New Delhi, Oct 13 Following are the top stories at 9.15 pm:
NATION
DEL142 LDALL INDIA BLOC (8.53 PM)
**** INDIA bloc says resistance against ‘vote theft’ to continue, vows to reclaim Jantar Mantar
New Delhi: The opposition INDIA bloc on Tuesday vowed to fight unitedly for the “restoration of democracy” in the country and bring to justice those responsible for “vote chori”, with senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asserting that political resistance would continue. ****
DEL143 PM-LD CANADA (8.54 PM)
**** Had warm and productive conversation with Mark Carney: PM Modi after phone call with Canada PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a “warm and productive” conversation with his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, on Tuesday, with both leaders agreeing to build on the “positive momentum” in the bilateral ties. ****
DEL119 MURUGAN- LD RESIGNS (7.30 PM)
**** Union Minister L Murugan resigns, sparks speculation of imminent cabinet reshuffle
New Delhi: Union Minister of State L Murugan on Tuesday resigned from the Modi government and said he wanted to return to Tamil Nadu to strengthen the BJP in the state, raising speculation about an imminent reshuffle in the Council of Ministers. ****
DEL147 SHAH-LD RAHUL (9.10 PM)
Be prepared for ‘crushing defeat’ in 2029 polls: Amit Shah tells Rahul Gandhi, slams
anti-SIR protests
New Delhi: In his first remarks on the ongoing protests for the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar and scrapping of SIR, Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the opposition, saying they should be prepared once again for a “crushing defeat” in 2029 as people of the country are with the BJP, NDA and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ****
DEL71 NSUI-PROTEST-2NDLD CEC (5.14 PM)
**** NSUI calls dharna at police station over ‘assault’ on women members during Delhi protest
New Delhi: The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) on Tuesday called a dharna outside the Connaught Place police station, alleging Delhi Police personnel assaulted women members during a flash protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. ****
DEL111 -DL-CJP – 3RDLD DETAIN (6.59 PM)
**** Defiant CJP leaders ‘reclaim’ Jantar Mantar, detained again
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, along with a few others, were detained by police early Tuesday when they entered the Jantar Mantar area, defying prohibitory orders after it was denotified as a protest site, and raised slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. ****
DEL148 CJP-JANTAR MANTAR-LD FIR (9.13 PM)
**** Delhi Police files FIR against Dipke, Ranka, Das after Jantar Mantar breach
New Delhi: Delhi Police has filed an FIR against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and its other members for allegedly trespassing into the Jantar Mantar area without authorisation, officials said on Tuesday. ****
DEL96 MEA-CHINA-REJECT (6.02 PM)
**** India rejects China’s objection to assign standardised names to 28 strategic locations in Ladakh
New Delhi: India on Tuesday rejected Beijing’s objection to New Delhi announcing standard names of 28 places and features in Ladakh, asserting that the Union territory is an “integral and inalienable” part of the country. ****
DEL135 BIMSTEC-DECLARATION (8.28 PM)
**** BIMSTEC approves Delhi Declaration with focus on combating cross-border terror, other issues
New Delhi: BIMSTEC countries on Tuesday approved the Delhi Declaration, reaffirming their commitment to regional peace, security and development, with an emphasis on combating “cross-border terrorism, terror financing and radicalisation”. ****
DEL81 AVI-SAUDI ARABIA FLIGHTS (5.30 PM)
**** Indian airlines cancel flights to Saudi Arabian cities till Oct 17
New Delhi: IndiGo, Air India Express, Air India and Akasa Air on Tuesday announced cancelling flights connecting Saudi Arabian cities till October 17 in view of the evolving situation in the Gulf country. ****
CAL34 MG-SPEAKER-BJP (8.28 PM)
**** Meghalaya Speaker yet to decide on merger of UDP MLAs with BJP
Shillong: Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Thomas A Sangma on Tuesday said the merger of eight United Democratic Party (UDP) MLAs with the BJP was still under examination, and he was awaiting legal opinions before deciding on their status. ****
DEL138 KA-CM-LD STING OPERATION (8.35 PM)
**** Ready to hand over documents for any probe: Shivakumar on JD(S) sting allegation
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said he was ready to provide documents for any inquiry after the JD(S) alleged that a sting operation had targeted ministers and demanded a CBI probe. ****
LEGAL
LGD26 SC-LD PROTESTS (4.48 PM)
**** SC defers hearing to Oct 15 on pleas related to Delhi protests, curbs on metro and train services
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended time till October 15 for the filing of response by the Centre on a batch of petitions arising from the closure of metro stations and disruptions in train services in Delhi ahead of October 10 protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. ****
LGD32 SC-CEC-IMMUNITY (6.21 PM)
**** SC agrees to hear plea challenging validity of law granting immunity to CEC, ECs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea challenging the validity of a provision of a 2023 law that grants immunity to the chief election commissioner and election commissioners in respect of certain acts undertaken in the discharge of their official duties. ****
BUSINESS
DEL63 BIZ-LD FM (4.11 PM)
**** RBI to continue efforts to curb rupee volatility; external factors driving currency fall: FM
New Deli: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the RBI will continue its efforts to prevent excessive volatility in the rupee, which has depreciated “very significantly” over the past year and a half. ****
DEL134 BIZ-HYUNDAI-INVESTMENT (8.26 PM)
Hyundai Motor Group to invest USD 15.5 bn in India by 2032; Executive Chair Euisun Chung meets PM Modi
New Delhi: Hyundai Motor Group on Tuesday announced a comprehensive investment strategy for India, committing USD 15.5 billion by 2032, positioning the country as a core strategic market driving future growth and expansion across emerging markets.
DEL42 BIZ-UPI-LD MDR (2.40 PM)
**** NPCI defers levy of MDR on UPI transactions; no new date announced for implementation
New Delhi: In a major relief to UPI users, the decision to levy a Merchant Discount Rate of 0.4 per cent on transactions over Rs 2,000 has been deferred, with NPCI on Tuesday saying a new date for the implementation will be decided after Diwali. ****
FOREIGN
FGN47 IMF-INDIA-GROWTH (6.14 PM)
**** IMF raises India’s growth forecast to 7 per cent in FY27
Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised India’s growth forecast to 7 per cent in 2026-27, higher than the 6.4 per cent in July, on the back of resilient domestic demand and robust services activity, placing the country among the fastest-growing major economies. By Sagar Kulkarni ****
FGN64 SINGAPORE-QUAD (8.13 PM)
**** Quad officials discuss enhancing regional resilience under FOIP, strengthen cyber capabilities
Singapore: A meeting of senior cyber officials from Quad members countries, Japan, India, Australia and the US, was held in Singapore on Tuesday, which emphasised on enhancing regional resilience and capacity under the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) and strengthening cyber capabilities.
(PTI News)
