New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.10 pm: NATION BOM6 MH-ORDNANCE FACTORY-LD-BLAST One killed in blast at ordnance factory in Bhandara; search ops on for 10 employees Mumbai: One person was killed in a blast at the ordnance factory in Maharashtra's Bhandara district on Friday, and search and rescue efforts are underway for 10 employees, police said.

DEL11 PAR-WAQF

Parliamentary panel meet on Waqf begins on stormy note New Delhi: The meeting of the parliamentary committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill began on a stormy note on Friday, with opposition members claiming they were not being given adequate time to study the proposed changes to the draft legislation.

CAL4 WB-HC-DOCTOR-CBI CBI moves Cal HC seeking death penalty for RG case convict Sanjay Roy Kolkata: The CBI on Friday filed an appeal before the Calcutta High Court, seeking death penalty for RG Kar hospital rape-murder case convict Sanjay Roy.

BOM2 GJ-ATS-DRUGS

Alprazolam factory busted in Gujarat; six held with banned drug worth Rs 107 cr Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) busted a factory manufacturing alprazolam in Anand district and arrested six persons with the banned drug worth Rs 107 crore, an official said on Friday.

DEL10 ED-RJ-SEARCHES

ED conducts searches in money laundering case against ex-Rajasthan MLA Jaipur: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches at multiple places in Rajasthan in a money laundering probe against a former MLA linked to alleged financial irregularities in funds related to supply of sports goods to schools, officials said.

LEGAL LGD10 SC-KARNATAKA-DARSHAN-BAIL

SC refuses to cancel bail of actor Darshan, others in murder case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to cancel the bail granted to Kannada actors Darshan Thoogudeepa, Pavithra Gowda, and five others in the Renukaswamy murder case but agreed to examine the Karnataka government's challenge.

LGD8 SC-ARBITRATION-REFERENCE

SC refers key legal issue on modification of arbitral awards to 5-judge bench New Delhi: The Supreme Court has referred to a five-judge Constitution bench the key legal issue of whether courts can modify arbitral awards under the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

LGD7 SC-HARYANA-EVM-PLEA

SC bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna to hear plea seeking verification of EVMs New Delhi: A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna will hear a plea filed by former Haryana minister and five-time MLA Karan Singh Dalal seeking a policy for the verification of Electronic Voting Machines.

FOREIGN FGN17 US-KASH PATEL

Confirmation hearing for Kash Patel as FBI Director set for Jan 30 Washington: Kash Patel will appear before a US Senate committee on January 30 for a confirmation hearing to be the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). By Lalit K Jha

FGN13 US-TRUMP-PUTIN

Putin should make deal with Ukraine, Zelenskyy ready to negotiate: Trump on Russia-Ukraine war Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin "should make a deal" with Ukraine, US President Donald Trump has said and asserted that they would meet as soon as they can.

FGN8 UK-FILM-EMERGENCY-KHALISTANI

UK MP condemns 'Emergency' film screening disruption by 'Khalistani terrorists' London: An Opposition Conservative Party Member of Parliament has urged the UK Home Secretary to intervene after his constituents in north-west London were threatened by "masked Khalistani terrorists" who burst into a screening of Kangana Ranaut's film 'Emergency'. By Aditi Khanna PTI SKY

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