"His Excellency" will be discontinued for functions and interactions within the country

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Anti corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal's allegations against Robert Vadra, form the lead story in many papers of the day. "Kejriwal now sees Vadra, DLF, Haryana Govt nexus", writes The Tribune. "Kejriwal presents 'evidence' of deal, Haryana and DLF reject allegations", writes the Indian Express. The headline of  a related story in  The Hindu reads, "Shocked at Kejriwals' ferocity, Congress distances itself from Vadra; Hooda in the firing line too."

Papers today report of government panel, Parathasarathi Shome Committee's recommendation that foreign companies undertaking mergers and acquisitions in India should pay taxes only prospectively, not retrospectively,  paving the way for telecom giant Vodafone to get off the tax hook. "Shome relief for Vodafone in tax case" reads the story's headline in the The Indian Express.

"Sonia takes on khaps over spate of rapes in Haryana. Says judiciary is there to decide on legal issues; visits victim's family in Jind", writes  Hindustan Times.

"Rule changed : Kundankulam 3 and 4 reactors to come under n-liability law", under that headline the Indian Express writes, that setting aside Russian contentions, the next two reactors in Kundankulam will come under the new civil nuclear liability law.

In a report titled "New study shows steep fall in child sex ratio" the Asian Age writes that nearly three million girls, one million more than boys went missing in 2011 as compared to 2001". The decline in the child sex ratio between 2001 and 2011 in rural areas is three times more than that in urban areas, which is a matter of grave concern, highlights the report.

"'His Excellency'" to go for a toss " is the headline of a Statesman's story which reports that President Pranab Mukherjee has formally approved changes in the current protocol practices being followed for his office. Use of the words "His Excellency" will be discontinued for functions and interactions within the country. In Hindi, The expression "Rashtrapati Mahodaya" will be used in place of "Mahamahim", reports the paper.