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New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm:
    
    NATION

    MDS27 AP-LD PM
    * Aiming to produce 5 mn tons of Green Hydrogen by 2030: PM Modi
    Visakhapatnam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said as part of National Green Hydrogen Mission, the country is aiming to produce 5 million tons of green hydrogen by 2030. *

    
    DEL50 MINER-ASSAM-NAVY
    * Highly-trained 'clearance divers' skilled in deep diving on site: Navy on miners rescue ops
    New Delhi: A navy team that includes highly-trained "clearance divers" skilled in deep diving and recovery operations is on-site in Assam to assist in the rescue of miners trapped in a remote industrial town in Dima Hasao district, officials said on Wednesday. *

    
    BOM22 MH-HC-2NDLD ELGAR-BAIL
    * Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case: HC grants bail to two accused noting long incarceration
    Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Delhi-based researcher Rona Wilson and activist Sudhir Dhawale, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case in 2018, stating the trial in the case was yet to start. *

    
    DEL54 CONG-EC-MAHA
    * EC's total voter enrolment in Maharashtra may be higher than total adult population: Cong
     New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission seems to have enrolled 16 lakh more electors than the entire adult population in Maharashtra as estimated by the Narendra Modi government. *


    DEL53 RAJNATH-INDIA-LD MALDIVES
    * Discussions will add 'new vigour' to our relations: Rajnath after meeting Maldivian defence minister
    New Delhi: India on Wednesday conveyed to the Maldives its readiness to support the island nation in enhancing its defence preparedness as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held "fruitful" talks with his Maldivian counterpart Mohammed Ghassan Maumoon focusing on maritime security cooperation in the Indian Ocean. *

    
    DEL51 MHA-PRISONERS
    * MHA asks states to take steps for reducing overcrowding in prisons
    New Delhi: The Centre has asked all states to ensure that an undertrial prisoner arrested for an offence for which the punishment of death or life imprisonment has not been specified should be released if he or she has already undergone detention for half of the maximum prison term specified for that offence, thus reducing overcrowding in jails. *

    
    DEL47 MEA-INDIA-AFGHANISTAN-MISRI
    * Foreign Secretary Misri meets acting Afghan foreign minister in Dubai
    New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held talks with Afghanistan's acting foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai on Wednesday. *

    
    DEL44 DL-POLLS-AAP-TMC
    * Kejriwal thanks Mamata for TMC's support to AAP in Delhi assembly polls
     New Delhi: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday thanked the Trinamool Congress for its support to the party for the upcoming assembly polls in Delhi. *

    
    DEL39 DEF-UNIFIL-VEHICLES
    * Indigenously manufactured vehicles to reach Lebanon for use by Indian contingent in UNIFIL
     New Delhi: In a boost for 'Make in India' initiative, 62 indigenously manufactured vehicles are set to reach Lebanon for utilisation by the Indian contingent deployed in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), defence sources said on Wednesday. *

    
    DEL37 PAR COMMITTEE-2NDLD SIMULTANEOUS POLLS
    * Oppn MPs question bills on simultaneous poll, BJP members extend support
    New Delhi: A robust exchange of contesting views on Wednesday marked the first meeting of a parliamentary panel scrutinising two bills on conducting simultaneous polls, with opposition members criticising the concept as an attack on the basic fabric of the Constitution and federalism, and BJP MPs hailing it as reflective of popular opinion. *

    
     CAL19 BH-KISHOR
    * Prashant Kishor's health condition 'alarmingly deteriorated', says his party
    Patna: The Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) on Wednesday claimed that the health of its founder Prashant Kishor, who is on fast unto death at the ICU of a hospital, has "alarmingly deteriorated". *

    
    DEL35 PREZ-VISIT
    * President Murmu on two-day visit to Meghalaya, Odisha from Thursday
    New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will be on a two-day visit to Meghalaya and Odisha from Thursday to attend different events, according to an official statement. *


    DEL34 RAIL-BUDGET-EXPENDITURE
    * Railways spent 76% of its budgetary outlay within first nine months: Ministry
    New Delhi: The Railways has spent 76 percent of its budgetary outlay within the first nine months of the current fiscal, the ministry said in a press statement. *


    DEL32 INDIA-EU-HUMANRIGHTS
    * India, EU discuss importance of protecting human rights, freedom of expression
    New Delhi: India and the European Union (EU) on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to principles and values of democracy, rule of law and human rights and agreed on the need to safeguard freedom and diversity of civil society actors. *


    BOM23 MP-CARBIDE WASTE-PROTEST
    * Organisations opposing Union Carbide waste disposal to hold protest in Indore on Thursday
    Bhopal: The organisations opposing disposal of the Union Carbide waste in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur, on Wednesday decided to expand their protest outside the town, stating that its incineration will leave an adverse impact on the ecology and residents. *


    BOM17 MH-NAXALS-SURRENDER
    * 2 women Maoists with collective Rs 10 lakh bounty surrender in Gadchiroli district
    Gadchiroli: Two hardcore women Maoists, carrying a collective reward of Rs 10 lakh on their heads and facing more than 50 criminal cases, surrendered before security forces in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on Wednesday, police said. *


    CAL17 OD-LDALL PBD
    * Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: India seeks diaspora’s participation in quest for ‘viksit Bharat’
    Bhubaneswar: The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention kicked off here on Wednesday, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar calling upon NRIs and Persons of Indian Origin to actively participate in the quest for a ‘viksit Bharat’ (developed India). *


    CAL16 TR-EMBLEM
    * Tripura gets state emblem
    Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the state emblem. *


    CAL15 WB-BSF-FENCING -FLAG MEETINGS
    * Fencing work on; BSF hopeful of resolving differences with BGB in flag meetings: Officials
    Kolkata: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining border domination along the Indo-Bangladesh boundary, asserting that recent differences with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) would be resolved through flag meetings. *


    CAL11 MN-CM
    * Ongoing ethnic violence in state very unfortunate: Manipur CM
    Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday termed the ongoing ethnic violence in the state as "very unfortunate" and asserted that his government is not at fault since it all started after the Meiteis demanded Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. *


    MDS28 KL-ACTRESS-2NDLD JEWELLER
    * Sexual harassment case: Businessman Boby Chemmanur arrested
    Kochi: Prominent businessman Boby Chemmanur was arrested on Wednesday by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the sexual harassment case filed by Malayalam actress Honey Rose, police said here. *


    
    BUSINESS

    DEL55 BIZ-LD RUPEE
    * Rupee plunges 17 paise to settle at new record low of 85.91 against US dollar
    Mumbai: The rupee extended its slide for the second straight session and declined 17 paise to hit a fresh record low of 85.91 against the US dollar on Wednesday amid higher crude oil prices and stronger American currency. *

    
    
    FOREIGN

    FGN56 CHINA-QUAKE-2NDLD RESCUE    
    * Rescuers battle cold, aftershocks to find survivors in Tibet as new tremor jolts nearby Qinghai
     Beijing: Rescuers raced against time to search for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in frigid weather amid hundreds of aftershocks, a day after a massive quake hit a Tibetan county while another county in the neighbouring Qinghai province was jolted by a 5.5 magnitude tremor on Wednesday. *


    FGN57 PAK-IMRAN-PARTY    
    * Imran Khan's party agrees to 3rd round of talks with Pak govt to ease political tensions
    Islamabad, Jan 8 (PTI) Pakistan's jailed former minister Imran Khan's party on Wednesday said it will participate in the third round of talks with the government to help ease political tensions in the country. By Sajjad Hussain *

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