New Delhi, Oct 16 Following are the top stories at 9 pm:
NATION
DEL104 LD TIRANGA MARCH (8.28 pm)
**** Tricolour, flash protests, detentions mark CJP’s ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march in Delhi
New Delhi: Tricolours in hand and raising slogans of ‘Jai Hind’, hundreds of supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and members of student organisations held a series of flash protests in central Delhi on Friday evening after police denied permission for the party’s ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march at Connaught Place. ****
DEL87 RAHUL-STUDENTS-POLICE (6.06 pm)
**** Police can break bones but not ‘satyagraha’: Rahul slams police ‘brutalities’ against students
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that Delhi Police is refusing to register an FIR on the “assault” of student protesters by security personnel, and asserted that police can break bones but not a ‘satyagraha’. ****
DEL93 MHA-PUNJAB-REPORT (6.42 pm)
**** MHA seeks report from Punjab govt on fatal attacks, suicide in drug related cases
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has sought detailed reports from the Punjab Government on cases of fatal attacks, harassment and suicide of anti-drug activists, officials said. ****
DEL85 LDALL-J&K IAS OFFICER-VERBAL ABUSE (6.00 pm)
**** J&K orders probe into IAS officer abusing female colleague at official meeting
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday ordered a high-level inquiry into the alleged verbal abuse directed at a female Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officer by senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan during a meeting earlier this week, footage of which reignited the debate around dignity at the workplace for women. ****
DEL94 MEA-US-HINDU TEMPLE (6.44 pm)
**** Call on US side to ensure safety, security of Indian nationals there: MEA on Illinois incident
New Delhi: Describing the alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting targeting a Hindu temple in Illinois as a matter of “deep concern” for New Delhi, India on Friday called on the US to ensure the safety, security and well-being of Indian nationals in that country. ****
DEL98 TMC-DEREK-EC (7.28 pm)
**** Much can happen before Oct 30 EC hearing: Derek O’Brien on TMC dispute
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien on Friday said “much can happen” before the Election Commission’s October 30 hearing on rival claims to the party, even as he accused the group led by Arup Roy of repeatedly seeking extensions in the proceedings. ****
DEL101 CONG-SEVA DAL-ANKITA (8.21 pm)
**** Ankita Bhandari murder case: Cong Seva Dal holds candle march demanding justice, accountability
New Delhi: The Congress’ Seva Dal on Friday held a candle march here demanding justice for Ankita Bhandari, who was murdered in Uttarakhand in 2022, and called for an impartial investigation and accountability into the case. ****
BOM13 MH-FADNAVIS (7.09 pm)
**** Elections only way for regime change as long as Constitution exists: Fadnavis on Bhushan’s remarks
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said as long as the Constitution exists in the country, a regime change can happen only through elections, and decisions will be made in Parliament.
His statement comes amid a row over senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan’s “regime change” remark. ****
CAL36 WB-DIPKE-DETENTION-MAMATA (7.36 pm)
**** Abhijeet Dipke’s detention nothing short of undeclared Emergency: Mamata
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday criticised the preventive detention of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke by the Delhi Police, asserting it was “nothing short of an undeclared Emergency”. ****
DEL107 CENSUS-LD TEACHERS (8.47 pm)
**** Centre amends Census rules; teachers of aided or unaided private bodies can be roped in as enumerators
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday amended the Census Rules, 1990, allowing states and Union territories to appoint teachers of “aided or unaided private bodies” as enumerators during the Census, in the backdrop of various high courts staying the orders of government officials requisitioning services of such staff. ****
LEGAL
LGD32 DL-COURT-RIOTS-ACQUITTAL (5.15 pm)
**** 2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits 7 of murder, convicts them for disobeying prohibitory order
New Delhi: A Delhi court has acquitted seven men of murder and other serious charges in a 2020 Delhi riots case involving the fatal assault on a man, but convicted them for disobeying a prohibitory order. ****
LGD37 DL-HC-JOURNALIST-FIR (6.47 pm)
**** Delhi HC refuses to pass order to stay probe against woman journalist in case filed by ACP
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to pass an urgent order on a plea by a woman journalist seeking stay on the investigation in a case filed by a police officer alleging casteist remarks and public humiliation against him during a protest near Jantar Mantar earlier this month. ****
LGD44 DL-COURT-TAHIR HUSSAIN (8.26 pm)
**** Court sentences Tahir Hussain to 2 years in jail for abetting 2020 Delhi riots
New Delhi: A court here on Friday sentenced former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain to two years’ rigorous imprisonment for abetting rioting during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying he had used his position as an elected representative to facilitate violence instead of maintaining peace and harmony. ****
LGD45 UP-COURT-2NDLD SNAKEBITE (8.34 pm)
**** Meerut woman, lover sentenced to death for killing her husband, leaving snake on his bed as cover-up
Meerut (UP): A court here on Friday sentenced a woman and her lover to death for killing her husband and leaving a live snake beside his body to make it look like a case of snakebite, officials said. ****
BUSINESS
DEL72 BIZ-FOREX (5.18 pm)
**** India’s forex reserves decline by USD 8.578 bln to USD 726 bln
Mumbai: India’s forex kitty dropped by USD 8.578 billion to USD 726.027 billion during the week ended October 9, the RBI said on Friday. ****
FOREIGN
FGN49 PAK-FO (7.09 pm)
**** Pakistan criticises Rajnath Singh’s remarks against it
Islamabad: The Foreign Office on Friday condemned Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s remarks that any future terrorist act originating from Pakistan will draw an even “stronger response”. By Sajjad Hussain ****
FGN50 CHINA-INDIA-TRADE-REAX (7.27 pm)
**** China says ready to address each other’s concerns after Sitharaman flags trade barriers
Beijing: China on Friday said it was ready to work with India to address “each other’s” economic and trade concerns after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticised Beijing’s restrictions on market access for the country’s products. ****
FGN43 INDIA-MALDIVES-CURRENCY SWAP (6.36 pm)
**** India approves rollover of INR 3,000-crore currency swap facility to Maldives
Male: India has approved the rollover of a Rs 3,000-crore currency swap facility to the Maldives, the Indian High Commission in the island nation said on Friday.
(PTI News)
