New Delhi, Nov 8 Following are the top stories at 9 pm:
NATION
DEL35 LD DIWALI (7.52 PM)
**** India revels in Diwali celebrations; crackers contribute to ‘very poor’ Delhi air
New Delhi: Days of bustle and hectic shopping culminated in a resplendent Diwali evening on Sunday, with people decorating their houses with strings of lights, shopkeepers placing diyas to invoke blessings, and crackers going off intermittently to round off the celebrations in customary fashion. ****
DEL37 PM-ADVANI-BIRTHDAY (8.22 PM)
**** PM Modi visits L K Advani’s residence to wish him as he enters 100th year
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited former deputy prime minister and BJP patriarch L K Advani’s residence to wish him as he enters the 100th year of his life. ****
BOM16 GJ-SHAH (6.28 PM)
**** Amit Shah to inaugurate, lay foundation stones for projects worth Rs 1,024 cr in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for 27 development projects worth Rs 1,024 crore in his Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat on Monday, mayor Hitesh Barot said on Sunday. ****
MDS11NKA-ETHANOL-CM (5.34 PM)
**** K’taka tests petrol samples at 67 locations over ethanol blending complaints: CM Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday said petrol samples had been collected and tested at 67 locations across the state following complaints that increased ethanol blending was affecting vehicle engine performance. ****
MDS18 KA-MEKEDATU-CM (8.27 PM)
**** Mekedatu project: Shivakumar seeks TN’s cooperation, says it will benefit state more than K’taka
Hassan (Karnataka): Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday sought Tamil Nadu’s cooperation for implementing the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir project, saying it would benefit the neighbouring state more than Karnataka. ****
MDS16 TN-DEEPAVALI-MISHAPS (7.17 PM)
**** One child dead, 269 treated for burn injuries in TN during Deepavali
Chennai: One child succumbed to burn injuries, and 269 people were treated for firecracker-related burns across Tamil Nadu during the Deepavali festivities, according to official data tracking emergencies over a 24-hour window. ****
CAL21 AS-FIRE-LD TOLL (6.53 PM)
**** Toll in OIL’s Assam facility fire rises to 4 as another injured dies; 4 suspended
Dibrugarh (Assam): The toll in the fire incident at an Oil India Ltd (OIL) facility in Assam’s Dibrugarh district increased to four with another injured worker succumbing on Sunday, while the PSU has suspended all four of its personnel who were in charge of the site, officials said. ****
DEL33 UP-GHAZIABAD-BLAST (6.58 PM)
**** FIR filed in Ghaziabad outpost blast; police verify terror group’s claim
Ghaziabad (UP): Ghaziabad police have registered an FIR against unidentified persons at Indirapuram police station over Friday night’s blast at the Vasundhara Police Outpost and are verifying a social media post by “Tehrik Ul Mujahideen”, which has claimed responsibility for the explosion that damaged window panes and injured one person, police said. ****
CAL22 WB-LD KALI PUJA (8.44 PM)
**** Bengal celebrates Kali Puja with festive fervour
Kolkata: Kali Puja was celebrated amid festive fervour across West Bengal on Sunday, with temples witnessing large gatherings of devotees, pandals drawing crowds and neighbourhoods illuminated with decorative lights. ****
FOREIGN
FGN39 WORLD-DIWALI-GREETINGS (7.01 PM)
**** Macron, Albanese, political leaders from across the world call for peace, prosperity on Diwali
London: Political leaders from several countries, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, extended Diwali greetings on Sunday, wishing peace, prosperity and unity to people celebrating the festival. ****
FGN38 NEPAL-DIWALI (6.47 PM)
**** Nepalese Hindus celebrate Diwali across Himalayan nation
Kathmandu: Hindus across Nepal on Sunday celebrated Diwali by worshipping Goddess Laxmi, the deity of wealth and prosperity, decorating their homes with lamps and offering prayers as part of the five-day Tihar festival.
(PTI News)
