PTI highlights at 8 pm

The following are PTI's top stories at 8 pm:
STORIES ON WIRE:
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New Delhi: A Special CBI court acquits former telecom minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and all other accused in the 2G scam case that had rocked the Manmohan Singh-led UPA-II government, holding that the prosecution "miserably failed" to prove any of the corruption and money laundering charges.
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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will appeal the acquittal of the 19 accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case on the grounds that money laundering is a "standalone" crime, says the agency.

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New Delhi: A demand for former CAG chief Vinod Rai to quit all posts was made in the Lok Sabha, hours after a court ordered acquittal of all the accused in the 2G spectrum scam case which was based on the government auditor's findings during his tenure.
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New Delhi: As Pakistan's Army chief pledged his support for better ties, India asserts that Islamabad will have to take action against terror groups operating from its soil for improvement in the bilateral relationship.
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New Delhi: He's opened many an innings on the trickiest of pitches yet 'master blaster' Sachin Tendulkar realised that politics is a different ball game when opposition protests in Rajya Sabha washed away his "maiden" attempt to initiate a discussion on sports.

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New Delhi: Former telecom minister A Raja, who was at the centre of the allegations in India's biggest graft case, today said a trial court acquitting him of all charges proved that the presumptive loss in allocation of 2G spectrum was "cooked-up".
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Panaji: Following a meeting with Karnataka BJP leaders, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar says that Goa was ready to give "reasonable and justified" amount of the Mahadayi river water to the neighbouring state for its drinking needs.
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Patna: Normal life was affected in parts of Bihar on account of a shutdown called by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) to protest against the sand-mining policy of the Nitish Kumar-led government.

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Chennai: Polling passed off peacefully at the R K Nagar Assembly constituency here, with an estimated 60 per cent of the electorate exercising their franchise by 3 pm in the prestigious bypoll.
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Chennai: Tamil Nadu's main opposition DMK hails as 'historic' a Delhi court's verdict acquitting its leaders A Raja and Kanimozhi in the 2G spectrum cases even as its arch- rival, the ruling AIADMK, says it was a fit case for appeal.
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New Delhi: The Congress ups the ante in the Lok Sabha over the issue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh, with the party protesting the Speaker's decision not to allow them to raise the matter and asking her where was "justice".

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Melbourne: An Indian was among 19 people injured when a speeding SUV run down pedestrians at a busy intersection in downtown Melbourne, an incident described by Australia as "act of evil and an act of cowardice".
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Islamabad: Pakistan rejects the insinuations that the mother and wife of Kubhushan Jadhav would be having last meeting with him on Monday, saying the Indian prisoner is under no threat of immediate execution. By Sajjad Hussain.