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The Morning Wrap: Kejriwal Wants Referendum On Delhi Statehood; Bomb Hoax Call Traced To Six-Year Old

The Morning Wrap: Kejriwal Wants Referendum On Delhi Statehood; Bomb Hoax Call Traced To Six-Year Old
Chief Minister of India's capital New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal waves during a public cabinet meeting in Central Park at Connaught Place in New Delhi on May 25,2015, after completing 100 days in office. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Chief Minister of India's capital New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal waves during a public cabinet meeting in Central Park at Connaught Place in New Delhi on May 25,2015, after completing 100 days in office. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Main News

Greece voted ‘no’ in a referendum to ascertain whether people were prepared to take on increased austerity in lieu of more credit from the European Union.

A UN report has projected a steady decline in prices of foodgrains over the next decade, attributing the gradual price fall to increase in overall agricultural production and diversification of dietary choices towards meat and dairy products.

One more investigator, this time a doctor, probing the Vyapam scam has been found dead in unexplained circumstances.

The rot in India’s selection process to produce a competent football team, starts early.

After spending decades targeting buyers looking for an affordable first car, Maruti Suzuki now wants to drop the ‘Maruti’ tag to woo richer customers.

Off The Front Page

Following the agitation on campus, the government plans to either scrap, or cede control of, the Film and Television Institute of India to Bollywood.

In India where blaring, morning chants from temples and other religious bodies are a given, some brave residents are voicing protest and successfully getting the volumes toned down.

A six-year old’s hoax call, of a bomb on the Delhi Metro, left the police flummoxed.

Inspired by Greece, Arvind Kejriwal now wants a referendum on statehood for Delhi.

Opinion

Mukul Kesavan says that the passivity of media organisations regarding the Vyapam deaths has worrying social implications.

Suhas Palshikar says that though the Shiv Sena has softened its demagoguery, it has irrevocably damaged the evolution of emerging political parties.

Rukmini Srinivas says that the overarching utility of the Socio Economic Caste Census should be to create a universal safety net.

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