HIGHLIGHTS AT 22:10

Following are the top PTI stories at 2030 hours:

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LD RAHUL

Rahul assails PM over crony capitalism, says poor living in "Modi maya"

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi mounts a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of symbolising crony capitalism, and saying the poor of the country continue to live in "Modi maya" (illusory world) of the promised good days.

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POL-RAHUL LD BJP

Cong questioned existence of Lord Ram, now identifying itself with Pandavas:

BJP

New Delhi: Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi's remarks at the Congress's plenary session, the BJP says that the party which questioned the "fundamental existence" of Lord Ram wants to be identified with the Pandavas.

 

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MANMOHAN-LD-PLENARY

BJP messed up economy, mismanaged J&K, gave 'jumlas' and pipe dreams:

Manmohan Singh

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launch an all-out attack on the Modi Government, saying that while it had "messed up" the economy, it was spouting "jumla" (rhetoric) with pipe dreams about generating 2 crore jobs and doubling farm incomes.

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MALDIVES-INDIA-KASHMIR

Kashmir an Indo-Pak issue: Maldivian envoy, says New Delhi, Male should let

'bygones be bygones'

New Delhi: Seeking to minimise the damage caused by a senior Maldivian minister's remarks on Kashmir, the country's ambassador here Ahmed Mohamed says it was a bilateral issue that should be "resolved amicably" between India and Pakistan, as he pitched for enhanced engagement between New Delhi and Male. By Priyanka Tikoo

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JK-2NDLD SHELLING

5 of family killed, 5 Army men among 7 injured in Pak shelling

Jammu: Pakistani troops target border villages in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district with mortar bombs, killing five members of a family including three minor brothers and injuring five Army personnel and two civilians, officials say.

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CONG-PLENARY-RAHUL-PRESS

Press under threat: Rahul Gandhi

New DelhiL: Congress president Rahul Gandhi says the press was facing threats under the current government, and asserted his party would protect it on coming to power.

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CONG-PLENARY-SIDHU-MANMOHAN

Manmohan's silence did what BJP's uproar could not: Sidhu

New Delhi: Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu was full of praise for a reticent Manmohan Singh and says the former prime minister's silence did what the ruling BJP's uproar could not.

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POL-RAHUL-IRANI-GST

Rahul slams GST citing WB report, Irani says he is quoting selectively

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi says"terror" of the GST was now "globally acclaimed" and cited a World Bank report, prompting a rebuttal from Union minister Smriti Irani who asserted that the Congress president was "selectively" quoting from the study to "berate India's progress".

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INDOPAK-NOTE VERBALE

India issues 13th Note Verbale to Pak on harassment of its HC staff

New Delhi: India gives yet another Note Verbale to Pakistan through its high commission in Islamabad protesting the "intimidation and harassment" of mission officials, the 13th such diplomatic note in less than three months.

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AIIMS-DOCTORS-3RDLD ACCIDENT

3 AIIMS doctors en route to Agra killed in accident on Yamuna e-way

Mathura (UP): Three AIIMS doctors, one of them woman, die and four others of the same institute were injured in an accident on the Yamuna Expressway near here, police say.

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POL-RAHUL PLENARY

BJP like Kauravas, Cong like Pandavas: Gandhi

New Delhi: Recalling the two warring sides of the epic Mahabharat, Congress president Rahul Gandhi says the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth.

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MHA-LD SENIOR CITIZENS-CRIME

40 pc of crimes against senior citizens in 2014-16 in Maha, MP

New Delhi: Nearly 40 per cent of crimes against senior citizens in the country between 2014 and 2016 were reported from the two states of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, government figures show. By Dipankar Mukherjee

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CONG-PLENARY-ECONOMY

'Incompetent economic managers' have destroyed economy: Cong

New Delhi: The Congress accuse the Modi government of destroying the economy and says growth can be achieved only if the country is rescued from "incompetent economic managers".