Here are the stories making news this morning:
1. Mathura SP among 14 dead in clashes with Swadheen Bharat Vidhik Satyagrahi: The violence broke out when police tried to evict illegal occupants of a piece of land in Jawahar Bagh.
2. Indian gunman behind UCLA shooting had a ‘kill list’, had shot his wife before targeting former professor: In a now-deleted blog post, Mainak Sarkar, 38, had alleged that Professor William Klug had stolen his computer code and given it to another student.
3. Karnataka legislators caught in sting operation seeking bribes for their votes in Rajya Sabha polls: The video purportedly showed four MLAs discussing money for their votes for Congress or JD(S) nominees in four seats, ahead of the June 11 election.
4. NIA chief says there is no proof to tie Pakistan government to the Pathankot attack: Spokesperson for the Pakistan foreign office, Nafees Zakaria, that Sharad Kumar’s statement ‘vindicated Pakistan’s longstanding position in the context’.
5. Hindus from Pakistan and Bangladesh can soon claim Indian citizenship: The Home Ministry is ready with draft amendments to the citizenship law, which will allow minority citizens of the neighbouring countries to live in India without being tagged as "illegal migrants".
6. In Dadri lynching case, Uttar Pradesh DGP says there is no ground to file case against Mohammed Akhlaq’s family: The piece of meat that forensic lab tests said was beef was found in a public place, in a garbage bin outside their house, Javed Ahmed said.
7. Smriti Irani urged to make public report containing suggestions for new education policy: Former cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian reportedly wrote to the HRD minister, saying the document should be put up in the public domain for feedback.
8. Tests confirm Prince died of accidental opioid overdose: Autopsy results found fentanyl, a drug used to treat severe pain, to have caused his death.
9. 36 acquitted in Gulberg society massacre, 24 convicted by special court: Bharatiya Janata Party corporator Bipin Patel, one of the accused, was also given a clean chit in the case.
10. Eknath Khadse in spotlight, Devendra Fadnavis submits report on scams to BJP chief Amit Shah: The Maharashtra revenue minister is facing allegations of having received calls from gangster Dawood Ibrahim and also of purchasing a government plot illegally.
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