New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.10 pm: NATION DEL76 PM-INDIA-UK-LD CEO (6.16 PM)

India-UK trade pact roadmap for shared progress, biz should partner to set global benchmarks: Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the India-UK trade agreement is a roadmap for shared progress and prosperity of people of the two big economies as he asked businesses to identify sectors where they can set global benchmarks.

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India economic superpower in the making: Starmer Mumbai: India is an economic superpower in the making, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday, adding the world’s largest democracy is also on track to become its third largest by 2028.

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Cough syrup deaths: pharma company owner arrested in Tamil Nadu, WHO informed of drug recall New Delhi/Chennai/Bhopal: The owner of Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharma which manufactured `contaminated' cough syrup Coldrif was arrested on Thursday in the wake of the deaths of more than 20 children who had allegedly consumed it, while the central drug regulator CDSCO said it had informed the WHO that the syrup, along with two other brands, has been recalled.

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PM Modi to hoist 21-foot flag atop Ram temple on November 25 Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hoist a 21-foot religious (dharma) flag atop the spire of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on November 25, officials said on Thursday.

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Battle for poll-bound Bihar intensifies a day ahead of start of filing of nominations Patna: The battle for poll-bound Bihar intensified on Thursday when the Congress came out with a "charge-sheet" against the ruling NDA, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav made a fresh, alluring promise of government jobs, and the Jan Suraaj Party released its first list of candidates.

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ED seizes Rs 50-crore worth gold in fresh raids in betting case involving Karnataka MLA, others New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has seized about 40 kg of gold worth Rs 50.33 crore during fresh searches in an online betting case that allegedly involves arrested Karnataka Congress MLA K C Veerendra and some others.

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Task of cleaning Yamuna to be completed before next LS polls: Home Minister Shah New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled projects worth Rs 1,816 crore on Thursday to rejuvenate the Yamuna, and said the path to cleaning the river had become clearer under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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UK's University of Lancaster, University of Surrey get nod to set up campuses in India New Delhi: University of Lancaster and University of Surrey have received the nod to set up campuses in India, announced UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his first visit to India.

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India, Australia ink 3 pacts to expand defence ties New Delhi: India and Australia on Thursday signed three key pacts including one on information sharing, to further expand their bilateral defence and military ties following "productive" talks between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles in Canberra.

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2 one-way Vande Bharat trains between Sabarmati, Gurgaon fail to run on planned route New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) The two one-way superfast special Vande Bharat trains between Sabarmati and Gurgaon, operated by the Ahmedabad Division of the Western Railways on October 5 and 6, failed to run their scheduled routes on both occasions due to the trainsets being unsuitable for the notified path.

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Man held in Zeeshan Siddique threat case also sought Rs 5 cr from cricketer Rinku Singh: Cops Mumbai: A man arrested for allegedly sending a threat email to former Maharashtra MLA Zeeshan Siddique has admitted that he also sought to extort Rs 5 crore from India cricketer Rinku Singh in the name of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, a police official said on Thursday.

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Kerala govt forms SIT to probe irregularities in Sabarimala Dwarapalaka idols Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Thursday issued an order constituting a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe alleged irregularities related to the reduced weight of the gold-clad copper plates on the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols at Sabarimala.

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IPS officer's 'suicide' in Chandigarh: Wife, Dalit groups, opposition call for action Chandigarh: The mystery around the alleged suicide of a senior Haryana Police officer has deepened, with a note he left behind naming senior officers and his bureaucrat wife demanding an FIR against the state police chief.

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Priya Kapur 'greedy', 'Cinderella stepmother': Actor Karisma Kapoor's children tell HC New Delhi: Actor Karisma Kapoor's children on Thursday accused their stepmother Priya Kapur of being "greedy", while calling her "Cinderella stepmother" before the Delhi High Court.

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The SC asked the Bihar State Legal Service Authority (BSLSA) to issue directions to its district-level bodies for assisting 3.66 lakh voters excluded from the final electoral rolls in filing appeals with the Election Commission.

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PM Modi invites global businesses to participate in India's growth story Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited global businesses to participate in India’s growth story, which is the fastest-growing large economy in the world.

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Akasa Air's co-founder, senior vice president for international ops Neelu Khatri resigns New Delhi: Akasa Air's co-founder and Senior Vice President for international operations Neelu Khatri has put in her papers, marking a high-level exit at the three-year-old airline.

FOREIGN FGN62 NOBEL-2NDLD LITERATURE (AP) (6.42 PM) Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature Stockholm, Oct 9 (AP) Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose philosophical, bleakly funny novels often unfold in single sentences, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for his "compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” FGN48: POPE-LD-JOURNALISTS (8.08 PM)

World needs free, rigorous & objective information: Pope Leo Vatican City: The world needs free, rigorous and objective journalism, otherwise people will be unable to distinguish between "fact and fiction" and "true and false", as in totalitarian rules, Pope Leo said on Thursday.

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