New Delhi, Jan 9 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm NATION DEL37 JK-TERROR-LD ARREST

3 LeT terror associates held in Kulgam Srinagar: Security forces have arrested three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror associates in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday.

MDS35 AP-STAMPEDE-LD NAIDU

Tirupati Stampede: CM Naidu announces judicial inquiry, transfers SP, suspends one DSP Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday announced a judicial inquiry into the Tirupati temple stampede in which six people were killed and dozens injured, and transferred three senior officials including the Superintendent of Police of Tirupati district.

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India advocates 'Budh' over 'Yudh': PM Modi Bhubaneswar: Asserting that the world today listens to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said due to the country's heritage, it is able to tell the international community that the future does not lie in 'Yudh' (war) but in 'Budh' (Buddha).

DEL54 MHA-BPRD-SHAH

BPR&D committed to transform country's police into SMART forces: Amit Shah New Delhi: The BPR&D is committed to transforming the country's police into SMART forces to successfully meet various challenges by equipping them with necessary intellectual, physical and organisational resources, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday.

DEL48 AFGHANISTAN-INDIA-MISRI

Want to strengthen political, economic relations with India: Afghanistan New Delhi: The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has described India as an "important" regional and economic power following talks between Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and acting Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

* DEL56 ED-MAHARASHTRA-ARREST

ED arrests Maha co-op society promoter in fraud linked PMLA case New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate Thursday said it has arrested a promoter of a Maharashtra-based cooperative credit society which is alleged to have duped numerous investors for over Rs 2,400 crore.

DEL31 UP-DHAMI-UCC

UCC to be implemented in Uttara€™khand this month: CM Dhami Bareilly (UP): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday highlighted the various initiatives undertaken in the state, reaffirming the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the "Devbhoomi" this month.

DEL38 RDAY-LD GUESTS

Paralympic contingent, top sarpanches, innovators among 10,000 spl invitees for R-Day Parade: Govt New Delhi: Members of Paralympic contingent, sarpanches from top-performing villages, handloom artisans, and forest and wildlife conservation workers are among the nearly 10,000 special guests invited to witness the 76th Republic Day Parade at the Kartavya Path here, the government said on Thursday.

DEL49 CONG-KHARGE-GST

Modi govt has made GST a means of 'looting' poor, middle class: Kharge New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday alleged that the Narendra Modi government has made the Goods and Services Tax (GST) a means of "looting" the hard-earned money of the poor and middle class and demanded that it end this "tax terrorism" and "loot" in the upcoming Union Budget.

BOM7 MP-CARBIDE WASTE-PROTEST

Protest in Indore over Carbide waste disposal plan in neighbouring Dhar district Indore: Various organisations on Thursday protested in Indore against the plan to dispose of 337 tonnes of Union Carbide factory waste at Pithampur in Dhar district, about 30 km from the city.

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Assam mining tragedy: Rescue ops on for 4th day, CIL brings heavy-duty pump from Maharashtra Umrangso (Assam): Rescue operations by multiple state and central agencies continued for the fourth day on Thursday to locate trapped miners inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam, officials said.

BUSINESS DEL45 BIZ-L&T-WORK-LIFE BALANCE

'How long can you stare at wife?': L&T head suggests 90-hour work week New Delhi: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman S N Subrahmanyan sparked an online outrage with his comments advocating a 90-hour work week and suggesting that employees should even give up Sundays.

LEGAL LGD5 SC-DAUGHTER-EDUCATION EXPENSES

Parents can be legally compelled to offer education money to daughter: SC New Delhi: Daughter has an indefeasible, legally enforceable and legitimate right to secure educational expenses from her parents, who can be compelled to provide necessary funds within their means, the Supreme Court recently said.

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SC orders status quo on construction under PM Awas Yojana on Abbas Ansari's land in Lucknow New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo on the construction of housing units under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana at a disputed site in Lucknow's Jiamau whose ownership is claimed by the sons of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari.

LGD6 SC-RESERVATION

Executive, legislature to take call on exclusion from reservation: SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the executive and the legislature would decide whether persons, who had availed quota benefits and were in a position to compete with others, were to be excluded from reservation.

LGD14 SC-RAILWAYS

Railways country's keystone, efforts to jeopardise ticketing system ought to be derailed: SC New Delhi: Indian Railways is a keystone of our country's infrastructure and any effort to disrupt the integrity and stability of the ticketing system ought to be stopped on its tracks, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.

CAL36 WB-COURT-DOCTOR-JUDGEMENT

Judgement in rape-murder of RG Kar doctor on January 18 Kolkata: Judgement in the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in August last year will be delivered on January 18 by the designated judge of Sealdah court here.

FOREIGN FGN52 BANGLA-INDIA-FISHERMEN

Bangladesh rejects allegations of mistreatment of Indian fishermen Dhaka: Bangladesh on Thursday rejected as “baseless and fabricated” the allegations about mistreatment of Indian fishermen, an apparent reference to recent remarks by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

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