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The Morning Wrap: 75,000 Killed On India's Roads In 2014; BJP, Ally In Row Over Chandigarh Airport Name

The Morning Wrap: 75,000 Killed On India's Roads In 2014; BJP, Ally In Row Over Chandigarh Airport Name
GURGAON, INDIA - JULY 15: An Etios car turned over after accident with the Hyundai SUV car after it was shot at by unidentified persons at MG Road on July 15, 2015 in Gurgaon, India. Unidentified persons in a black Santro fired at gangster Rakesh Yadav who was driving white Hyundai SUV, which jumped the road divider and fell on the auto-rickshaw, killing its driver. Yadav, who has over one dozen criminal cases registered against him, is the main accused in the killing of Hayatpur sarpanch (village head) Rakesh Kumar Yadav. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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GURGAON, INDIA - JULY 15: An Etios car turned over after accident with the Hyundai SUV car after it was shot at by unidentified persons at MG Road on July 15, 2015 in Gurgaon, India. Unidentified persons in a black Santro fired at gangster Rakesh Yadav who was driving white Hyundai SUV, which jumped the road divider and fell on the auto-rickshaw, killing its driver. Yadav, who has over one dozen criminal cases registered against him, is the main accused in the killing of Hayatpur sarpanch (village head) Rakesh Kumar Yadav. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

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30 VIPs are off the list of people provided special security.

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Eclipsed by the BJP in Gujarat, the Congress has decided to shift the office of its state president to fix what it calls 'a fault in the stars'.

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Amrita Dutta says that Indrani Mukerjea is being castigated because "...She is a mother who wanted out, who disowned her children and moved on..."

Shyam Ponappa says that the government has to intervene in the telecom sector to improve service quality.

Rohit Dhankar says that the tiff between the Centre and state policies over the 'no fail policy' reflects a lack of appreciating the implications of progressive schooling methods.

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