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US shutdown is over
* Congress passes debt deal Bill * Obama signs it into law

Washington, October 17
President Barack Obama at White House on Thursday. — AFPIn an 11th-hour deal, the US Congress passed a bipartisan Bill which was quickly signed into law by President Barack Obama today to end a 16-day government shutdown and avert a historic debt default by the world's largest economy that could have global repercussions.


President Barack Obama at White House on Thursday. — AFP

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Five injured as Pak shells forward posts in Jammu
* Three children among hurt * Two Pak Rangers killed
Jammu, October 17
Pakistan troops today opened heavy A minor girl hurt in firing being shifted to a hospital in Jammu on Thursday. Tribune photo fire on at least five Indian forward posts and villages in RS Pura and Pargwal sectors along the 191.5-km-long international border, injuring at least five villagers, including a woman and three children.

A minor girl hurt in firing being shifted to a hospital in Jammu on Thursday. Tribune photo

Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 50; too less, say farmers
New Delhi, October 17
The government today increased the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 50 per quintal to take it to Rs 1,400 per quintal claiming to “encourage farmers to cover more area under the crop in the ongoing season”. Farmers, however, rejected the “dismal increase” over last year’s support price of Rs 1,350 per quintal.

9 Ambala tehsildars booked in power of attorney racket
Ambala/Yamunanagar, Oct 17
Six years after the state Vigilance Bureau initiated an investigation into the multi-crore Thatipur General Power of Attorney scam, nine tehsildars, who remained posted at Ambala since 2005, have been booked by the bureau for their alleged role in the scam.

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Adnan Sami says he has got visa extension
Mumbai, October 17
The Union Home Ministry has extended the business visa of Pakistani singer Adnan Sami by three months. In a statement posted on online networking sites, Sami said the extension was granted on October 6, the day his visa expired.

Prez poll: Foreign Secretary meets Maldivian leaders
New Delhi, October 17
Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh today met former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed amid concerns over attempts to derail the electoral process in the Indian Ocean Archipelago.

Artillery gun hopes go up in smoke
* UK vendor shuts production * Decision to hit mountain strike corps efficacy
New Delhi, October 17
In what could be a major blow to the Indian Army’s artillery purchase programme and also the efficacy of its newly created specialised mountain strike corps, the gun maker, contracted to supply the specialised light weight artillery guns, has announced that it was shutting its production line in the UK, albeit after waiting for the Ministry of Defence to decide on the matter.

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