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Forget Sushma Swaraj, we should pay closer attention to Lalit Modi's mentor ...
Firstpost
Lalit Modi is a creation of Vasundhara Raje. Is the proverbial Frankenstein now being destroyed by her own creature? In a new twist to the controversy over External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's decision to help Modi get travel documents from the British ...

BJP embarrassed after two big faces Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhara Raje ...   IBNLive
Lalit Modi Claims 3 UPA Ministers Also Helped Him   NDTV
Lalit Modi case determined with appropriate rules: UK   Hindustan Times
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MCI approves 1110 more MBBS seats in region
Hindustan Times
In a big bonanza for aspiring doctors in the north, the Medical Council of India has allowed region's medical colleges to increase 1,110 MBBS seats from the current academic session. The decision will directly benefit aspirants in Punjab, Haryana, ...

No additional seats to medical college   Times of India
Special Report: Why India's medical schools are plagued with fraud   Reuters
MCI denies permission to start medical colleges   The Hindu
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Narendra Modi speaks to Nawaz Sharif, coveys decision to release Pak ...
The Indian Express
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif to extend his best wishes for Ramzan, which starts on June 18. According to the PMO release, Modi dialled Pakistan and Bangladesh premiers, Nawaz Sharif and ...

PM Modi calls Nawaz Sharif to wish him on Ramzan, reiterates need for peaceful ...   Firstpost
Concerned over India-Pak tension Kerry calls Sharif   Business Standard
Kerry says spoke with Pakistani leader on India tensions   Reuters India
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Bahrain sentences opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman to four years in jail
Daily News & Analysis
Salman, who was not named in the statement, was convicted on charges of "publicly inciting hatred, an act which disturbed public peace, inciting non-compliance with the law and insulting public institutions." Bahraini protesters hold placards portraying ...

Bahrain Opposition Leader Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison   New York Times
Bahrain sentences opposition leader to four years in jail   Reuters
Ali Salman jailed   Gulf Daily News
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US Senate votes to ban 'brutal torture techniques' during interrogations
ABC Online
The US Senate has voted to ban torture during interrogations — a measure aimed at ending the brutal techniques used against terrorism suspects following the 9/11 attacks of 2001. The "brutal techniques" voted against refer to the well-documented yet highly ...

Senate Votes to Turn Presidential Ban on Torture Into Law   New York Times
Senate passes amendment to ban torture as US policy   Salt Lake Tribune
US Senate votes to ban torture   Business Standard
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Eat chocolate, reduce heart disease risk
Times of India
LONDON: Eating up to 100 g of milk chocolate or dark chocolate every day is tied to lowered heart disease and stroke risk, a new study has claimed. Researchers found that compared with those who ate no chocolate, higher intake was linked to an 11% lower ...

Two chocolate bars a day could be good for you, scientists claim   Irish Independent
New study suggests the more chocolate you eat, the lower your risk of heart ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Eat chocolate in modest quantities for a healthier heart   Hindustan Times
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Sanjay Dutt applies for 30-day parole yet again
Daily News & Analysis
The actor was on parole six months ago in December 2014, as he wanted to bring in the New Year with his family. Sanjay Dutt with his wife Manyata and daughter as he leaves from his Bandra residence to return to jail after Yerwada jail in January 2015.
Jailed actor Sanjay Dutt applies for 14-day parole   Daily Mail
Another parole plea by Sanjay Dutt   The Hindu
Actor Sanjay Dutt applies for 30-day parole once again   Firstpost
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