New Delhi, Dec 11 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.20 pm:
NATION
DEL66 PM-HACKATHON
*Govt removing roadblocks in path of youth by introducing reforms: PM Modi
New Delhi: The government is introducing reforms to remove roadblocks in the path of the country's youth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told young innovators on Wednesday, asserting that the future of the world will be driven by innovation and knowledge.
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RS Chairman "biggest disruptor" in House: Kharge, defends Oppn no-confidence motion against Dhankhar
New Delhi: The Congress and several Opposition parties on Wednesday accused Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar of being the "biggest disruptor" in the House and alleged he was acting as a government spokesperson for his "next promotion", as they defended their move to seek the removal of the Vice President.
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Maharashtra CM Fadnavis meets Prez Murmu, V-P Dhankhar, Union ministers
New Delhi: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, who recently took over as the chief minister of Maharashtra, called on President Draupadi Murmu here on Wednesday.
DEL95 LD WEATHER
Cold wave conditions in Delhi, Rajasthan; fresh snowfall in Kashmir
New Delhi/ Srinagar/ Jaipur: Cold wave conditions have gripped Rajasthan and marked its arrival in Delhi on Wednesday as higher reaches of Kashmir witnessed fresh snowfall.
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EU envoy meets Rahul; bilateral ties discussed
New Delhi: Ambassador of the European Union to India Hervé Delphin and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Wednesday discussed topics relevant to the relations and future of their democracies in a world marked by challenges, geopolitical tensions and crises.
DEL79 DL-POLLS-2NDLD AAP-ALLIANCE
No alliance with Congress for Delhi polls: Kejriwal
New Delhi: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday once again ruled out the possibility of an alliance with the Congress for the Delhi Assembly polls, amid reports that the two parties could join hands for the election in the capital.
DEL88 DL-KEJRIWAL-2NDLD EC
Delhi Assembly polls: Kejriwal-led AAP delegation meets EC over voter names 'deletion' issue
New Delhi: An Aam Aadmi Party delegation led by its chief Arvind Kejriwal met the Election Commission on Wednesday and urged it to halt any deletion of voter names in the electoral rolls ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections.
BOM17 MH-2NDLD PARBHANI-PROTEST
Violent protests in Maharashtra's Parbhani over damage to Constitution replica
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Prohibitory orders were imposed in central Maharashtra's Parbhani city on Wednesday as violent protests rocked the city for second day over the vandalising of a replica of the Indian Constitution, police said.
MDS14 KA-LD TECHIE
Techie suicide: Victim's family demands justice, strict action against harassers
Bengaluru/Samastipur/Jaunpur: The family of the 34-year-old techie who allegedly died by suicide here, has demanded justice for him and strict action against his harassers, so that his "soul can rest in peace".
LEGAL
LGD26 TECHIE-SUICIDE-EXPERTS
Legal experts flag 'gross misuse' of domestic violence laws, call for gender neutral legislation
New Delhi: Legal experts on Wednesday flagged the "gross misuse" of laws related to domestic violence and dowry harassment, while calling for a "correct filtration mechanism", new gender neutral legislations and sensitising the police to curb filing of false cases.
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Coal scam: Delhi court awards jail terms to company officials
New Delhi: A special CBI court on Wednesday awarded separate jail terms to the senior officials of Abhijeet Infrastructure Ltd in an alleged case of irregularities related to the allocation of three coal blocks in Jharkhand.
BUSINESS
DEL77 BIZ-LDALL-RBI GOVERNOR
Malhotra takes over as 26th RBI Guv; says focus would be trust, growth & stability
Mumbai: Sanjay Malhotra took charge as the 26th Governor of Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday, and promised to focus on deepening trust, growth and ensuring stability.
FOREIGN
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Indian mission in Canada says extending all possible help to family of Indian student killed in Brampton
Ottawa: The Indian mission in Canada’s Toronto on Wednesday expressed shock over the murder of a 26-year-old Indian national who moved to the country five months ago and said it was extending all possible help to the bereaved family.
FGN29 PAK-ARRESTS
22 arrested, 150 booked for propagating against Pakistan Army on social media
Lahore: Pakistani authorities have booked 150 suspects and arrested 22 of them, mostly belonging to Imran Khan's party, for allegedly propagating against the army on social media on the killings of the party workers in Islamabad on November 26, an official said on Wednesday. By M Zulqernain
FGN41: CHINA-INDIA-CPC
* Successful Modi-Xi meeting signifies new beginning of India-China ties: senior CPC official
Beijing: The “successful” meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Russia in October “signified a new beginning” of India-China relations, a senior minister of the ruling CPC has said.**