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The Morning Wrap: Bangalore Techie Molested For Taking Ola Cab; Mizoram Churches Reject Yoga Day As It Clashes With Sabbath

The Morning Wrap: Bangalore Techie Molested For Taking Ola Cab; Mizoram Churches Reject Yoga Day As It Clashes With Sabbath
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Main News

A Bangalore techie, who landed in hometown Mangalore to be at her ailing father-in-law's side, was abused and molested by taxi operators at the airport for trying to take an Ola cab. She made it home in an auto to discover that her father-in-law had just passed away five minutes before she arrived.

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Off The Front Page

Mizoram's churches have appealed to the people of the state not to participate in International Yoga Day slated for Sunday, as it is the Sabbath, or a day of rest.

India's unflappable Mahendra Dhoni lost the 'Captain Cool' persona after he was seen, on the field, aggressively shoving Bangladeshi bowler Mustafizur Rahman, the architect of his team's victory in the game.

Banks in tax havens such as Switzerland and Mauritius are seeking to put in place rigorous checks to ensure that they keep out "Indians: looking to open black money accounts, a move that is paradoxically moral and racist.

Opinion

Swapan Dasgupta warns Narendra Modi to be seen as doing something on the Sushma-Vasundhara-Modi controversy as it now threatening to sully India's international reputation.

Khaled Mohammed notes that even scientists, in Pakistan, often sway to the absurd demands of religious ritual.

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