New Delhi, Sep 25 Following are the top stories at 9 PM
NATION
DEL84 EC-NEW VOTERS (7.51 PM)
**** Amid row over declaration by voters, EC officials say 2.37 cr new electors added in 18-28 age group
New Delhi: Amid a row over the Election Commission adding a declaration to the form for new voters seeking to enrol in the electoral rolls and making the registration process difficult, poll panel officials said on Friday that as many as 2.37 crore electors in the 18-28 years age bracket were added since the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise was rolled out in Bihar last June. ****
DEL83 CONG-CEC-LDALL PROTEST (7.11 PM)
**** Cong hits streets seeking CEC resignation; asks Gyanesh Kumar to turn ‘approver’ or face trial
New Delhi: Upping the ante over the SIR row, the Congress on Friday staged protests by attempting to march towards state election commission offices in various parts of the country, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s immediate arrest, removal from office, and an independent review of all decisions and electoral roll changes made under him. ****
DEL74 JK-LD OMAR-RESOLUTION (6.15 PM)
**** ‘Vote Yes or No’: Abdullah challenges BJP for a debate on J-K statehood resolution
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday accused BJP MLAs of creating a ruckus in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to evade voting on a resolution seeking immediate restoration of statehood to the Union Territory. ****
DEL94 BJP-CONG-CEC (8.30 PM)
**** You are done bro, people are watching your attempts to create democratic deficit: BJP to Rahul
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his party are hatching a conspiracy to create distrust in the country’s democracy because they have understood that they have lost people’s trust. ****
DEL95 UP-RAM MANDIR-DONATIONS-CHARGESHEET (8.49 PM)
**** Ram Mandir donations pilfered during counting process, 105 instances caught on CCTV: SIT
Ayodhya: The diversion of donations from the Ram Mandir here took place during the cash-counting process and involved a network of people who allegedly removed, concealed and distributed the pilfered funds, according to the nearly 70,000-page chargesheet filed by the Supreme Court-mandated special investigation team (SIT) probing the offerings embezzlement case. ****
DEL60 UP-SHAH-LD TRADE SHOW (5.11 PM)
**** BrahMos made in UP giving Pakistan sleepless nights, says Shah; lauds India’s economic growth
Noida: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said BrahMos missiles manufactured in a now-transformed Uttar Pradesh were giving “sleepless” nights to Pakistan, while the AK-203 assault rifle manufactured in Amethi has become a weapon against “Naxalites and terrorists”. ****
DEL77 MHA-AFSPA (6.35 PM)
**** Centre extends AFSPA in ‘disturbed areas’ of Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
New Delhi: The Centre has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, in specified areas of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur for another six months from October 1, according to Gazette notifications published on Friday. ****
CAL53 WB-IIT KHARAGPUR-SENSOR (8.19 PM)
**** IIT Kharagpur researchers develop mobile camera sensor to detect objects invisible to naked eye
Kolkata: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur on Friday said its researchers have developed a highly sensitive sensor technology that could allow ordinary smartphone cameras to detect extremely tiny objects which are invisible to the naked eye. ****
CAL49 OD-ASSEMBLY-PREGNANCY (7.23 PM)
**** 24 students of Odisha govt-run residential schools became pregnant in last 2 years: Minister
Bhubaneswar: Twenty-four girl students in Odisha became pregnant while staying in hostels of residential schools run by a state government department during the last two years, a minister informed the assembly on Friday. ****
MDS34 TN-BYPOLLS-2ND LD VIJAY (7.41 PM)
**** Vijay claims ‘collusion’ between DMK, AIADMK; claims Veeramani POCSO case ‘buried’ by previous regime
Madurantakam (Tamil Nadu): Firing a fresh salvo, TVK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday alleged a collusion between the DMK, AIADMK and the BJP, and claimed that the sensational POCSO case against granite baron R Veeramani was “buried,” by the previous regime. ****
MDS37 TN-BSF-3RDLD BANDI SANJAY (8.47 PM)
**** Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar inaugurates facilities at BSF camp in TN
Chennai: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday inaugurated new facilities for BSF personnel at its Keerapakkam camp near here, saying they would improve their working and living conditions. ****
LEGAL
LGD41 SC-RAPE-EVIDENCE (6.53 PM)
**** Immorality of act without credible evidence can’t justify conviction: SC
New Delhi: Immorality of an act alone, without credible evidence, cannot justify conviction, the Supreme Court said on Friday while acquitting a man who was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in a rape case. ****
LGD36 SC-SAMBHAL (5.34 PM)
**** Sambhal mosque row: SC reserves verdict on pleas against survey
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on pleas challenging a survey ordered by a Sambhal court in the Shahi Jama Masjid and Harihar temple dispute. ****
LGD44 DL-COURT-2NDLD BRIJ BHUSHAN (7.41 PM)
**** 4 women wrestlers challenge acquittal of Brij Bhushan in sexual harassment case
New Delhi: Four women wrestlers on Friday filed an appeal against a magistrate’s order acquitting former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case. ****
BUSINESS
DEL87 BIZ-LD FDI (7.49 PM)
**** FDI rises 6 pc to USD 19.81 bn in Apr-Jun; inflows from US fall 76 pc
New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India rose 6 per cent to USD 19.81 billion in April-June this fiscal, though inflows from the US fell by over 76 per cent, according to data from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). ****
DEL63 BIZ-FINMIN-BANK-STRIKE (5.13 PM)
**** No commitment given to bank unions on 5-day work week by Finance Ministry, say sources
New Delhi: Rejecting claims of bank employee unions regarding a commitment to implement a five-day work week, government sources said there was no commitment on the issue from the Finance Ministry. ****
DEL71 BIZ-GOVT-BORROWING (6.10 PM)
**** Centre to borrow Rs 7.86 lakh cr in Oct-Mar, FY27 borrowing slashed by Rs 1.2 lakh cr
New Delhi: The Union government will borrow Rs 7.86 lakh crore in the second half of this fiscal year, reducing the total borrowing for the current financial year by a whopping Rs 1,20,494 crore. ****
FOREIGN
FGN16 UN-JAISHANKAR (11 AM)
**** Those who oppose UN reforms, don’t really care about it and are only using it: EAM Jaishankar
New York: Frustrations are mounting among the international community over the lack of UN reforms, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, asserting that those opposing them are “using” the world organisation and “don’t care” about it. ****
FGN30 US-XI-INVITE (2.28 PM)
**** Xi invites 1,00,000 young Americans for exchanges, study in China
Washington: China’s President Xi Jinping has said one lakh young Americans will be invited to visit China for exchanges and study over the next five years.
(PTI News)
