New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION DEL71 PM-BIHAR-LD YOUTH (7.28 PM)

People won't forget Bihar's 'jungle raj' for another 100 years: PM's attack on RJD-Congress New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the "jungle raj" in Bihar will be discussed for another 100 years and no matter how hard the opposition tries to hide its misdeeds, people will not forgive it.

CAL48 BH-POLLS-4THLD INDIA BLOC (7.28 PM)

Tejashwi CM face for Bihar polls, VIP's Sahani to be his deputy: INDIA bloc Patna: The opposition INDIA bloc on Thursday declared RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav its chief ministerial candidate for the Bihar assembly polls, in what is being seen as a last-ditch effort to put an end to squabbles after weeks of intense deliberations and project unity ahead of the elections.

DEL73 DEF-2NDLD PROCUREMENT (7.40 PM)

Defence ministry approves procurement proposals worth Rs 79,000 crore New Delhi: The defence ministry on Thursday cleared proposals to procure weapons and military hardware worth Rs 79,000 crore, including Nag missiles, amphibious warfare ships and electronic intelligence and surveillance systems, to boost the combat capabilities of the three services.

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CBI conducts second round of searches at suspended Punjab DIG's residence; cash, valuables seized Chandigarh: The CBI on Thursday carried out a second round of searches at the residence of suspended Punjab Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ropar Range) Harcharan Singh Bhullar -- arrested on bribery charges last week -- resulting in seizure of cash and valuables, officials said.

DEL57 JK-RS POLLS-LD PDP (6.34 PM)

PDP to support NC in RS polls; 'must keep BJP away,' says Mehbooba Srinagar: The People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday announced its support to the ruling National Conference, saying it wanted to keep the "fascist forces" out.

DEL69 DL-ENCOUNTER-3RDLD DEAD (7.19 PM)

Four wanted Bihar gangsters killed in police encounter in Delhi's Rohini New Delhi: Four wanted criminals, allegedly involved in multiple cases of extortion-cum-murder in Bihar and planning a major operation ahead of the assembly elections there, were killed in a shootout with police in Delhi's Rohini in the early hours of Thursday, officials said.

MDS16 KA-VOTE-CHORI-LD SIT(6.15 PM)

'Vote chori': SIT zeroes in on 6 suspects who charged Rs 80 per vote deletion in K'taka's Aland Bengaluru: The SIT probing the alleged 'vote chori' (vote theft) in Aland assembly segment in 2023 assembly elections in Karnataka has discovered that "attempts" were made to delete names from the voters list and zeroed in on at least six suspects involved in the scam.

BOM22 MP-CARBIDE-GUN-LD INJURIES (8.46 PM) MP: More than 100 hospitalised, mostly children, from use of calcium carbide guns during Diwali Bhopal: More than 100 persons, most of them children aged between 8 and 14, were hospitalised in Bhopal and neighbouring Vidisha district in Madhya Pradesh due to injuries sustained after using calcium carbide guns on Diwali, officials said on Thursday.

MDS30 KA-BULL-TAMING-DEATHS (8.13 PM)

Four die in separate incidents during bull-taming in Karnataka Haveri (Karnataka): Four people died in separate incidents during bull-taming rituals associated with the Diwali festival in this district on Thursday, police said.

MDS29 KA-KAVACH-FACILITY (8.11 PM)

Priyank Kharge inaugurates Kavach 4.0 train safety system facility in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge inaugurated the manufacturing facility of Kavach 4.0, the next generation of India’s indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, here on Thursday.

BUSINESS DEL80 BIZ-INDIA-US-TRADE (8.50 PM)

India, US trade talks progressing; hope to work towards fair, equitable pact in near future: Goyal New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said talks between India and the US for the proposed trade agreement are progressing, and expressed hope that both sides would work towards a fair and equitable agreement in the near future.

DEL51 BIZ-LD INDIA-RUSSIA-OIL (6.14 PM)

Body blow to Reliance as US sanctions force cut in Russian oil imports New Delhi: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd, India's biggest buyer of discounted Russian oil, plans to scale back imports of Russian crude oil following fresh US sanctions on Moscow-linked firms, sources said.

DEL79 BIZ-NPCI-CHEQUE (8. 37 PM)

Some teething issues persist in new cheque clearing system: NPCI New Delhi: The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Thursday said that some teething issues persist in the continuous cheque clearing system.

LEGAL LGD5 DL-COURT-AYODHYA VERDICT (5.47 PM)

Court upholds civil judge order dismissing plea seeking declaration of Ayodhya verdict as void New Delhi: A Delhi court has dismissed a plea challenging a civil judge's order that had rejected a suit seeking that the Supreme Court's judgment in the Ayodhya case be declared "null and void".

FOREIGN FGN43 US-INDIAN-CRASH (7.25 PM)

Intoxicated Indian-origin trucker allegedly causes crash in US, killing 3 New York: A 21-year-old Indian-origin truck driver has been accused of causing a semi-truck crash while allegedly driving intoxicated, killing three people in the US state of California earlier this week, according to a media report.

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Criminal investigation intensifies as searches, seizures and voter list probe proceed alongside procurement approvals and legal challenge dismissal. Criminal investigative activity includes CBI searches at a suspended senior police officer's residence with seizures on bribery allegations, and a Special Investigation Team probing attempts to delete names from electoral rolls and identifying suspects; concurrently, administrative procurement approvals for defence hardware were authorised, and a court declined to reopen a prior high profile judgment, underscoring concurrent investigative, procurement and judicial processes.