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1. A political twist now being given to the alleged suicide bid by teachers in Bengal. The state's Education Minister says the protesters are BJP's cadre, not teachers at all. 2. The Congress sold resources and made kickbacks, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hits back at Rahul Gandhi, a day after he criticised the Monetisation Pipeline announced by the government. 3. Ahead of state polls, renaming spree in Uttar Pradesh, Unnao local body proposes renaming 'Miyanganj' to 'Mayaganj'. 4. The Uttar Pradesh government has withdrawn 77 cases relating to the Muzaffarnagar riots without giving any reasons. 5. The Supreme Court on Wednesday asks the Delhi High Court to decide within two weeks the plea pending before it challenging the appointment of senior IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police Commissioner. 6. The Congress backed Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh a day after a section of party leaders renewed their rebellion against his leadership. Senior party leader Harish Rawat says Mr Singh will lead the party in the coming state elections. 7. All Afghan nationals can now travel to India only on an e-visa, the Ministry of Home Affairs has announced.
