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The Morning Wrap: India Survey Finds Seized Narcotics Rarely Destroyed; Official Delays Train For Tea Break

The Morning Wrap: India Survey Finds Seized Narcotics Rarely Destroyed; Official Delays Train For Tea Break

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Police claim that Indrani Mukerjea impersonated Sheena Bora and and got her signature forged to fake her resignation.

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With PM Narendra Modi saying that customers “irritated” with call drops would end up “cursing” his government, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has asked the national regulator to find ways to boost efficiency.

Once a fierce critic of VIP culture, the AAP government has issued a list of practices--such as rising to receive and see off MLAs-- to be followed by officials while dealing with Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).

The Delhi High Court ordered that the government revoke an award to the current Indian Olympic Association chief, N Ramachandran, on the grounds that he'd made unsubstantiated claims to the development of sport.

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The ongoing Kumbh mela in Nashik has demarcated a 'No Selfie zone' to prevent the possibility of a stampede.

A government official got a train to make an unscheduled stop for eight minutes just so that he could drink tea at a specified station.

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Amitabh Bachchan was in for a rude shock when he found out that his Twitter account has been hacked and he was now 'following' sex sites.

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Tony Joseph rubbishes the assertion that India's Christian population has remained steady because of conversion.

Sudheendra Kulkarni says that India and China must operationalize regional pacts to improve relations.

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