New Delhi, Oct 26 Following are the top stories at 9.40 PM
NATION
DEL84 NAVY-LDALL SWAVLAMBAN-RAJNATH (8.11 PM)
**** Rajnath calls for ‘Aatmanirbharta 2.0’ in defence for next leap in self-reliance
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said India’s bid to achieve ‘aatmanirbharta’ (self-reliance) in defence is entering the “second phase” as he called on all associated stakeholders to develop top-end and state-of-the-art technologies in the sector. ****
DEL31 RAHUL-TRADERS (1.58 PM)
**** Tell Modi to sack Gyanesh Kumar, protests will stop in 30 seconds: Rahul to traders
New Delhi: Days after a traders’ body urged him to postpone INDIA bloc’s November 1 rally against “vote chori”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked the traders to tell Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “sack accused no. 4”, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and said the protests will then stop in 30 seconds. ****
DEL33 BJP-AAP-PUNJAB (2.43 PM)
**** Criminals and murderers being protected in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann should resign: BJP
New Delhi: Labelling the AAP an “anarchic, criminal party”, the BJP alleged that “murderers” are finding protection under the Punjab government and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for law and order “failure”. ****
DEL22 BRICS-PARLIAMENTARY-LD FORUM (12.44 PM)
**** Regional conflicts, terrorism do not stop at borders, affect all: LS Speaker at BRICS Parliamentary Forum
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said parliaments can help build trust and ease tensions between countries as he inaugurated the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum here.****
DEL27 UP-RAHUL-CONVOY-SIT (01.01 PM)
**** UP Police constitutes SIT to probe accident involving vehicles in Rahul Gandhi’s convoy
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the accident involving vehicles trailing the convoy of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his visit to Sultanpur.****
DEL85 LD JAMIA-PROTEST (8.11 PM)
**** Jamia agrees to hold union polls but students refuse to end stir; Cong extends support to protesters
New Delhi: Students protesting for the restoration of the Jamia Millia Islamia Students’ Union on Monday refused to call off their agitation, demanding that the university announce an election date after it issued an order earlier in the day stating that polls would be held within 15 days of the approval of the union’s constitution. ****
MDS34 KL-ASSEMBLY-LD SENIOR CITIZENS (7.43 PM)
**** Keralam unanimously passes landmark bill on senior citizens’ welfare, first in country
Thiruvananthapuram: Keralam on Monday became the first state in the country to unanimously pass a comprehensive law to protect senior citizens from abuse and exploitation, and ensure better access to healthcare and social security, with Chief Minister V D Satheesan vowing to build a model for elderly care that would draw global attention. ****
DEL76 UKD-SANAWAR-LD MURDER CASE (6.58 PM)
**** Ankita Bhandari murder case: Another FIR against actress Urmila Sanawar; Congress decry police action
Dehradun: A fresh FIR was filed against television actress Urmila Sanawar in connection with the Ankita Bhandari murder case here on Monday, a day after she was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur. ****
DEL82 CENSUS-RGI-DATA (7.59 PM)
**** Do not release provisional census data to press: RGI to states and UTs
New Delhi: The Registrar General of India (RGI) has directed its countrywide units in states and union territories not to use or release to the press any data or population figures collected during the Census 2027. ****
DEL77 BJP-KHARGE-LD PROTESTS (7.05 PM)
**** BJP holds nationwide protests over Kharge’s remark against Modi, demands apology
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday held nationwide protests over Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s controversial “baap” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding an apology from him and his party. ****
CAL39 LD CYCLONE (8.40 PM)
**** Odisha, Andhra shut schools, ban fishing as Cyclone Arnab nears; Centre stresses zero casualties
Bhubaneswar/Amaravati/New Delhi: The eastern coastal states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh closed schools, prohibited sea fishing and kept rescue teams on standby, stepping up precautionary measures ahead of Cyclone Arnab’s expected landfall on Wednesday to ensure “zero loss of life and minimal damage to infrastructure”. ****
MDS38 TN-ANBIL-2NDLD ARREST (8.33 PM)
**** Former TN Minister Anbil Mahesh arrested in Rs 100 cr private schools ‘scam’
Chennai: DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi was arrested on Monday by the Chennai Central Crime Branch (CCB) in connection with a case of a Rs 100 crore scam involving the alleged collection of money from private school managements. ****
CAL34 WB-ASSAULT-LD ARREST (7.30 PM)
**** Boy paraded naked in Kolkata with father, friend for kissing girlfriend; her parents, uncle held
Kolkata: A day after a 17-year-old boy, his father and friend were paraded naked through the streets of a south Kolkata locality after he was caught kissing his girlfriend, police arrested the girl’s parents and maternal uncle on Monday. ****
BOM26 MH-LOCAL TRAINS-2ND LD DISRUPTION (7.32 PM)
**** Mumbai local trains disruption: Signalling system on all 4 suburban railway lines restored at Kanjurmarg
Mumbai: All four suburban lines at Kanjurmarg in Mumbai, where a fire in the relay room had caused a signalling failure, disrupting train operations for several hours and resulting in hardship to commuters, were restored on Monday evening, Central Railway officials said. ****
BOM15 GJ-LD DROUGHT (3.23 PM)
**** Gujarat govt declares Devbhoomi Dwarka, Kutch, Jamnagar and Porbandar as drought-affected
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on Monday declared Devbhoomi Dwarka, Kutch, Jamnagar and Porbandar districts as drought-affected. ****
LEGAL
LGD32 SC- ELECTION COMMISSION (9.35 PM)
**** EC tells apex court that decisions on SIR roll-out unanimous, no changes made to Form 6
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday defended its decision to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the Supreme Court, saying the exercise was undertaken in accordance with the law and the three orders on its roll-out were approved unanimously by the Commission’s three members. ****
LGD8 UP-RAHUL 3RD LD DEFAMATION (1.01 PM)
**** Rahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case over remarks against Amit Shah
Sultanpur (UP): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was acquitted by a special MP-MLA court here on Monday in a defamation case related to his remarks against then BJP president Amit Shah in 2018. ****
LGD20 SC-UP POLICE-PROBE (5.37 PM)
**** SC deprecates ‘slipshod probe’ in murder case, directs UP to pay Rs 6 lakh to ‘victim of system’
New Delhi: Slamming Uttar Pradesh Police over a “slipshod investigation” in a murder case, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the state to pay Rs 6 lakh as “reparation” to a man who spent six years in custody as an undertrial. ****
BUSINESS
DEL78 BIZ-LD FLEX FUEL VEHICLES-E100 (7.25 PM)
**** Govt amends motor vehicle rules to permit pure ethanol flex-fuel vehicles
New Delhi: The Road Transport Ministry on Monday notified changes to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989, allowing flex-fuel vehicles that can run on up to E100 (nearly pure ethanol).****
FOREIGN
FGN51 CHINA-INDIA (7.42 PM)
**** China strictly abiding by relevant agreements with India, says foreign ministry
Beijing: China on Monday said it is strictly abiding by the relevant agreements with India and conducts normal border patrols to safeguard its sovereignty.****
FGN54 BIZ-GOYAL-LD US TRADE PACT (8.42 PM)
**** India, US fine-tuning trade agreement; most discussions over: Goyal
Hague: India and the US have concluded most of the discussions for a proposed bilateral trade pact, and they are now fine-tuning the agreement, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.
(PTI News)
