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Following are the top stories at 2100 Hrs:

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PM attacks oppn parties at Arunachal rally, says they are 'disheartened by India's growth' Aalo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked the people of Arunachal Pradesh to vote for a 'chowkidar' (watchman) who would provide security to the country even as he attacked Opposition parties, claiming they were "disheartened" by India's growth and success.

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Shah files nomination from Gandhinagar in LS poll debut; senior BJP leaders, allies attend event Ahmedabad: BJP chief Amit Shah Saturday filed nomination papers for his maiden Lok Sabha elections from Gandhinagar, currently represented by L K Advani, and later asserted in a rally that people saw in Prime Minister Narendra Modi a leader they had been waiting for the last 70 years.

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Why shouldn't Modi get credit for Balakot strike, asks Rajnath Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday asked if former prime minister Indira Gandhi can be credited for liberating Bangladesh from Pakistan, why should not Prime Minister Narendra Modi be credited for the Balakot air strike.

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Economy suffered due to Modi's reckless decisions: Congress New Delhi: The Congress Saturday alleged mismanagement of the economy by the government and that it has suffered due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "reckless" decisions.

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Taxmen raid residence of DMK leader Duraimurugan in TN, party functionaries resist Chennai/Vellore: Income Tax sleuths on Saturday conducted searches at the premises of senior DMK leader Duraimurugan in Vellore district over suspected use of unaccounted money for electioneering and seized Rs 10 lakh of alleged "excess" cash.

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PM Modi should stop misusing country's armed forces for political gains: Congress New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop "misusing" the country's armed forces for political gains.

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Blast in car near CRPF convoy in Jammu Banihal/Jammu: A CRPF vehicle was slightly damaged Saturday when a private car went up in flames after an explosion, apparently caused by a gas cylinder, on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, police said.

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EC notice to railways on use of cups with chowkidar slogan New Delhi: The Election Commission is learnt to have issued a fresh show cause to the Railways, this time on the use of paper tea cups with "main bhi chowkidar" slogan.

FOREIGN:

FGN11 US-INDIA-LD TERRORISM India, US seek meaningful and irreversible action from Pakistan on terror

Washington: India and the US have underlined the need for Pakistan to take "meaningful, irreversible and verifiable" action against terrorists and terror groups operating from its soil as Washington backed the people and Government of India in the fight against terrorism. By Lalit K Jha PTI KJ KJ