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Conspirators behind Delhi blast will not be spared: PM Modi Thimphu: The conspirators behind the Delhi car blast will not be spared as the probe agencies investigating it will get to the bottom of the case to bring those responsible for it to justice, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday.

DEL100 UP-BLAST-PROBE-LD SECURITY (8.30 PM)

Delhi blast: Agencies scan doctors' homes in Lucknow, Saharanpur; probe also in Lakhimpur Lucknow/Saharanpur: Security agencies widened their probe across Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday following the Delhi car blast near the Red Fort that left at least 12 people dead, conducting searches in multiple districts including Lucknow, Saharanpur and Lakhimpur Kheri.

DEL93 BIHAR-LD EXIT POLLS (8.02 PM)

Exit Polls predict big win for NDA in Bihar, disappointing debut for PK's Jan Suraaj New Delhi: Exit Polls on Tuesday predicted a return of the NDA government in Bihar with a big victory over the Mahagathbandhan, and a disappointing show by Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj in its debut outing.

LGD32 SC-NITHARI-2NDLD KOLI (7.06 PM)

Nithari killings case: SC acquits Surendra Koli, orders his release New Delhi: Surendra Koli, the only convict in the sensational 2006 Nithari mass killings, is now a free man as the Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted him of charges in the last such case and ordered his forthwith release if not required in any other matter.

NATION DEL98 BLAST-LD NIA (8.21 PM)

Delhi blast probe handed over to NIA; Shah instructs to 'hunt down each and every culprit' New Delhi: Probe into the car blast near the Red Fort that killed 12 people was transferred to the National Investigation Agency on Tuesday, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah instructing the agency to submit a report "at the earliest".

CAL69 BH-LDALL POLLS (8.43 PM)

Record 69 per cent turnout caps Bihar’s high-stakes polls Patna: Bihar on Tuesday witnessed a record-breaking turnout of nearly 69 per cent in the second and final phase of polling, wrapping up a nearly month-long exercise that saw the ruling NDA defend its "sushasan" pitch against the opposition's onslaught, promising "change".

DEL99 DL-BLAST-IDENTITY CHALLENGES (8.25 PM)

From tattoos to torn clothes - how families put a name on loved ones lost in Red Fort blast New Delhi: In the chaos that followed the Red Fort blast, tattoos, torn shirts and jackets were all that was left for families to identify the loved ones they lost in the ghastly tragedy that struck the capital city on Monday. By Varsha Sagi

DEL92 DL-AQI-LD SEVERE DAY (8 PM)

Delhi's air quality slips to 'severe' category for 1st time this year New Delhi: Delhi recorded its first "severe" air quality day of the year on Tuesday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 428, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

DEL64 EXPLOSIVES-PROBE (5.25 PM)

'White-collar' terror: Focus on how accused managed to get huge quantity of Ammonium Nitrate New Delhi: Security agencies are focusing on how a sophisticated "white-collar" terror module managed to acquire and store a huge quantity of explosives, including Ammonium Nitrate, the substance suspected to have been used in Monday's deadly blast near the Red Fort area that killed 12 people.

MDS17 ISRO-GAGANYAAN-TEST (5.58 PM)

Gaganyaan mission: ISRO conducts important test on main parachutes Bengaluru: ISRO on Tuesday said it has successfully conducted an important test on main parachutes for the Gaganyaan Crew Module at the Babina Field Firing Range (BFFR) in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi on November 3.

MDS16 KL-SABARIMALA GOLD CASE-SIT-ARREST (5.25 PM)

Former TDB president N Vasu arrested in Sabarimala gold case Thiruvananthapuram: The SIT probing the missing gold from the Sabarimala temple arrested former Travancore Devaswom Board president N Vasu on Tuesday, sources said here.

BUSINESS DEL84 BIZ-2NDLD GOYAL-INDIA-TRADE DEAL (7.17 PM)

India wants fair, equitable, balanced trade deal with US: Goyal New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said India wants a fair, equitable, balanced trade deal with the US and it will not compromise on the interests of farmers, fishermen, and the dairy sector.

LEGAL LGD39 SC-NITHARI-KOLI-REGRET (8.29 PM)

Nithari case: Matter of deep regret that actual perpetrator's identity not established, says SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was a matter of "deep regret" that the identity of the actual perpetrator of the heinous Nithari killings was not established despite prolonged investigation.

LGD27 SC-LD SIR (5.11 PM)

SC seeks EC's response on pleas of DMK, TMC challenging SIR exercise in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought separate responses of the Election Commission (EC) on pleas filed by DMK, CPI(M), West Bengal Congress and Trinamool Congress leaders challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal respectively.

LGD30 UP-COURT-HABIB (6.51 PM)

Allahabad HC grants protection from arrest to hairstylist Jawed Habib, son in cheating case Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to celebrity hairstylist Jawed Habib and his son Anosh Habib in an alleged investment fraud case.

FOREIGN FGN73 BLAST-WORLD-2NDLD REAX (7.57 PM)

World leaders condemn New Delhi blast Beijing/Washington: Leaders from across the world, including the US, China, Japan, and Israel, on Tuesday expressed grief and shock over the loss of lives after an explosion in the Indian capital killed at least 12 people and injured several others.

FGN62 PM-BHUTAN-CONNECTIVITY (5.47 PM)

PM Modi calls for energy cooperation and increasing connectivity between India and Bhutan Thimphu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India and Bhutan are connected not just by borders, but also by cultures, as he called for energy cooperation and increasing connectivity between the two neighbours.

FGN55 US-INDIA-LD-TRUMP (4.58 PM)

US "pretty close" to seal trade deal with India; will bring tariffs down at some point: Trump New York/Washington: The US is "pretty close" to reaching a "fair trade deal" with India, President Donald Trump has said, adding that he will lower the tariffs imposed on Indian goods at "some point". By Yoshita Singh

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