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Last Updated : Aug 16 2017 | 5:22 PM IST
The following are PTI top
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Jammu: Pakistan violates the ceasefire by shelling forward posts and civilian areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, even as an Army jawan wounded in an earlier incident in Uri sector succumbs to injuries.
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New Delhi: Industries in the north eastern and Himalayan states will continue to get tax exemption till March 2027, albeit as refund, under the current GST regime which was rolled out on July 1, says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

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New Delhi: The Broadcasting Content Complaints Council directs Sony channel to shift the daily soap "Pehredaar Piya Ki" to the 10 pm slot and run it with a scroll saying it does not promote child marriage, says an official.
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New Delhi: Leaders from opposition parties, including the Congress and the Left, are expected to attend an event tomorrow, hosted by rebel JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav, that seeks to save the "composite culture" of the country.
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New Delhi: The government approves a new metro rail policy for expanding the metro network across various cities in the country, say officials.

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First Published: Aug 16 2017 | 5:22 PM IST

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