New Delhi, Oct 15 Following are the top stories at 9 PM
NATION
DEL54 PM-LADAKH-2NDLD PROJECTS (6.03 PM)
**** Ladakh’s progress top priority, focus on youth empowerment: PM Modi
Leh: Asserting that the development of Ladakh is a top priority for the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said special attention is being given to the youth of the Union territory so that they get quality education, gain opportunities to learn new technologies, and need not to move to other cities any longer. ****
DEL82 EC-SSR (7.02 PM)
**** EC to conduct Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls in 17 states and Union territories
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday announced that Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls will be conducted in 17 states and Union territories, including those where assembly polls are due next year. ****
DEL102 LDALL-CJP MARCH-WALK-UP (8.23 PM)
**** CJP to hold Tiranga march at Connaught Place amid security curbs
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday urged people to join the “Lehra do Tiranga” march carrying the national flag at Central Park, Connaught Place, on Friday amid a stand-off with Delhi Police over demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. ****
DEL104 DL-NDMC-LD CENTRAL PARK-CLOSURE (8.28 PM)
**** Central Park in CP to remain shut on Oct 16-17: NDMC ahead of CJP’s march
New Delhi: The Central Park in Connaught Place will remain shut to the public on October 16 and 17 due to administrative reasons, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) said in a notice, a move that comes ahead of CJP’s “Lehra do Tiranga” march at the park on Friday. ****
DEL101 US-INDIA-TRADE DEAL-LD GOR (8.22 PM)
**** ‘Big items done’; both sides very close to landing it: US envoy on bilateral trade deal
New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Thursday said negotiations for a bilateral trade deal were moving at an “incredible pace”, and the “big items are done”, underlining that he was confident that both sides will get the pact through. ****
DEL95 CONG-LD ANKITA (7.55 PM)
**** Silencing victims’ voices hallmark of Modi govt: Cong on detention of Ankita Bhandari’s parents
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday said the hallmark of the Modi government is to silence victims’ voices and remove those who ask questions, as the parents of Ankita Bhandari, who was murdered in Uttarakhand in 2022, were detained during a protest. ****
DEL104 DL-NDMC-LD CENTRAL PARK-CLOSURE (8.31 PM)
**** Central Park in CP to remain shut on Oct 16-17: NDMC ahead of CJP’s march
New Delhi: The Central Park in Connaught Place will remain shut to the public on October 16 and 17 due to administrative reasons, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) said in a notice, a move that comes ahead of CJP’s “Lehra do Tiranga” march at the park on Friday. ****
BOM30 MH-HEAT WAVE (8.29 PM)
**** Delayed sea breeze, anti-cyclonic circulation causing heat wave in Mumbai, other parts of state
Mumbai: Late arrival of sea breeze during the day and anti-cyclonic circulation over Gujarat and southwest Madhya Pradesh are among the factors that are leading to a rise in mercury levels in capital Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, meteorologists said on Thursday. ****
CAL30 MN-BSF-LD FOOD POISONING (6.48 PM)
**** 84 BSF personnel admitted to hospital for ‘food poisoning’ in Manipur
Imphal: Eighty-four BSF personnel posted in Manipur were admitted to a hospital here on Thursday for suspected food poisoning after having breakfast, an official said. ****
MDS28 TN-SIR-2ND LD INDIA BLOC (7.03 PM)
**** In a first, TVK joins stir as INDIA bloc hits Chennai streets over ‘voter deletions’
Chennai: The INDIA bloc constituents of Tamil Nadu staged a major “protect democracy” agitation here on Thursday demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal and against the Centre over alleged electoral roll manipulation, with the ruling TVK, in a first, joining the protest as a part of the opposition grouping. ****
BOM29 MH-HC-LD IMRAN KHAN (7.58 PM)
**** Actor Imran Khan to move HC against notice asking him to leave country for taking part in protest
Mumbai: Actor Imran Khan, a US citizen and an OCI cardholder, will move Bombay High Court challenging a notice issued by the Mumbai Police directing him to leave India by October 28 for allegedly violating rules by participating in a political demonstration. ****
BOM25 GJ-FACTORY-LD BLAST (7.26 PM)
**** Four workers killed in blast at factory in Gandhinagar’s Chhatral GIDC industrial area
Gandhinagar: Four workers were killed in a blast at a factory in Chhatral GIDC Phase-4 in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district on Thursday afternoon, police said. ****
MDS36 TN-CAPITALAND-DATA CENTRE (8.44 PM)
**** TN CM, Singapore Dy PM inaugurate CapitaLand Data Centre Chennai 01
Chennai: The CapitaLand Data Centre Chennai 01 was officially unveiled on Thursday in a significant addition to the digital infrastructure landscape in Tamil Nadu. ****
LEGAL
LGD60 SC-MUSLIM-2NDLD CONVERSION (7.44 PM)
**** Person converting to Islam cannot by conversion alone claim quota benefits of backward class: SC
New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that a person who converts to Islam does not, by that act alone, become a member of any one of the notified Backward Class communities in the State. ****
LGD58 DL-HC-GANGRAPE (7.20 PM)
**** Woman can be charged with gang rape even if not committed offence herself: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday held that under the criminal law, a woman can be charged with the offence of gang rape even if she herself has not committed the physical act but facilitated the victim’s rape. ****
BUSINESS
DEL60 BIZ-GOYAL-2ND LD-US TRADE (6.01 PM)
**** Legal drafting on in US trade pact; to be operationalised once we get competitive advantage: Goyal
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the first phase of the India-US trade pact has been finalised and is undergoing legal drafting. ****
DEL89 BIZ-GOLD IMPORTS (7.26 PM)
**** Gold imports contract 81.27 pc; silver by 49.11 pc in Sep
New Delhi: Gold imports contracted for the second month in a row, falling 81.27 per cent to USD 1.8 billion in September after a sharp rise in customs duty on the precious metal, according to data released by the Commerce Ministry. ****
FOREIGN
FGN72 PAK-KPK-LD EMERGENCY (8.38 PM)
**** Pakistan parliament endorses emergency, governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islamabad/Lahore: Pakistan’s parliament on Thursday endorsed the federal government’s decision to impose emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the northwestern province previously governed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. ****
FGN68 SAUDI-INDIA-ADVISORY (8.21 PM)
**** India reminds its nationals in Saudi Arabia to continue staying indoors in case of aerial attack
Dubai: India on Thursday issued an updated advisory for its nationals in Saudi Arabia, reminding them to continue following instructions issued by local authorities and stay indoors in case of an aerial attack due to the prevailing situation in the Gulf country.
(PTI News)
