New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: TOP STORIES DEL114 PM-LD ZELENSKYY India committed to make every contribution to end conflict in Ukraine: PM Modi to Zelenskyy New Delhi: Days ahead of a much-anticipated US-Russia summit on the Ukraine war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conveyed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone conversation that India remains committed to making every possible contribution for an early and peaceful solution to the conflict.

DEL120 OPPN-LDALL PROTEST Opposition takes out protest march against SIR, 'vote theft'; says EC can't be 'churao aayog' New Delhi: Stepping up attack, opposition MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Sharad Pawar, on Monday took out a protest march from Parliament House to the Election Commission office against the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar and alleged "vote chori", but were stopped midway by the police and briefly detained amid high drama DEL63 INDIA-MUNIR-NUCLEAR Nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan's stock-in-trade: India on Pak Army Chief's nuclear threat New Delhi: Nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan's "stock-in-trade", New Delhi said on Monday, in a strong response to Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir's nuclear threat directed at India from the US soil.

LGD28 SC-2NDLD STRAY DOGS 'Grim' situation: SC orders permanent relocation of stray dogs from Delhi-NCR streets to shelters New Delhi: Noting an "extremely grim" situation due to stray dog bites resulting in rabies, particularly among children, the Supreme Court on Monday directed Delhi-NCR authorities to permanently relocate all strays from streets to shelters "at the earliest".

NATION DEL118 POL-RIJIJU-2NDLD BILLS 8 Bills get Parliament nod after Rijiju's ultimatum to Opposition to join debate New Delhi: Parliament on Monday passed eight Bills as Union minister Kiren Rijiju slammed the opposition parties for repeated disruptions of both the Houses of Parliament and announced that the government would proceed with the legislative agenda without their participation.

PAR30 LS-2NDLD INCOME TAX BILL Lok Sabha passes new Income Tax Bill in just 3 minutes New Delhi: The Income Tax Bill (No.2) 2025 - a major legislative move to replace the 63-year-old law governing income taxation for individuals and corporations - was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday in just three minutes, without any debate.

DEL115 JK-PAK-2NDLD INTRUDER Pak intruder killed after BSF opens fire along IB in J-K's Kathua Jammu: A Pakistani intruder was killed after being shot at by the BSF while attempting to sneak into this side from across the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.

DEL89 UKD-UTTARKASHI-2ND LD-RESCUE Uttarkashi: One body found so far, says official; many people still missing as rain hampers rescue operation Uttarkashi: Incessant rains in Uttarkashi since Monday morning hampered rescue operations in disaster-hit Dharali and Harsil, even as officials said one body has been recovered so far and 42 people remain missing following flash floods in the area a week ago.

CAL23 BH-2NDLD FLOOD Over 17 lakh people affected by floods in Bihar, rescue operations underway Patna: More than 17 lakh people have been affected by floods in Bihar, where several rivers are in spate due to torrential rainfall in the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday.

BOM31 MH-2ND LD-VAN-ACCIDENT 8 devotees killed, 29 hurt as pick-up van falls off road on hilly terrain in Pune district Pune: Eight women on their way to a temple were killed and 29 people injured after a pick-up van they were travelling in fell off the road on a hilly terrain in Pune district on Monday, police said.

MDS17 KA-LD MINISTER DISMISSAL CM Siddaramaiah removes Minister K N Rajanna from Cabinet Bengaluru: Karnataka Cooperation Minister K N Rajanna was on Monday removed from the Council of Ministers after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah recommended his sacking to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot.

LEGAL LGD34 SC-ED-BAGHEL 'Devil not in law but in abuse': SC refuses to hear ex-Chhattisgarh CM's plea against PMLA provision New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the "devil is not in the law" but "in the abuse" of the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as it refused to examine former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel's plea challenging the PMLA provision empowering the ED to file supplementary chargesheets in money laundering cases.

LGD31 SC-SENTHIL BALAJI 'No bearing on trial': SC refuses to expunge remarks against ex-TN minister Senthil Balaji New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to expunge its remarks against former Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji in its September 2022 order restoring criminal complaints and other verdicts against him in the cash-for-job case.

FOREIGN FGN16 US-PAK-LD MUNIR Pak Army chief Munir repeats anti-India rhetoric in US New York: Kashmir is the "jugular vein" of Pakistan, Pakistani Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has said, repeating his anti-India rhetoric. By Yoshita Singh FGN22 CHINA-INDIA-TIBET-RAIL China to build Xinjiang-Tibet rail link 'near' LAC with India: Report Beijing: China is set to build the most ambitious rail link connecting Xinjiang province with Tibet, part of which will “run near” the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India, according to a media report. By K J M Varma PTI HIG HIG