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New Delhi: Pakistan summoned India's acting deputy high commissioner to protest "unprovoked" firing by the Indian Army that killed its three soldiers along the LoC.

The Foreign Office in a statement rejected reports that the Indian Army commandos crossed the Line of Control in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir and smashed a post.

"The false claims by India about the alleged cross LoC adventures are a figment of their imagination and counter-productive for peace and tranquility on the LoC," it said.

New Delhi: RJD would hold a meeting of its senior leaders including MPs, MLAs and district and cell presidents among others on January 6 in Patna to chalk out the future course of action in the backdrop of fodder scam judgment and LokSabha elections scheduled in 2019.
A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of senior RJD functionaries held at 10, Circular Road residence of party president Lalu Prasad's wife and former BiharCM Rabri Devi. This was in fact, the first formal meeting of senior RJD leaders following Lalu's conviction verdict in the second fodder scam case given by a special CBI court last Saturday.

New Delhi: The Congress has slammed Prime Minister NarendraModi by indirectly saying he is  is like the cinematic 'Bad Santa' for the hardships they believe he caused with the note ban and the introduction of GST.

Congress spokesman Manish Tewari tweeted a day after Christmas to say that in the rest of the world "an old man with a white beard" - he meant Santa Claus - stuffed stockings with gifts and money. But in India, a similar looking "old man with a white beard" did quite the opposite, that is, relieved people of their money and left them only with their socks. And instead of coming down the chimney, he entered homes through the TV.

New Delhi:PM NarendraModi brought some lighter moments to the swearing-in ceremony of newly formed BJP government in Gujarat at Gandhinagarby asking Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi whether the marriage of his son UtkarshTahthagat was held in a peaceful manner as RJD chiefLalu Prasad's elder son TejPratap Yadav had threatened to disrupt it.

PM Modi, BJP Amit Shah and CMs of 18 BJP- ruled states participated in the oath-taking ceremony of the new government led by Vijay Rupani. PM Modi greeted all 18 CMs and other dignitaries including SuMo as they stood on the dais upon his arrival.