New Delhi, Oct 18 Following are the top stories at 9 PM
NATION
BOM31 MP-DEVOTEES-3RD LD ACCIDENT (7.41 PM)
**** 15 killed as truck mows down devotees outside Gwalior temple; PM announces aid, CM orders probe
Gwalior/Bhopal: Fifteen persons, including many teenagers, were killed and more than 25 were injured when a speeding truck ploughed into devotees outside a temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district early on Sunday. ****
DEL2 PM-MP-ACCIDENT (10.18 AM)
**** PM Modi condoles deaths in Gwalior accident, announces Rs 2L ex gratia relief for each
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in an accident in Gwalior and announced ex gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 for each injured. ****
DEL37 PB-ACCIDENT-LD DEATH (8.18 PM)
**** Eight workers mowed down by speeding car in Punjab’s Sangrur; 12 injured
Chandigarh: Eight workers were killed, and 12 others sustained injuries after a car ran over them on Lehragaga-Jakhal road in Punjab’s Sangrur district on Sunday, police said. ****
BOM21 GA-CONG YATRA-LD RAHUL (4.46 PM)
**** Rahul Gandhi takes part in Goa Cong’s ‘Goy Rakhon Yatra’; walks 2 km with party functionaries
Panaji: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took part in the party’s ‘Goy Rakhon Yatra’ in Margao, walking two kilometres with workers and leaders. ****
DEL14 RAHUL-EDUCATION (2.25 PM)
**** Education system now an exclusion system designed to keep millions of youth out: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said what is prevailing in the country is not an education system but an “exclusion system” that is designed to keep millions of Indian youth out. ****
DEL36 DL-IYC-CAMPAIGN (7.59 PM)
**** Youth Cong’s digital campaign asks people to vote for ‘10 heads of India’s Ravan’
New Delhi: Amid protests in Delhi demanding electoral transparency and accountability over the SIR exercise, the Youth Congress on Sunday launched a digital campaign inviting citizens to vote for the “10 heads of India’s Ravan”. ****
DEL34 DL-POLICE-FIR (7.16 PM)
**** Delhi Police registers cases, arrests 5 persons over attacks on anti-CEC protesters
New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered at least 10 FIRs and arrested five people in connection with alleged harassment and assaults on protesters demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with several social media posts accusing right-wing activists of targeting demonstrators, officials said on Sunday. ****
DEL33 NCR-FAMILY-DEAD-2NDLD ARREST (7.04 PM)
**** Greater Noida family deaths: Three relatives held for abetment as probe points to suicide
Noida: The investigation into the deaths of five members of a family in Greater Noida of suspected poisoning has taken a turn, with police arresting three relatives of the deceased man for alleged abetment to suicide, officials said on Sunday. ****
DEL28 RIJIJU-OPPN (6.01 PM)
**** Conspiracy similar to one behind violence in France, Bangladesh hatched by anti-India gangs to instigate youth: Rijiju
New Delhi: Union minister Kiren Rijiju alleged on Sunday that a “conspiracy” similar to one that led to violent incidents in France and Bangladesh earlier was hatched here by “anti-India gangs and some politicians” to instigate youngsters and spread violence on the streets. ****
DEL27 JK-WOMAN-LD INTELLIGENCE (5.35 PM)
**** J-K: Army officer’s wife booked for alleged espionage-related activities
Jammu: An Army officer’s wife, who allegedly used artificial intelligence tools including ChatGPT and Claude to write analytical papers on sensitive national security issues for Chinese intelligence operatives, has been booked in Jammu for alleged espionage-related activities, officials said on Sunday. ****
DEL25 RAHUL-UTTARAKHAND-INVESTMENT (5.10 PM)
**** Investments on paper, jobs in slogans; youth get nothing but paper leaks: Rahul slams Uttarakhand govt
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP government in Uttarakhand on Sunday, alleging that investments exist only on paper, jobs exist only in slogans and the state’s youngsters get nothing but paper leaks. ****
BOM34 MH-TIGER SHROFF-FIRING (8.09 PM)
**** Actor Tiger Shroff escapes firing attempt in Mumbai’s Juhu; manhunt launched for perpetrators
Mumbai: Unidentified person/s fired at actor Tiger Shroff’s car in Mumbai’s Juhu area on Sunday evening, though he is unhurt, police said. ****
CAL40 WB-STAMPEDE-LD SUVENDU (2.40 PM)
**** One out of 19 dead in Kolkata Durga Puja pandal stampede hailed from Bihar: Bengal CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said that of the 19 people who died in the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal stampede, 18 victims were from various parts of the state, while one deceased hailed from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur. ****
MDS14 TN-VEERAMANI-POCSO (7.41 PM)
**** SIT arrests Gem Granites manager; 7th POCSO case against industrialist Veeramani
Chennai: In a breakthrough in the ongoing investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of minors by prominent granite baron R Veeramani, the SIT on Sunday arrested his company manager, Sakthivel, police said. ****
LEGAL
LADAKH-HC-LD BENCH CJI (5.08 PM)
**** CJI inaugurates Ladakh bench of HC in Leh; ‘historic milestone,’ says LG
Leh: Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Sunday inaugurated the Ladakh Bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh here. ****
LGD6 LADAKH-CJI-LAWYERS (5.42 PM)
**** CJI announces virtual access to Supreme Court for Leh, Kargil lawyers
Leh: Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Sunday said lawyers from Leh and Kargil would soon be able to virtually access the Supreme Court from the Ladakh Bench of the High Court. ****
BUSINESS
DEL26 BIZ-LD PAKISTAN-IMF-SUBRAMANIAN (5.29 PM)
**** Ex-IMF Director KV Subramanian dismisses Pakistan’s global financial leadership claim
New Delhi, Oct 18 ( PTI) India’s former executive director at the International Monetary Fund, Krishnamurthy V Subramanian, on Sunday dismissed Pakistan’s claim of returning to global financial leadership as a “historic milestone”, clarifying that the chair of the IMF and World Bank Boards of Governors is purely ceremonial and rotates annually. ****
DEL13 BIZ-PAKISTAN-IMF-SUBRAMANIAN (2.15 PM)
**** Ex-IMF Director KV Subramanian dismisses Pakistan’s global financial leadership claim
New Delhi, Oct 18 ( PTI) India’s former executive director at the International Monetary Fund, Krishnamurthy V Subramanian, on Sunday dismissed Pakistan’s claim of returning to global financial leadership as a “historic milestone”, clarifying that the chair of the IMF and World Bank Boards of Governors is purely ceremonial and rotates annually. ****
DEL11 BIZ-ETHANOL-PETROL (1.49 PM)
**** India bars sugar-based ethanol in 2026-27 tender, cuts maize incentive
New Delhi: State-run oil marketing companies have barred ethanol made from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup and B-heavy molasses from their latest procurement tender for the 2026-27 supply year for blending in petrol, as the government seeks to protect domestic sugar supplies while sustaining its nationwide petrol-blending programme. ****
FOREIGN
FGN17 US-VANCE-H1B (1.45 PM)
**** Vance defends ‘indentured servants’ remark on H-1B workers, admits ‘rhetoric’ has been ‘imperfect’
Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has admitted that his rhetoric has been “imperfect” when he referred to foreign professionals holding H-1 B visas as “indentured servants”. ****
FGN38 SAUDI-INDIANS-LD DIRECTIVES (8.48 PM)
**** India asks its nationals in Saudi Arabia to take ‘due precautions’ in fresh advisory
Dubai: India on Sunday issued a fresh advisory for its nationals in Saudi Arabia, asking them to take “due precautions” amid heightened security concerns following strikes by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
(PTI News)
