New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.15 pm: NATION DEL77 INDIA-UAE-LD-PRESIDENT (09.10 PM)

Modi hosts UAE President: Massive USD 200 bn trade target, LNG deal signed New Delhi: India and the United Arab Emirates on Monday set a target of USD 200 billion in annual trade by 2032 and agreed to seal a strategic defence pact while boosting cooperation in energy, space and civil nuclear sectors with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan laying out a broad agenda to shore up ties.

DEL62 INDIA-EU-SUMMIT (07.36 PM)

India-EU Summit: Trade, defence and mobility deals on table New Delhi: India and the European Union are set to announce the conclusion of a free trade agreement, firming up of a defence partnership pact and a framework for mobility of Indian professionals at the summit talks next week, diplomatic sources said on Monday.

DEL68 BJP-LD PRESIDENT (08.11 PM)

45-year-old Nitin Nabin elected unopposed as BJP president; youngest ever New Delhi: Forty-five-year-old Nitin Nabin was on Monday elected unopposed as the BJP national president, the youngest ever to occupy the post as it seeks to further expand its influence in uncharted territories.

DEL56 JK-SEARCH OPERATION-2NDLD TERRORISTS (07.17 PM)

J-K: Paratrooper succumbs to injuries as search ops continue in Kishtwar; hideout busted Jammu: A paratrooper, who was critically injured in gunfight with terrorists, succumbed to his injuries on Monday, while the ongoing search operation uncovered a suspected terror hideout packed with rations for winter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said.

MDS31 KL-2NDLD RAHUL GANDHI (08.24 PM)

Rahul accuses BJP of centralising power, urges UDF to address Kerala's unemployment crisis Kochi: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the RSS and the BJP of attempting to centralise power, while asserting that his party believes in decentralisation and strengthening grassroots democracy.

DEL76 UP-LD TECHIE-DEATH (09.10 PM)

Techie's death: CM orders SIT probe, Noida Authority CEO removed amid allegations of negligence Lucknow/Noida: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday removed the Noida Authority CEO and ordered an SIT probe into the death of the software engineer whose car plunged into a water-filled pit at an under-construction site in Noida's Sector 150, triggering widespread outrage, protests and allegations of official and developer negligence.

DEL57 CBI-3RDLD KARUR VIJAY (07.20 PM)

CBI questions TVK party chief Vijay for over six hours; no fresh summons New Delhi: The CBI questioned TVK chief and actor Vijay for over six hours at its headquarters here for the second time in connection with the Karur stampede case, officials said.

MDS33 KA-GBA-2NDLD POLLS (08.56 PM)

Bengaluru civic body polls will be held after May 25 with ballot papers: State EC Bengaluru: Elections to the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) will be held after May 25 with ballot papers instead of EVMs, Karnataka State Election Commissioner G S Sangreshi said on Monday.

BUSINESS DEL70 BIZ-LD RUPEE (08.25 PM)

Rupee falls 12 paise to close tad above its all-time low at 90.90/USD Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 12 paise to close at 90.90 against the greenback on Monday, a tad above its record low closing level, weighed down by robust greenback demand from metal importers and persistent foreign fund outflows.

LEGAL LGD20 SC-WB-LD SIR (05.34 PM)

SIR: SC directs EC to display names on 'logical discrepancies' list, accept documents at gram panchayat bhavans in WB New Delhi: Observing that the Special Intensive Revision process in West Bengal should be transparent and not cause inconvenience, the Supreme Court directed the Election Commission (EC) on Monday to display the names of those on the "logical discrepancies" list at gram panchayat bhavans and block offices, where documents and objections will also be submitted.

LGD21 SC-AIRFARE (05.57 PM)

SC flags concern over exorbitant rise in airfares during festivals New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would interfere with the "unpredictable fluctuations" in airfares and flagged the exorbitant rise during festivals.

LGD24 DL-HC-PRANNOY ROY-LD TAX (07.00 PM)

Delhi HC quashes 2016 income tax notices to Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy New Delhi: Terming the reassessment proceedings "arbitrary" and against fundamental and constitutional rights, the Delhi High Court on Monday quashed the 2016 income tax notices to NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy and asked the department to pay Rs 1 lakh to each of them as token cost.

LGD25 DL-HC-3RDLD SENGAR-ORDER (07.06 PM)

Unnao rape: Delhi HC dismisses Sengar's plea to suspend sentence in death case of survivor's father New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to suspend the 10-year jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor's father on the grounds of delay in trial, saying it was partly caused by the multiple applications he had filed in the matter.

LGM3 KL-HC-SABARIMALA (08.58 PM)

Kerala HC says chemical analysis report reinforces fears of replacement of gold-plates at Sabarimala Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday observed that its apprehensions that gold-clad copper plates of the Dwarapalaka and door frames of the Sreekovil at the Sabarimala temple were replaced stood reinforced following chemical analysis report.

FOREIGN FGN54 UK-STARMER-LD TARIFFS (07.21 PM)

Trade war in no one's interest: UK PM Keir Starmer amid Trump's tariff threats London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday stressed that the UK and the US remain close allies and a trade war is in no one's interest amid mounting pressure from President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over his pursuit of Greenland. By Aditi Khanna

FGN46 RUSSIA-PUTIN-GAZA (05.39 PM)

Prez Putin receives US invitation to join Trump's Gaza Peace Board: Kremlin Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation to join US President Donald Trump's Gaza Peace Board, and the invitation is under consideration, the Kremlin said on Monday. By Vinay Shukla

FGN47 BANGLA-COURT-HINDU MONK (06.16 PM)

Bangladeshi court opens Hindu monk's trial over murder of lawyer Dhaka: A court in Bangladesh on Monday indicted Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das and 38 others in connection with the death of a lawyer in southeastern port city of Chattogram in November 2024.

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Supreme Court directs election authority to display discrepancy lists and accept documents during West Bengal voter revision process. The Supreme Court ordered transparency in West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision by directing the election authority to display names on the 'logical discrepancies' list at gram panchayat bhavans and block offices and to accept documents and objections there; the Delhi High Court found certain 2016 reassessment proceedings arbitrary and inconsistent with fundamental rights, delineating constitutional limits on tax reassessment powers; and the High Court refused suspension of sentence where trial delay was partly caused by the applicant's repeated procedural applications.