New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: TOP STORIES DEL105 BIZ-2NDLD RBI (6.17 PM)

RBI keeps interest rates unchanged after US trade deal boosts outlook Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Friday, as expected, as inflation remained at manageable levels, and growth concerns eased following trade agreements with the US and the European Union.

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Economy better than Goldilocks sweet spot, rates to be low for long: RBI Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said the economy is in a better place than the sweet spot it was in two months back, which was described by him as the "goldilocks period".

NATION CAL29 MG-MINE BLAST-TOLL (7.22 PM)

Seven more bodies found, death toll in Meghalaya coal mine blast mounts to 25 Shillong: The death toll in the explosion in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills mounted to 25 on Friday following the recovery of seven more bodies, Director General of Police I Nongrang said.

DEL118 PB-AAP-4THLD SHOT (8.29 PM)

AAP leader shot dead in Punjab's Jalandhar: DGP says police have got many leads Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead by an unidentified assailant outside a gurdwara in Punjab's Jalandhar on Friday, shortly after he came out of the shrine after paying obeisance, police said.

DEL93 LSQ-MEA-BANGLADESH (4.50 PM)

India-Bangladesh ties independent of its relationship with third countries, govt to LS New Delhi: India's relationship with Bangladesh is "independent of its relationship with third countries" and New Delhi continues to monitor developments having a bearing on its national interests, taking all necessary measures to safeguard them, the government told Parliament on Friday.

DEL86 PM-2NDLD PARIKSHA PE CHARCHA (RPT) (5.31 PM)

Exams are like festivals and should be celebrated, focus not only on marks but on improving life: PM to students New Delhi: Listen to everyone's advice but change your lifestyle pattern only when you want to, education should not feel like a burden, focus not only on marks but also on improving life -- these are some of the mantras shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with school students to de-stress themselves ahead of board exams.

DEL82 DL-MOTORCYCLIST-2NDLD PIT (3.27 PM)

Motorcyclist dies after falling into 15-feet-deep pit dug by DJB in west Delhi New Delhi: A motorcyclist died after falling into a 15-feet-deep pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for construction work in west Delhi's Janakpuri area, police said on Friday.

DEL77 PAR-OPPN-PROTEST (3.00 PM)

'Trap deal': Cong MPs protest against govt in Parliament complex New Delhi: MPs from the Congress and some other opposition parties staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Friday over the trade agreement with the US, the controversy surrounding former Army chief MM Naravane's unpublished memoir, and the suspension of eight MPs.

DEL109 LSQ-ABDUCTED INDIANS-MALI (6.45 PM)

MEA aware of abduction of 5 Indians in Mali; efforts on for safe, early release: Govt to Lok Sabha New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is aware of the abduction of five Indian nationals who were working at a power project in Mali, and the Indian embassy in Bamako has taken up the matter with the Mali government and is coordinating with local authorities for their safe and early release, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.

DEL91 EC-UP-LD SIR (4.18 PM)

SIR: Final voter list for UP on April 10; claims and objections period extended New Delhi/Lucknow: The final electoral rolls of Uttar Pradesh will now be published on April 10 instead of March 6, the Election Commission (EC) has said.

LEGAL LGD27 SC-RIGHTS-FORGOTTEN (6.44 PM)

Can right to be forgotten be applied to online news, SC to examine New Delhi: "This is a new age," the Supreme Court on Friday said as it emphasised the need to balance the rights of freedom of press under Article 19 of the Constitution and an individual's right to dignity, privacy and right to be forgotten under Article 21.

LGD26 SC-COMPENSATION (6.28 PM)

Law must remain responsive to lived human realities, says SC; enhances compensation New Delhi: The law must remain responsive to lived human realities, especially in cases involving sudden rupture of familial bonds, the Supreme Court said on Friday while enhancing the compensation awarded to the kin of a man who died in a road accident.

BUSINESS DEL95 BIZ-RBI-DIGITAL FRAUD (5.03 PM)

RBI announces Rs 25k compensation to bank customers hit by digital fraud Mumbai: Amid growing digital fraud, the Reserve Bank on Thursday said that banking customers will receive compensation of up to Rs 25,000 for a fraudulent transaction.

FOREIGN FGN62 PAK-LDALL BLAST (8.23 PM)

31 killed, 169 injured in suicide attack at Shia mosque in Pakistan's capital Islamabad: At least 31 people were killed and 169 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan's capital, officials said, in one of the worst terror attacks targeting the community in recent years. By Sajjad Hussain

FGN16 TRUMP-INDIA-PAK (6.16 AM)

Trump claims again that he stopped war between India, Pakistan New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump repeated twice in a single day the claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan last year. By Yoshita Singh

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