HIGHLIGHTS AT 9 PM

New Delhi, Mar 25 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm:
    
     NATION
    
     DEL50 DL-2NDLD BUDGET
     *Delhi CM presents Rs 1 lakh cr 'historic budget'; women empowerment, infrastructure key focus areas
     New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented Rs one lakh crore FY26 Budget with ten focus areas, including Yamuna cleaning, economic empowerment of women, infrastructure, water, and connectivity, asserting that it is a roadmap for making the national capital self-reliant.

     DEL83 MEA-SINOINDIA-TALKS
     India, China hold diplomatic talks in Beijing
     New Delhi: India and China on Tuesday agreed to work together to make "substantial preparation" for the next meeting of their Special Representatives (SR) on the boundary question that is set to be held in the national capital later this year.

     PAR35 RS-LD-DISASTER MANAGEMENT
     Parliament passes amendments to Disaster Management Act; Shah says no centralisation of power
     New Delhi: Parliament on Tuesday passed amendments to the Disaster Management Act, 2024, with Home Minister Amit Shah asserting that there will be no centralisation of powers or discrimination with states in handling disasters.
    
     PAR34 LS-LD BOILERS BILL
     Parliament passes bill to replace 100 years old Boiler Act
     New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to provide for the regulation of boilers, safety of life and property of persons from the danger of explosions of steam-boilers and uniformity in registration.

     DEL47 MHA-SHAH-LD SEPARATISM
     Modi government 'tossed' separatism out of J-K: Shah
     New Delhi: Two constituents of the Hurriyat Conference have announced the severing of all ties with separatism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.
    
     DEL96 CONG-LD BIHAR
     Will fight Bihar polls as part of INDIA, alliance to take collective decision on CM face: Congress
     New Delhi: Firming up its strategy for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls, the Congress on Tuesday said it would contest the election as part of the INDIA bloc and asserted that the alliance partners would take a "collective decision" on the chief ministerial face.

     BOM29 MH-NAGPUR VIOLENCE-ARRESTS
     114 arrested so far for March 17 violence in Nagpur, probe moving in right direction, says top cop
     Nagpur: As many as 114 people have been arrested in connection with the March 17 violence in Nagpur, and the probe is moving in the right direction, a senior police official said on Tuesday.
    
     BOM28 MH-2NDLD KAMRA
     As his jokes backfire, unfazed Kamra says he won't apologise; Mumbai cops summon comedian
     Mumbai/New Delhi: Comedian Kunal Kamra stood his ground and stubbornly refused to apologise for his jokes targeting Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde who reminded him about maintaining decorum and limits to freed speech but asserted he did not support vandalism.

     MDS11 TL-TUNNEL-LD BODY
     Telangana tunnel collapse: Another body extricated
     Nagarkurnool (Telangana): Body of one of the seven persons who remained trapped inside the partially collapsed SLBC project tunnel here for over a month was found on Tuesday, officials said.

     LEGAL
    
     LGD26 SC-APOLLO HOSPITAL
     If poor not provided treatment, will ask AIIMS to take over: SC to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said if poor people are not provided free treatment at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital here, it will ask the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to take it over.

     LGD24 JUSTICE VARMA-LD INQUIRY
     Cash stash row: SC’s in-house panel commences inquiry, visits residence of Justice Varma
     New Delhi: The three members of a Supreme Court-appointed in-house committee visited the residence of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma on Tuesday as it commenced its inquiry into allegations of discovery of a cash pile at his residence here.

     LGD13 SC-AMARMANI
     Madhumita Shukla murder case: SC dismisses plea challenging premature release of Amarmani Tripathi
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging the premature release of former Uttar Pradesh minister Amarmani Tripathi and his wife Madhumani in poet Madhumita Shukla murder case.

     FOREIGN
    
     FGN51: BANGLA-YUNUS-INDIA
     B'desh says it's awaiting India's response to Yunus-Modi meeting proposal
     Dhaka: Bangladesh on Tuesday said it was awaiting a response from India to its proposal for a meeting between Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok next week.
    
     FGN59 CANADA-POLLS-INDIA
     India has 'intent and capability' to interfere in election: Canadian intelligence officer
     Ottawa: India has the “intent and capability” to interfere in Canadian communities and democratic processes, a media report said quoting a top Canadian intelligence officer.

     FGN57 UN-STAFF-ID
     In a first, UN asks staff to carry visa, passport copy as proof of identity if stopped by authorities in NY
     United Nations: In a first, the United Nations is asking all its staff members here to carry their UN IDs as well as copies of passports and visas in the eventuality that they may be required to show a form of identification if stopped by authorities in New York. By Yoshita Singh*
    
    

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