New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 PM NATION DEL15 ED-IPAC-LD SEARCHES (12.50 PM)

ED searches I-PAC office, its head Pratik Jain in Kolkata New Delhi/Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches on the premises of political consultancy firm I-PAC and its director Pratik Jain in Kolkata as part of a money laundering investigation, official sources said.

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Ecologist Madhav Gadgil, champion of Western Ghats conservation, dies at 83 Pune: Noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil, known for his work on the conservation of Western Ghats, has passed away in Pune after a brief illness, family sources said on Thursday.

DEL7 PM-SOMNATH (10.02 PM)

Somnath celebrations to remember those who did not compromise on principles, ethos: PM Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, beginning Thursday, is about remembering the countless children of Bharat Mata, who never compromised with their principles and ethos.

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ED raids in six states in govt jobs scam case New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday undertook searches at 15 locations in six states as part of a money laundering probe into a scam under which fraudulent joining letters for government jobs were sent, officials said.

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ED tried to seize TMC’s internal data during raid at I-PAC chief’s house, alleges Mamata Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that ED officials were attempting to seize TMC’s hard disks, internal documents and sensitive organisational data during a search operation at the residence of I-PAC chief Prateek Jain here.

MDS3 TN-VIJAY-FILM-POSTPONED (9.55 PM)

TVK chief Vijay's swan song 'Jana Nayagan' postponed amid censor row Chennai, Jan 8 (PTI) The release of actor-politician Vijay's big-budget film, 'Jana Nayagan', has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances, makers of the highly anticipated movie announced.

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Day after stone pelting, security remains tight at Delhi's Turkman Gate New Delhi: Tight security arrangements will remain in place at Turkman Gate in central Delhi after a court-ordered anti-encroachment drive triggered clashes and stone pelting in the area early Wednesday, police said on Thursday.

FOREIGN FGN6 US-TRUMP-INTERNATIONAL-LD ORGANISATIONS (9.59 PM)

Trump withdraws US from over 60 global institutions, including UN bodies, International Solar Alliance United Nations/Washington: President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from over 60 international organisations, including UN bodies and the India-France-led International Solar Alliance, calling the institutions “redundant" and “contrary” to America's interests. By Yoshita Singh

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Trump backs sanctions bill that provides for very high tariffs on India, China for buying Russian oil: US Senator New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has backed a sanctions bill that could impose 500 per cent tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, giving the White House leverage against countries like China and India to stop them from purchasing cheap oil from Moscow. By Yoshita Singh

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Enforcement Directorate searches a political consultancy and director in a PMLA money laundering probe, seizing documents and electronic data. Enforcement action under the PMLA targeted alleged money laundering involving a political consultancy and related government jobs fraud, with searches and seizures at company offices and an individual director's premises to locate documentary and electronic evidence of proceeds of crime; allegations also arose that investigators sought to seize internal organisational hard drives and data during the operations.