New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION DEL47 MEA-UKRAINE-LD SUMMIT

India welcomes Putin-Trump summit on Ukraine conflict; pitches for early return of peace New Delhi: The world wants to see an early end to the conflict in Ukraine, India said on Saturday, welcoming the summit talks between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska that ended without a ceasefire deal.

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Explosives used to blast giant boulders to speed up rescue efforts in cloudburst-hit J-K village Kishtwar/Jammu: Explosives were used to blast giant boulders hampering the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the disaster-hit Chisoti village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on the third day on Saturday, officials said.

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Shubhanshu Shukla to return to India on Sunday, to meet PM Modi New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is set to return to India on Sunday after his historic visit to the International Space Station (ISS) and is eager to share his experiences with friends and colleagues back home as ISRO eyes its maiden human spaceflight in 2027.

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India, South Korea resolve to set 'new industrial ambition' in high-tech sectors New Delhi: India and South Korea on Saturday resolved to expand their strategic partnership by setting new "industrial ambition" in the areas of semiconductor, defence, clean energy, and artificial intelligence.

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'Fight to protect one person, one vote': Rahul to embark on 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' from Bihar's Sasaram Sasaram (Bihar): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will embark on a 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' across Bihar from here on Sunday, with his party asserting it will fight for the "one person, one vote" principle and not accept the Election Commission becoming a "compartment" of the BJP's "so-called double engine". By Asim Kamal

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People's anger genuine, rescuers focused on saving those trapped: J-K CM at cloudburst-hit village Chasoti (J-K): The anger of people seeking information about their kin missing in the aftermath of a cloudburst is quite understandable, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday after several locals confronted him in Chasoti and vented their frustration.

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EC to hold press conference on Sunday amid opposition allegations New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) will hold a press conference on Sunday amid allegations of "vote theft" levelled by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and relentless protest by opposition parties over the intensive electoral roll revision in Bihar.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to pay 2-day visit to India from Monday: MEA New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay a two-day visit to India beginning Monday to hold border talks with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Saturday.

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PM praising RSS in I-Day speech amounts to insulting the day itself: Vijayan Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "glorifying" the RSS in his Independence Day speech, saying it was "tantamount to insulting the day itself" and the freedom struggle.

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Trailer launch of controversial film 'The Bengal Files' 'stopped' by Kolkata Police Kolkata: Kolkata Police on Saturday stopped the trailer launch of 'The Bengal Files', based on the 1946 Calcutta Riots, its director Vivek Agnihotri claimed.

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ED raids at TN min attempt to divert attention from 'vote chori,' party won't be cowed down: DMK Chennai: The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Saturday responded sharply to the ED raids targeting its senior leader and Minister, I Periyasamy, saying it was an attempt to divert attention from 'vote chori,' a term coined by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over alleged electoral fraud in the 2024 elections that the BJP-led NDA won.

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Govt slams Congress for stand on GST reforms, says it smacks of hypocrisy New Delhi: The government on Saturday lashed out at the opposition Congress for attempting to take credit for the biggest GST reforms, saying the party was not even present in Parliament when the landmark one-nation, one-tax was passed, and its statements now smack of hypocrisy.

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Assessee must comply with summons issued by tax authority: SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that an assessee must comply with a summons and furnish a response to a show cause notice when it is issued by the central or the state tax authority.

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Imposing fixed timelines on Guvs, Prez would lead to 'constitutional disorder': Centre to SC New Delhi: Imposing fixed timelines on governors and the president to act on bills passed by a state Assembly would amount to one organ of the government assuming powers not vested in it by the Constitution and lead to a "constitutional disorder", the Centre has told the Supreme Court.

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Trump signals US may not impose secondary tariffs on India over Russian oil New York: President Donald Trump has indicated that the US may not impose secondary tariffs on countries continuing to procure Russia crude oil.

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327 die after flash floods in northwest Pakistan in 48 hrs Peshawar/Islamabad: The death toll from the flash floods in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rose to 327, including over a dozen children, over the last 48 hours, provincial authorities said on Saturday.

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Assessee compliance with tax summons required, reinforcing obligation to respond to show cause notices before challenging them. An assessee must comply with a summons and furnish a response to a show cause notice issued by the central or state tax authority, underscoring the procedural obligation to answer statutory information gathering measures and maintain enforceability of tax administration while preserving available legal remedies to challenge such notices.