New Delhi, Jan 25 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm: NATION

DEL52 DL-POLLS-SHAH-MANIFESTO Delhi polls: BJP promises to clean Yamuna in 3 yrs, welfare schemes for gig workers and labourers New Delhi: With less than two weeks left for the Delhi Assembly polls, senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Saturday promised to clean Yamuna in three years, provide complete ownership rights in 1,700 unauthorised colonies, and welfare measures for gig workers and labourers.



DEL32 RDAY-PARADE-CURTAIN RAISER R-Day Parade: India to display military might, cultural heritage; celebrate 75 years of Constitution New Delhi: India is set to showcase its military prowess and rich cultural heritage and display a symbolic confluence of 'virasat' and 'vikas' on Kartavya Path here to mark the 76th Republic Day on January 26 when the nation will also commemorate the platinum jubilee of the enactment of the Constitution.



DEL41 RDAY-JK-GALLANTRY Seven J-K Police officers who foiled Amarnath terror attack plot among gallantry medal recipients Jammu: Seven of the 15 Jammu and Kashmir Police officers, including former Kashmir Zone inspector general of police Vijay Kumar, awarded gallantry medals on the eve of Republic Day, played a key role in averting a possible terror attack on the Amarnath Yatra three years ago, officials said.



BOM10 MH-SAIF-PROBE Police suspect involvement of more than one person in Saif's stabbing case Mumbai: Mumbai police suspect more than one person may be involved in the Saif Ali Khan stabbing case, in which a 30-year-old Bangladeshi national has been arrested, an official said on Saturday.



DEL30 PM-INDIA-INDONESIA India, Indonesia decide to boost defence and trade ties New Delhi: India and Indonesia on Saturday agreed to give a new momentum to the overall bilateral ties and especially concurred on working jointly in the areas of defence manufacturing and supply chains, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto for wide-ranging talks.



DEL20 VOTERS DAY-CEC Avoid fake narratives, divisive campaign: CEC to political parties New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar requested political parties on Saturday to avoid divisive campaigning, saying it can cause disillusionment among youngsters regarding the electoral process.



DEL33 CONG-2NDLD EC EC's independence 'severely compromised' by PM-HM duo: Congress New Delhi: The Congress hit out at the Election Commission on Saturday, saying the "self-congratulation" on National Voters' Day would not obscure the fact that the poll panel as it has been functioning makes a "mockery" of the Constitution and is an insult to the voters themselves.



BOM9 MH-CONG-POLLS-ALLEGATIONS Maharashtra govt not legitimately elected, alleges Cong; claims irregularities in voters' list Mumbai: Opposition Congress on Saturday alleged that the BJP-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra was "not legitimately elected" and claimed there was a suspicious addition of a large number of voters and manipulation of votes during the November 2024 assembly polls.



CAL8 JH-SIT-SEIZURE Jharkhand Police SIT freezes Rs 47.96 cr, seizes 1.83 cr cash in govt funds embezzlement case Ranchi: The Jharkhand Police SIT has frozen around Rs 47.96 crore in various accounts, recovered Rs 1.83 crore in cash, and seized jewellery worth Rs 16.70 lakh in connection with government funds embezzlement cases, an official statement said on Saturday.



CAL4 AS-EXPLOSIVES Explosives recovered in Assam amid preparations for Republic Day celebrations Guwahati: A cache of explosives buried in a jungle was recovered in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Saturday, even as security was tightened across the state for 76th Republic Day celebrations, police said.

LEGAL

LGD3 DL-COURT-TRAVEL RIGHT Travelling abroad a constitutional right, says Delhi court New Delhi: A Delhi court has directed the ED to suspend a lookout circular (LOC) against the erstwhile promoter of Kwality Ltd., Siddhant Gupta in a money laundering case, saying travelling abroad was a constitutional right.



LGD2 SC-RIOTS-TAHIR 3-judge SC bench to hear on January 28 Tahir Hussain's plea for interim bail for poll campaigning New Delhi: A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on January 28 a plea moved by former councillor and February 2020 Delhi riots accused Tahir Hussain seeking interim bail to campaign for the upcoming Assembly polls in the capital.

FOREIGN

FGN41 PAK-BLASPHEMY-COURT Pak court awards death sentence, 80-year-imprisonment to four persons for uploading blasphemous content on Facebook Lahore: A Pakistani court has awarded a death sentence and 80-year imprisonment to four persons for uploading blasphemous content on Facebook, an official said on Saturday. By M Zulqernain



FGN15 LANKA-RAJAPAKSA-SON-ARREST Ex-president Rajapaksa's son arrested by Lanka police on corruption charges Colombo: Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by police on Saturday on corruption charges in a property purchase case.

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