five reasons why Sushma Swaraj can’t absolve herself.

Sushma Swaraj has been very active on social media in helping Indians everywhere facing consular and other issues. Using Twitter, her team has helped several Indians living abroad in times of crisis. Here are seven times Swaraj proved she is a ‘helpful' External Affairs Minister.

Here are seven things you need to know about Lalit Modi, who is credited with founding the Indian Premier League, which has become the biggest cash cow for the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI).

Main News

Greenpeace India, usually in the news for its defiance of government, is now dealing with an ex-employee who’s accused some former colleagues of rape and harassment.

Over half a million aspirants to top medical schools across the country have to retake the All India Pre Medical Test after the Supreme Court cancelled the previous test on grounds of widespread irregularities.

Modi and the BJP may have trumpeted the land exchange with Bangladesh and Meghalaya as “historic” but leaders of the villages, who are going to be involved in the swap, plan to register their protest with the United Nations.

Barely six months after being honoured by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for its strict tax regime on tobacco products, the Rajasthan government slashed taxes on tobacco products, like cigarettes and gutka, by as much as 20 per cent.

Off The Front Page

Why is the silver-tongued Narendra Modi silent on the snowballing Sushma-Lalit Modi controversy?

Finally, Delhi’s former law minister, Jitender Tomar, admitted that his degrees were fake.

In Mahoba, one of Bundelkhand's most backward districts, a bank goes to the doorstep of the poorest to turn the idea of "right to food" into a reality. Managed by a group of 40 youngsters and 5 elders, the "Roti Bank" gives home-cooked rotis and vegetables to the needy every day.

Being called “Jhunjhunwala,” can work wonders for yours stocks, even if for a very short time.

Opinion

An editorial in The Hindustan Times says that UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav must be seen as proactive on taking action against rising crimes on journalists in the state.

Pratap Bhanu Mehta says that between the politics of Arvind Kejriwal and the BJP it is Delhi that is getting caught in the crossfire.

Sanjeev Sanyal says that Indian history has to be rewritten to include a more diverse range of interpretations.

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