New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm:
NATION
DEL33 RAHUL-SHAKTI ABHIYAN
*More and more women's participation needed in Parliament, assemblies: Rahul
New Delhi: Flagging inequality in leadership roles in Parliament and state assemblies, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said for true equality, more and more women's participation is necessary in these institutions.
DEL23 KHARGE-PM-ECONOMY
PM Modi's 'stale lectures' cannot gloss over 'failures' affecting every aspect of economy: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the state of the economy, saying his "stale lectures" repeating the same old spins cannot gloss over his "outright failures" affecting every aspect of the country's economy.
DEL38 DL-WANGCHUK-2NDLD PROTEST
Denied permission for Jantar Mantar, Sonam Wangchuk sits on fast at Ladakh Bhawan
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday sat on a fast at the Ladakh Bhawan where he was staying after the protesters were denied permission to stage the stir for Ladakh's Sixth Schedule status at Jantar Mantar.
DEL40 LD NARSINGHANAND
Suspense over Narsinghanand's whereabouts as controversy over his remarks rages
Ghaziabad (UP): As controversy raged over Yati Narsinghanand's objectionable remarks against Prophet Muhammad, his supporters on Sunday alleged that the Dasna temple head priest is being illegally kept in detention by police, which denied the claim.
DEL39 HR-POLLING-PERCENTAGE
Haryana records 67.90 pc voter turnout, inches closer to 2019 figures
Chandigarh: Haryana has recorded a voter turnout of 67.90 per cent with Ellenabad assembly seat in Sirsa district witnessing the highest polling percentage at over 80 per cent, according to the updated figures of the Election Commission on Sunday.
DEL37 DL-KEJRIWAL-2NDLD RALLY
Kejriwal touts Delhi's 'revri' , dares PM to provide free electricity in NDA-ruled states
New Delhi: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal Sunday touted subsidised services in Delhi like education and healthcare as his "six revris" for the people and challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement a free power scheme in the states ruled by the BJP-led NDA.
DEL22 CYBER CRIME-DIGITAL ARREST
CBI, ED, police don't arrest people through video calls: Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre
New Delhi: The CBI, police, customs, ED or judges do not arrest people through video calls, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) said in a public advisory issued in view of the rising cases of 'digital arrest' crimes in the country.
DEL36 RAIL-ACTION-OFFICIALS
Act against officials for wrong train data in passenger information systems: Railway Board to zones
New Delhi: The Railway Board has asked all 17 zones to take action against officials who cause inconvenience to passengers by not feeding any data or by providing incorrect data in the passenger information system on the status of trains. By Jeevan Prakash Sharma
DEL35 JAISHANKAR-KAUTILYA
UN like 'old company', not entirely keeping up with market: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday took a critical view of the United Nations, saying it was "like an old company", not entirely keeping up with the market but occupying the space.
DEL25 UKD-2ND LD-MOUNTAINEERS
Uttarakhand: Two stranded foreign mountaineers safely rescued after three-day ordeal
Gopeshwar: Two foreign women mountaineers, who were stranded at a height of 6,015 metres on way to the Chaukhamba III peak in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, were rescued on Sunday morning, the District Disaster Management Centre here said.
DEL29 DL-COCAINE-SEIZURE
Rs 5,600-cr drug seizure case: Delhi Police recovers cocaine worth Rs 10 cr from Amritsar, 1 held
New Delhi: The Special Cell of Delhi Police, probing a nearly Rs 5,600-crore drug seizure case, has recovered cocaine worth Rs 10 crore from Punjab's Amritsar and apprehended a man, officials on Sunday said.
DEL41 MALDIVES-MUIZZU-JAISHANKAR
Confident that Modi-Muizzu talks will give new impetus to India-Maldives ties, says Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, who is in India on a bilateral visit, and expressed confidence that Muizzu's talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lend a "new impetus" to "our friendly ties".
BOM20 MH-STUDENTS-2ND LD-FOOD POISONING
Latur polytechnic food poisoning: All 50 students discharged from hospital post treatment
Latur: Fifty female students of a government college who were hospitalised for suspected food poisoning after having dinner at their hostel in Maharashtra's Latur city were discharged on Sunday evening, a senior health official said.
BOM13 MH-FIRE-2ND LD DEATHS
7 killed as fire breaks out in shop-cum-residential building in Mumbai; CM orders probe
Mumbai: Seven persons, including three minors, were killed after a fire broke out in a double-storey shop-cum-residential structure in Mumbai on Sunday morning, a fire official said.
CAL17 WB-MAMATA
Register Kultuli case under POCSO Act, ensure culprits get death penalty: Mamata to police
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday directed the police to register the alleged rape-murder case of a 10-year-old girl in South 24 Parganas district under the POCSO Act, and ensure that the culprits get capital punishment within three months.
CAL10 JH-LD CHAMPAI
Ex-Jharkhand CM Champai Soren hospitalised
Ranchi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren was hospitalised following blood sugar-related complications, an official said on Sunday.
LEGAL
LGD2 SC-WOMEN-RURAL AREAS
Removal of women elected representative can't be treated lightly: SC
New Delhi: Removal of an elected public representative should not be treated lightly, especially when it concerns women belonging to rural areas, the Supreme Court has said as it set aside an order for removal of a woman sarpanch in a Maharashtra village.
CAL14 WB-HC-POST-MORTEM
Cal HC orders 2nd post-mortem on murdered Bengal schoolgirl
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Sunday ordered that a second post-mortem be conducted on the schoolgirl who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district.
LGD4 UP-COURT-MUZAFFARNAGAR
Muzaffarnagar riots: Court acquits 7 men due to lack of evidence
Muzaffarnagar (UP): A local court here has acquitted seven accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots case due to lack of evidence, a counsel said on Sunday.
LGD3 DL-HC-UMAR KHALID-BAIL
Delhi riots 2020: HC to hear Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case on Monday
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will on Monday hear the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the communal riots here in February 2020.
FOREIGN
FGN36 PAK-PASHTUN-PARTY-LD BAN
Pakistan govt bans ethnic Pashtun party
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Sunday banned the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a group which fights for the rights of ethnic Pashtuns, citing it as a threat to national security. By Sajjad Hussain
FGN29 NEPAL-CHIEF JUSTICE
Nepal Prez Paudel appoints Prakash Man Singh Raut as new Chief Justice
Kathmandu: Nepal's President Ramchandra Paudel on Sunday appointed Prakash Man Singh Raut as the new Chief Justice of the country. By Shirish B Pradhan
FGN27 PAK-KASURI-JAISHANKAR
Jaishankar's visit to Pakistan a 'positive development', says ex-foreign minister
Lahore: Pakistan's former foreign minister Khursheed Mahmood Kasuri has termed External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's upcoming visit to Islamabad a "positive development", saying it may help ease tensions between the two neighbours. By M Zulqernain
FGN4 US-TRUMP
Trump, along with Elon Musk, addresses thousands where he was shot at in failed assassination bid
Washington: Former US president Donald Trump on Saturday returned to Butler, a city in Pennsylvania where he narrowly escaped an assassination bid 12 weeks ago, and addressed thousands of his supporters in this key battleground state, urging them to elect him as the next president of the United States. By Lalit K Jha*