<h1>Apex body halts talks pending inquiry and detainee release; FIR against entertainer; plea on dargah rites; MLAT, terror designation</h1> A regional apex body suspended talks with the central government until a judicial inquiry is ordered into police firing and detained activists are released unconditionally; the central government says it remains committed to dialogue. An FIR into a fatal rally stampede alleges deliberate delay by a prominent political entertainer and violations of police warnings. The Supreme Court cautioned that protection of individual liberty must not ignore victims' suffering and agreed to hear a plea seeking permission for religious rites at a disputed dargah. Separately, a state government sought MLAT assistance from a foreign jurisdiction over a high-profile death, and a foreign government designated a gang as a terrorist entity.