New Delhi, Oct 19 Following are the top stories at 9 PM
NATION
BOM31 2ND LD TIGER SHROFF (8.20 PM)
**** Tiger Shroff shooting: Three accused nabbed from train at Kota station; Mumbai police gets transit remand
Mumbai/Kota: Three people who allegedly fired at actor Tiger Shroff were nabbed on Monday from a train at the Kota station following a swift 15-minute operation while possibly on their way to Nepal from Mumbai. ****
CAL23 MN-FIRING-3RDLD DEATHS (6.33 PM)
**** Three shot dead by militants in Manipur; locals protest with bodies outside CM house
Imphal: Three people collecting firewood in a forest were killed allegedly by militants in Manipur on Monday, triggering protests by locals who placed two bodies outside the chief minister’s residence here. ****
DEL58 DL-CJP LEADERS-LD JUDICIAL CUSTODY (7.07 PM)
**** Delhi: CJP leaders’ judicial custody extended by 2 days
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were on Monday sent to judicial remand for two more days after being produced before a newly appointed Special Executive Magistrate at Mandir Marg police station, an official said. ****
DEL35 CONG-RAM TEMPLE-LD MODI (4.43 PM)
**** ‘Chanda chori par chuppi chaayi’: Congress slams BJP on Ram temple donation theft case
New Delhi: Upping the ante over the Ram temple donation theft case, the Congress on Monday questioned the “silence” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and asserted that it is the responsibility of the country’s citizens to punish the “chanda chors blinded by the arrogance of power”. ****
DEL60 RAIL-MOBILE-AWARENESS (7.38 PM)
**** Use earphones or face fines, jail: Railway zones to educate passengers on mobile phone nuisance
New Delhi: Railway zones will spread awareness among passengers through public-address systems, urging them to avoid playing loud music or videos on mobile phones on trains and railway premises as violations can attract fines or even imprisonment. ****
DEL50 JNU-HUNGER STRIKE-BRITTAS (6.18 PM)
**** Brittas seeks President’s intervention as JNU students’ hunger strike enters 17th day
New Delhi: CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas has sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu and Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi over the indefinite hunger strike by JNU students, which entered its 17th day on Monday, citing deteriorating health of the participants. ****
DEL64 MHA-WARNING-PM-FRAUD (8.29 PM)
**** Scammers using deepfake videos of PM, CMs in social media political ads to dupe people: I4C
New Delhi: Fraudsters are using deepfake videos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman and chief ministers in deceptive Facebook and Instagram political ads to dupe people with fake schemes and offers, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) warned on Monday. ****
DEL52 NAVY-VICE CHIEF-2NLD SWAVLAMBAN (6.20 PM)
**** We seek capability development in all domains, air, sea to AI: Vice Chief of Naval Staff
New Delhi: The Indian Navy is working on bolstering its operational prowess in all domains, from air and underwater to AI and quantum technology, to become an all-rounded network force endowed with multi-domain capabilities, Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar said on Monday. ****
MDS23 KA-SUGARCANE-MARCH-SUSPENDED (8.43 PM)
**** Sugarcane farmers suspend ‘Hubballi Chalo’ march, set Nov 26 deadline for govts
Dharwad (Karnataka): Sugarcane farmers in north Karnataka on Monday suspended their week-long ‘Hubballi Chalo’ agitation after discussions with officials and farmers’ representatives at Yarikoppa near here, giving the Central and the state governments time until November 26 to address their demands. ****
LEGAL
LGD9 SC-AHMEDABAD BLASTS (4.25 PM)
**** SC stays execution of death sentence of convict in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence handed down to an Indian Mujahideen operative for his role in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts that left 56 people dead. ****
LGD14 SC-SERVICE-DISMISSAL (5.55 PM)
**** Dismissal from service like death penalty for government servant: SC
New Delhi: The punishment of dismissal from service is no less than a death penalty for a government servant, the Supreme Court observed as it directed the reinstatement of a deputy registrar of Periyar University in Tamil Nadu who was sacked for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to known sources of income. ****
BUSINESS
DEL61 BIZ-INDIA NEW ZEALAND-LD FTA (8.06 PM)
**** India-New Zealand trade pact effective from Oct 20; 100 pc goods to enter at zero duty
New Delhi: India’s free trade agreement with New Zealand will come into force on October 20, allowing 100 per cent of Indian goods, including leather, footwear, apparel and textiles to enter the country at zero import duty in the island country. ****
DEL47 BIZ-CCPA-EXPLOSIVES (5.52 PM)
**** Illegal sale of explosives: Online platforms delist 3,900 sellers after CCPA crackdown
New Delhi: Around 3,900 sellers have been delisted from seven online platforms for illegally selling ammonium nitrate and other explosive substances, following a clampdown by watchdog CCPA. ****
FOREIGN
FGN39 CHINA-2NDLD ECONOMY (4.45 PM)
**** China’s economy grows 4.5 pc in Q3 as AI-driven exports offset weak domestic demand
Beijing: China’s economy grew 4.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2026, fuelled by global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, which helped it offset weak domestic consumption and a deepening property market crisis. ****
FGN43 NEPAL-PRIYAGOLD (5.05 PM)
**** Nepal bans import, sales of Indian biscuit Priyagold
Kathmandu: Nepalese authorities have banned import, sales and distribution of Priyagold biscuits manufactured by Surya Food and Agro Ltd in India.
(PTI News)
