New Delhi, Dec 22 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 PM: NATION DEL17 INDIA-NZ-PM (12.39 PM)

FTA with New Zealand to significantly deepen bilateral economic engagement: Govt New Delhi: The free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand will significantly deepen bilateral economic engagement, enhance market access and promote investment flows, India said in a statement on Monday.

DEL10 SONIA-MGNREGA (11.29 AM)

Demolition of MGNREGA to have catastrophic consequences: Sonia Gandhi New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the "demolition" of the historic Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) will have catastrophic consequences for crores of people across rural India and called upon all to unite and safeguard the rights that protect everyone.

DEL18 AVI-AIR INDIA-LD PLANE (12.53 PM)

Air India's Mumbai-bound B777 plane suffers engine shutdown; returns to Delhi New Delhi: A Mumbai-bound Air India's Boeing 777 aircraft made an emergency landing in the national capital in less than one hour after taking off due to right engine shutdown on Monday morning, according to sources.

BOM4 MH-BHAGWAT (12.26 PM)

Affordable education, healthcare are needs of every individual, must be decentralised: Bhagwat Chandrapur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said affordable education and healthcare are the needs of every individual, and must be decentralised.

MDS7 TN-AIADMK-UDHAYANIDHI (12.28 PM)

Udhayanidhi mocks AIADMK, calls it 'Amit Shah' Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Chennai: Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has alleged that the SIR of electoral rolls was a "shortcut" attempt of the BJP to delete votes of people who vote for his party, the DMK and mocked at rival AIADMK saying it has become "Amit Shah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam."

LEGAL LGD5 SC-CJI-LAWYERS (12.09 PM)

Registry will scrutinise urgent cases and list accordingly: CJI to lawyers New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday asked lawyers to approach the Supreme Court Registry for urgent hearing of cases which will scrutinise the reasons and list the matter accordingly.

LGD4 SC-KOKATE (12.06 PM)

SC stays conviction of ex-Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate in cheating case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed conviction of former Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate in a cheating and forgery case.

BUSINESS DEL19 BIZ-INDIA-NEW ZEALAND 2NDLD FTA (12.55 PM)

India, New Zealand conclude FTA negotiation; textiles, engineering goods to get duty-free access New Delhi: India and New Zealand on Monday announced the conclusion of negotiations for a free trade agreement under which a host of domestic goods from sectors such as textiles, footwear, engineering and marine products will get duty-free access in New Zealand.

FOREIGN FGN4 PAK-OPERATIONS-KP (2.56 AM)

9 terrorists killed in separate ops in Pakistan's KP Peshawar: Security forces have killed nine terrorists in two separate operations conducted in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the military's media wing said on Sunday.

FGN1 PAK-CHECK POST-ATTACK (2.57 AM)

2 cops among 3 injured in attack on check post in Pakistan's KP Peshawar: An attack on a police check post by unknown armed assailants left three people injured, including two policemen, in northwest Pakistan late on Sunday night, officials said.

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Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand grants duty-free access to key Indian sectors and boosts market access. The concluded Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand will enhance market access and investment flows by granting duty-free access to Indian sectors such as textiles, footwear, engineering and marine products. Concurrently, concerns were raised about potential repeal or weakening of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), while the Chief Justice directed the Supreme Court Registry to scrutinise and list urgent hearing requests and the Court stayed the conviction of a former state minister in a cheating and forgery case.