New Delhi, Nov 15 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.15 pm:
NATION
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*Contributions of tribals to freedom movement ignored for one party, one family: Modi
Jamui (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday charged previous Congress governments in the country with having tried to undermine the contributions of tribal leaders to the freedom movement "so that only one party and one family got away with the credit".
BOM43MH-POLL-LD SHAH
PM firm on Waqf Act amendment, says Shah; sets date for eliminating Naxalism in Chhattisgarh
Chandrapur/Yavatmal/Hingoli: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted Prime Minister Narendra Modi was determined to amend the Waqf Act despite resistance from key opposition leaders like Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar
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Credibility biggest asset of any political outfit, BJP never compromises with it, claims Rajnath
Ranchi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asserted that credibility is the biggest asset of any political outfit and claimed that the BJP has never compromised with it, unlike other parties which make "false promises to lure voters for political gains".
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700 kg drugs seized, 8 Iranians caught in anti-narcotics operation along Gujarat coast
New Delhi: A joint operation by anti-narcotics agencies led to the seizure of about 700 kg of drugs and the arrest of eight Iranian nationals from Indian territorial waters off the Gujarat coast around Porbandar on Friday.
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Rajasthan: Independent candidate who slapped SDM sent to judicial custody, situation in Tonk stable
Jaipur: The situation in Rajasthan's violence-hit Tonk district was stable on Friday, a day after the arrest of Independent candidate for the Deoli-Uniara Assembly bypoll Naresh Meena who was sent to judicial custody for a fortnight.
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J-K CM Omar Abdullah meets Sitharaman, discusses steps to reduce dependency on Centre
New Delhi: In a bid to enhance the economic growth of Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday to discuss the Union territory's financial progress with a focus on increasing local revenue generation to decrease reliance on the Centre. *
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* PM Modi 'dividing' society, will have no association with those allied with BJP: Sharad Pawar
Pune: Senior opposition leader Sharad Pawar on Friday accused Narendra Modi of "dividing" the society as he slammed the prime minister's campaign speeches and asserted that popular "unrest" against the ruling alliance will help the MVA return to power in Maharashtra. By Kumar Rakesh *
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*Delhi govt enforces GRAP III measures, staggers office timings to battle 'severe' pollution
New Delhi: Delhi government has banned private BS III petrol and BS IV diesel vehicles, prohibited the entry of interstate non-electric-CNG buses, certain categories of construction activities, and staggered government office timings, as the city choked under 'severe' category of air pollution Friday morning.
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MVA to take historic steps for farmers of Maharashtra: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is going to take historic steps for the farmers of Maharashtra by fixing Rs 7,000 per quintal plus bonus for soyabean.
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PM serving interests of billionaires at expense of poor, alleges Rahul Gandhi
Mahagama/Bermo (Jharkhand): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of serving the interests of billionaires at the expense of the country’s poor.
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President Murmu, PM Modi, leaders pay tributes to tribal icon Birsa Munda on birth anniversary
Patna/New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders across political parties on Friday paid tributes to tribal icon Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary, which is celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas.
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PSC exam date protest: Students call off stir after UPPSC announces new schedule
Prayagraj (UP): Students called off their five-day stir on Friday, a day after the UPPSC agreed to their demand that the Provincial Civil Services Preliminary (PSC) examination should be held on a single day.
LEGAL
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Misuse of social media platforms by terrorists to be borne in mind by courts while sentencing: HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has observed that while encrypted social media platforms permit privacy and the freedom of speech and expression, their misuse by terrorists and banned organisations has to be borne in mind by courts while awarding sentences.
LGD10 SC-ROLLS ROYCE-MARITAL DISPUTE
1951 Rolls Royce ordered by Nehru for Baroda 'maharani' becomes flashpoint in marital dispute
New Delhi: A 1951 model antique hand-made classic Rolls Royce car, a single model till date valuing more than Rs 2.5 crore at present and ordered by first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the erstwhile 'maharani' of Baroda, has become a major bone of contention in a matrimonial dispute in the Supreme Court.
FOREIGN
FGN55 LANKA-ELECTION-4THLD RESULT
Sri Lankan president’s NPP sweeps parliamentary polls, also makes history in Tamil-dominated Jaffna
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday swept the parliamentary elections by winning a two-thirds majority, and also dominating the Jaffna electoral district – the heartland of the nation’s Tamil minority.
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Indian students protest against Oxford Union’s Kashmir debate
London: A group of Indian students chanted slogans and displayed placards at the University of Oxford to protest against a debate on Kashmir at the Oxford Union Society, which they said had offered a platform to speakers with alleged terrorism links.
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Trump will pick up from where he left off with India, says his former admin official
Washington: US president-elect Donald Trump, who enjoys very good relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is expected to build on the progress made during his first term and continue strengthening ties with India, his South Asia point-person at the White House during his first term has said.*