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Ashish Kumar Sen in Washington
Kerry in Baghdad as another key town falls
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad on Monday as Sunni radicals closed in on the Iraqi capital. 
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) and US Secretary of State John Kerry meet at the Prime Minister's Office in Baghdad on Monday. AFP 

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Govt unveils sops for cash-starved sugar sector
New Delhi, June 23
In a major boost to the cash-strapped sugar industry, the Centre today announced an additional interest-free loan of up to Rs 4,400 crore for mills to pay arrears to cane growers.

39 Indian workers in captivity in Iraq unharmed: Govt
New Delhi, June 23
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is trying to shift all Indians from the conflict zone in Iraq, said MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin on Monday.

Union Budget on July 10
New Delhi, June 23
The Narendra Modi government will present its first Budget on July 10, three days after the commencement of the Budget session of Parliament that is expected to last six weeks.

Row over four-year courses
UGC-DU standoff escalates, admission process delayed
New Delhi, June 23
The admission process in Delhi University colleges has been delayed as the institution failed to comply with the directions of the UGC to roll back the controversial Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) and revert to the old 10+2+3 system for fresh admissions. The varsity had been told to comply with new rules by today but no such report had come till late in the evening.

post-poll analysis
Unhappy urbanites voted against alliance in Punjab: BJP 
Chandigarh, June 23
The Punjab BJP’s panel has blamed the SAD for ‘discrimination’ against urban voters, which led to the alliance’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections. BJP leaders will meet Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday to discuss the reasons behind the SAD-BJP’s dismal show in the recent Lok Sabha polls.