Following are top stories at 2300

Following are top stories at 2300

hours today:

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Jammu: An Army jawan was injured when the Pakistan Armyfired at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir last night, says a senior Army officer.

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Srinagar: Seven policemen were injured when they were allegedly thrashed by Army personnel after the cops stopped private vehicles carrying the soldiers in civil dress last evening at a checkpost in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district, says police.

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New Delhi: Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam discusses the potential for cooperation in areas like banking, digital finance, tourism and innovation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
 

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts a farewell here for outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee.

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New Delhi: Amid speculation over a rift in the 'grand alliance' in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar meets Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and is learnt to have discussed the current political situation.

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New Delhi: Union minister Smriti Irani hits back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for drawing a parallel between the prime minister and Adolf Hitler, saying there were "no prizes for guessing" who was inspired by the dictator and imposed the Emergency.

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New Delhi: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi will no more be able to drive straight to their aircraft at Patna airport as the central government has withdrawn tarmac access for their vehicle, according to officials.

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New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says demonetisation and GST will make cash transactions a lot more difficult and lead to greater compliance as well as expansion of tax base.

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Kolkata: Union minister Prakash Javadekar says West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's call to 'oust BJP' was a "daydream" and it shows her "frustration and despair" at the growing support for the party.

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Ahmedabad: Heavy rains since last night creates a flood- like situation in several parts of the state, leaves three persons dead, says the state government.

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Bengaluru: American civil rights activist Martin Luther King III says the "state or central" administration of the day "should be held" responsible for incidents against Dalits and poor in India.

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New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's stepson Shiv Menon moves the Delhi High Court opposing BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea for a court-monitored CBI-led SIT probe into the death of Sunanda Pushkar.

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Washington: India and China should engage in direct dialogue free of any "coercive aspects" to reduce the tension over a military standoff in Dokalam, says the Pentagon.By Lalit K Jha

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Washington: US officials acknowledge that there have been inconsistencies in the American description of Jammu and Kashmir, but insist there is no change in its policy, saying the "pace, scope and character" of any discussion on Kashmir is for India and Pakistan to determine.