1. Terrorism tops Modi's agenda in Iran; two countries sign 12 pacts, to share intelligence
From focusing on immediate neighbourhood to the Look-East policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the last leg of his second year in office, has shifted his diplomatic activism towards the Persian Gulf – an extended neighbourhood. Read more here
2. NEET: Confusion prevails as President seeks more clarity from government
Uncertainty loomed over the fate of the government ordinance, overturning a Supreme Court (SC) judgment on a single national test for pre-medical examination, with President Pranab Mukherjee expressing doubts and seeking more clarification from the government. Read more here
3. Austrian far-right Norbert Hofer narrowly loses presidential election
Austria's Norbert Hofer narrowly failed on Monday to become the EU's first far-right president, after his ecologist rival scraped victory in a knife-edge election that was a rude wake-up call for the continent's established parties. Read more here
4. Insurers get choosy about their customers and this could be a good news you
While the insurers are cracking the whip on mis-selling and taking steps like pre-issuance validation call to re-assess customers to improve their persistency ratio, they're also mulling over options like flexibility in premium payment for customers who don't have a regular stream of income. Read more here
5. Facebook says no evidence of political bias found on 'Trending Topics'
Facebook said it was making changes aimed at keeping political bias out of its "trending" stories list even though an internal investigation revealed no evidence it was happening. Read more here
6. #GLvRCB, IPL 2016: Suresh Raina & Co await a royal challenge from Virat Kohli
Probably one team that would have been the most unhappy about Royal Challengers Bangalore thrashing Delhi Daredevils to finish second in the league standings is the Gujarat Lions. Read more here
7. Bollywood offers were not compelling enough: AR Rahman
Says AR Rahman, who is busy with South movies, and works only on one or two films in Hindi... Read more here
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