HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm:
    
    NATION
    
    DEL24 MODI-RISING RAJASTHAN
    * Mantra of 'Reform, Perform and Transform' visible in every sector: PM Modi
    Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the development following the mantra of 'Reform, Perform and Transform' is visible in every sector. *
    
    DEL9 DL-SCHOOLS-LD THREATS
    * Bomb threat mail to around 40 Delhi schools, sender demands USD 30,000
    New Delhi: Around 40 schools in Delhi received a bomb threat mail Monday morning with the sender demanding USD 30,000, a police official said. *
    
    DEL13 OPPN-ADANI-PROTEST
    * INDIA bloc MPs protest over Adani issue in Parliament complex
    New Delhi: Leaders of some INDIA bloc parties on Monday protested inside Parliament complex and raised slogans to demand a joint parliamentary probe into the Adani issue. *
    
    DEL32 DL-POLLS-AAP-LIST
    * AAP names 20 candidates in 2nd list for Delhi polls; Sisodia from Jangpura, Avadh Ojha Patparganj
    New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday announced its second list of 20 candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, fielding senior party leader Manish Sisodia from the Jangpura seat. *
    
    BOM6 MH-SPEAKER-LD-NARWEKAR
    * BJP's Rahul Narwekar elected unopposed as Maharashtra assembly Speaker
    Mumbai: BJP MLA Rahul Narwekar was on Monday elected unopposed as the Speaker of the 15th Maharashtra legislative assembly. *
    
    CAL3 WB-EXPLOSION
    * Three killed in explosion in West Bengal's Murshidabad
    Kolkata:At least three persons were killed and a few others injured in an explosion when they were allegedly manufacturing illegal crude bombs in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, police said on Monday. *
    
    CAL6 JH-ASSEMBLY-OATH
    * CM Hemant Soren, ministers take oath as members of Jharkhand Assembly
    Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday took oath as a member of the Jharkhand Assembly on the first day of the four-day session of the House. *
    
    BUSINESS
    
    DEL27 BIZ-RISING-RAJASTHAN-ADANI
    * Adani Group to invest Rs 7.5 lakh cr in Rajasthan across sectors
    Jaipur: The Adani Group is planning to invest Rs 7.5 lakh crore across sectors in Rajasthan, a senior company official said on Monday. *
    
    DEL23 BIZ-RISING RAJASTHAN-ADITYA BIRLA
    * Aditya Birla Group to invest Rs 50,000 cr in Rajasthan
    Jaipur: The Aditya Birla Group plans to invest Rs 50,000 crore in Rajasthan across its businesses over the next few years, a top official of the Indian conglomerate said. *
    
    LEGAL
    
    LGD11 SC-MANIPUR
    * Manipur violence: SC asks state to provide details on arson, encroachments of properties
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Manipur government to provide details in a sealed cover on the dwelling units and properties burnt either fully or partially, and encroached upon during the ethnic violence in the state. *
    
    LGD3 SC-SISODIA
    * Excise policy cases: SC to hear Sisodia's pleas seeking relaxation of bail conditions on Dec 11
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on December 11 AAP leader Manish Sisodia's pleas seeking relaxation of bail conditions which require him to report to the investigating officer twice a week in the corruption and money laundering cases related to the Delhi excise policy. *
    
    LGD12 SC-INDRANI
    * Sheena Bora case: SC notice to CBI on Indrani Mukerjea's plea to travel abroad
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the CBI's response on former media executive Indrani Mukerjea's plea challenging a Bombay High Court ruling denying her to travel abroad as she is accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora. *
    
    FOREIGN
    
    FGN23 BANGLA-2NDLD MISRI
    * Foreign Secretary Misri holds talks with Bangladeshi counterpart
    Dhaka: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday held talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Jashim Uddin, amid strained bilateral ties since August following the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina. *
    
    FGN7 US-LD SYRIA
    * Fall of Assad regime 'historic opportunity for people' of Syria: Biden
    Washington: The fall of the Assad regime that brutalised, tortured and killed thousands of innocent Syrians over the past half a century is a historic opportunity for the people of the country, outgoing US President Joe Biden said on Sunday. By Lalit K Jha *
    

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