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New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) Following are the top stories 9 pm:
    
     TOP STORY
    
     FGN84 SINGAPORE-LDALL PM
     *India, Singapore elevate ties to 'comprehensive strategic partnership', sign 4 MoUs during PM Modi's visit
     Singapore: India and Singapore on Thursday elevated their ties to a "comprehensive strategic partnership" and inked four MoUs, including one on cooperation in the semiconductor industry, as the prosperous city-state's companies pledged to invest about USD 60 billion in the next few years. By Gurdip Singh
    
     NATION
    
     DEL27 PM-SWACHH BHARAT
     Swachh Bharat Mission game changer for public health: PM Modi
     New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said access to proper toilets plays a crucial role in reducing infant and child mortality, as he shared a research that highlighted the impact of efforts like the Swachh Bharat Mission.
    
     DEL76 JK-SHAH
     Amit Shah to launch BJP campaign in Jammu on Friday, release manifesto
     Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the BJP's poll campaign and release the party's manifesto during his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir beginning Friday.

     DEL28 AIIMS-DIRECTOR-RG KAR INCIDENT
     Need to strike fine balance between making hospitals secure and accessible: AIIMS-Delhi director
     New Delhi: A fine balance must be struck between demands for making hospitals secure like "an airport or a fortress" and at the same time accessible so that patients can freely consult doctors, Director of AIIMS-Delhi Dr M Srinivas said amid demands by doctors for a safe work environment following the RG Kar rape-murder case. By Payal Banerjee

     DEL46 HR-BJP-2NDLD QUIT
     Haryana polls: BJP faces rebellion, Minister Ranjit Chautala, MLA Lakshman Napa quit after ticket denial
     Chandigarh: A day after the ruling BJP announced its first list of 67 candidates for the October 5 Haryana assembly polls, the party faced rebellion with minister Ranjit Singh Chautala and MLA Lakshman Dass Napa who were denied ticket quitting the party.
    
     DEL33 CONG-SEBI-BUCH
     Cong demands independent probe into allegations against SEBI chief
     New Delhi: Amid the row over allegations against SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch, the Congress on Thursday demanded an independent inquiry into the matter, asserting that it is in national interest to have a probe as foreign investors were getting concerned and there were doubts about the integrity of India's stock markets.
    
     DEL48 INTERVIEW-TYAGI
     Modi 3.0 coalition govt totally secure, no threat from outside or inside: JD(U)'s KC Tyagi
     New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition government is totally secure and will easily last its full term, with no threat in sight either from the opposition or from partners, says KC Tyagi, a leader of a key BJP ally.
    
     DEL42 KUKI-KOHUR-MEMORANDUM
     Kuki organisation writes to SC-appointed official demanding probe against Manipur CM
     New Delhi: A Kuki organisation has demanded registration of an FIR and investigation against Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh alleging conspiracy to commit "large scale ethnic violence" against the Kukis in the state.

     BOM24 MH-LDALL-SHIVAJI STATUE
     Shivaji statue sculptor arrested: No one will be spared, says CM; Raut alleges 'Thane help'
     Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said strict action will be taken against Jaideep Apte, the sculptor of Chhatrapati Shivaji's statue that collapsed in Malvan in the state's Sindhudurg district last month, and asserted no one will be spared in the case.

     BOM19 MH-STATUE-LD RAHUL
     PM should apologise to every Maharashtrian, say sorry for note-ban, anti-farmer laws too: Rahul
     Sangli (Maharashtra): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologise to every Maharashtrian for the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Sindhudurg district, and also say sorry for demonetisation, anti-farmer bills and GST.
    
     DEL74 DEF-RAJNATH-LD COMMANDERS
     At top commanders conference, Rajnath emphasises on 'synergised, swift, proportionate' response to any provocation
     Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday called upon the top military brass to analyse the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza as well as the current situation in Bangladesh to "predict" any future problems and stay prepared to deal with the "unexpected".
    
     DEL69 MHA-NSCN
     Govt extends ceasefire pact with NSCN-K Niki group for another year
     New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday extended the ceasefire agreement with a break-away faction of the Naga insurgency group NSCN for another year.
    
     DEL62 RJ-KOTA-SUICIDE
     NEET aspirant hangs self in Kota, 14th suicide this year; father alleges exam 'scam'
     Kota (Rajasthan): A 21-year-old student preparing for NEET-UG in Kota allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of a rented room in a house on Wednesday night.
    
     DEL54 CBI-DIRECTOR-INTERPOL
     Interpol issued 100 Red Notices on India's request in 2023, highest in a year: CBI chief
     New Delhi: Interpol issued 100 Red Notices on India's request in 2023, highest in a year, asking police forces across globe to detain in their jurisdiction the fugitives wanted by Indian law enforcement agencies who have crossed borders, CBI Director Praveen Sood said on Thursday.

     DEL53 HOMESEC-CBI-INTERPOL
     Fugitives should not receive safe havens due to different international jurisdictions: Home secy
     New Delhi: Criminals and fugitives should not receive safe havens by exploiting differences in international jurisdictions and they should be brought to justice, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan said on Thursday.
    
     LEGAL
    
     LGD32 SC-3RD LD KEJRIWAL
     Kejriwal, CBI spar over bail to Delhi CM in excise policy case; SC reserves judgement
     New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday vehemently opposed in the Supreme Court the CBI's argument that he should have approached the trial court first for bail in the corruption case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, asserting it would not be fair to send the matter back to the trial court at this stage.

     LGD31 DL-COURT-RIOTS-CHARGES
     2020 Delhi riots: Prosecution begins arguments in larger conspiracy case
     New Delhi: The prosecution began its arguments on Thursday on framing of charges against the accused in the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

     LGD30 RJ-HC-TAILOR-BAIL
     Accused in tailor Kanhaiya Lal murder case of Rajasthan granted bail by HC
     Jaipur: Mohammad Javed, one of the accused in the tailor Kanhaiya Lal murder case in Rajasthan's Udaipur in 2022, was on Thursday granted bail by the Rajasthan High Court.

     LGD27 DL-HC-PUJA KHEDKAR-BAIL
     Willing to get disability examined in AIIMS, ex-IAS probationer Puja Khedkar tells Delhi HC
     New Delhi: Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar on Thursday told Delhi High Court she was willing to get herself medically examined in AIIMS, after the city police claimed that one of her disability certificates may be "forged" and "fabricated".

     LGD23 DL-HC-DRAIN-DEATH
     Pay Rs 20 lakh compensation for drain deaths in Ghazipur, Delhi HC tells DDA
     New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the DDA to pay Rs 20 lakh as compensation to the legal heirs of the mother-son duo who died after falling into a waterlogged open drain here in July.

     LGD17 DL-HC-LD COACHING-BAIL
     Coaching centre deaths: Delhi HC seeks CBI stand on basement owners' bail pleas
     New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought CBI's stand on the bail pleas of jailed co-owners of the Old Rajinder Nagar coaching centre basement, where three civil services aspirants died after drowning in July.

     LGD15 SC-SEXUAL ASSAULT-TEST
     Prohibited 'two-finger test', disciplinary action for non-compliance: Meghalaya to SC
     New Delhi: The Meghalaya government has informed the Supreme Court that it has prohibited the 'two-finger test' which was conducted to determine whether a survivor of rape or sexual assault was habituated to sexual intercourse.

     FOREIGN
    
     FGN60 BANGLA-EC-RESIGNATION
     Bangladesh’s top election officials resign amid political transition
     Dhaka: Bangladesh's entire five-member election commission, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal, resigned on Thursday, amid a massive political transition, marking the first time the country's Election Commission has stepped down before the completion of its scheduled term. By Anisur Rahman

     FGN43 RUSSIA-PUTIN-INDIA
     Prez Putin says he's constantly in touch with India, China, Brazil over Ukraine conflict
     Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday named India among the three countries he is constantly in touch over the Ukraine conflict and said they are sincerely making efforts to resolve it, state-owned TASS news agency reported.

     FGN37 BANGLA-INTERVIEW-YUNUS-HINDUS
     Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh not communal, issue 'exaggerated': Yunus
     Dhaka: Chief Adviser to Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, has said the issue of attacks on minority Hindus in his country is “exaggerated” and questioned the manner in which India projected it. By Pradipta Tapadar*
    
    

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