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....IGHLIGHTS<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 17-3-2025<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION DEL61 PM-INDIA-2NDLD-NZ Modi conveys concerns to Kiwi PM over activities of pro-Khalistani elements in New Zealand New Delhi: India and New Zealand on Monday inked an ambitious pact to institutionalise defence ties and vowed to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged concerns to his Kiwi counterpart Christopher Luxon over certain pro-Khalistani elements indulging in anti-India activities in the island nation. DEL91 DEF-RAJNATH-LDALL-GABBARD In meeting with Gabbard, Rajnath flags concerns over SFJ's activities in US New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on M....
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....onday conveyed to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard India's concerns over activities of Khalistani separatist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) on American soil and urged her to declare it as a designated terrorist entity, sources said. DEL88 RAISINA-NZ-LUXON-ADDRESS New Zealand supports India's bid for UNSC membership: PM Luxon New Delhi: India has a significant role to play in the Indo-Pacific as its size and geo-strategic heft is crucial in an increasingly multi-polar world, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Monday while backing New Delhi's bid to become a permanent member of the UN Security Counci DEL86 AIMPLB-WAQF-2NDLD PROTEST AIMPLB stages protest against Waqf Bill; Owaisi cautions TDP, ....
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....JD(U), LJP (Ramvilas) New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Monday led a protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which was joined by several MPs, with AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi cautioning NDA constituents TDP, JD(U) and LJP (Ramvilas) that Muslims will never forgive them if they support the legislation. DEL70 EAM-MEETINGS EAM Jaishankar meets his counterparts from Sweden, Ireland New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met here his counterparts from various countries including Sweden, Ireland and Ghana and discussed ways to strengthen ties. PAR27 RS LD MANIPUR-OPPN Rajaya Sabha: Opposition members criticise PM for not visiting strife-torn Manipur New Delhi: Opposition members in Rajy....
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....a Sabha on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting Manipur after the northeastern state was rocked by ethnic violence and said the imposition of President's Rule is not healthy for democracy. PAR21 LS-LD RAIL Rail budget no record breaking but failed budget, says opposition slamming rail ministry New Delhi: The opposition on Monday slammed the Railways ministry in the Lok Sabha, saying making Instagram reels will not help the public behemoth which is on a "ventilator" due to poor management of the government. MDS15 KA-RESERVATION-LD MUSLIMS 4% quota for Muslim contractors: BJP to challenge K'taka's 'unconstitutional move' in court New Delhi/Bengaluru: The BJP on Monday termed the Karnataka government....
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....s proposal to provide four per cent reservation to Muslims in government contracts an "unconstitutional misadventure" and said it will oppose the move at all levels, including challenging it in court, until it is rolled back. DEL62 JK-INFLUENCER-LD LIQUOR Influencer Orry, seven others booked for 'consuming alcohol' at Vaishno Devi base camp hotel Jammu: Social media influencer Orry and seven others were booked for allegedly consuming alcohol at a hotel in Katra, the base camp for the pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, police said on Monday. BOM36 MH-2ND LD AURANGZEB TOMB Security tightened at Aurangzeb tomb; Fadnavis assures protection, minister recalls Babri demolition Mumbai: Se....
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....curity was beefed up around the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district of Maharashtra amid threat by right-wing groups for its removal, with police mandating the visitor registration and asking tourists to provide identity documents. BOM30 MH-COUNCIL-LD-BYPOLLS Shiv Sena, NCP announce one candidate each for Maharashtra council bypolls Mumbai: The Shiv Sena and the NCP, partners in the ruling Mahayuti alliance, on Monday announced one candidate each for the March 27 bypolls to five seats in the Maharashtra legislative council. CAL26 MN-3RDLD CHURACHANDPUR Curfew imposed in Manipur''s Churachandpur day after tribal leader assaulted Imphal/Churachandpur: Curfew was imposed in Manipur’s Churacha....
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....ndpur on Monday as a precautionary measure following clashes between Hmar and Zomi communities, a top official said. MDS19 TN-ANNAMALAI-3RD LD DETAINED BJP TN chief Annamalai, party leaders detained Chennai: BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai, the party's women's wing national chief Vanathi Srinivasan and senior state leader H Raja were among the party leaders who were detained here on Monday by the police ahead of their protest against the alleged irregularities in state-run liquor retailer TASMAC. BUSINESS DEL76 BIZ-RBI-MALDIVES RBI permits settlement of trade transactions with Maldives in local currencies Mumbai: Reserve Bank on Monday said India's bilateral trade transactions with Maldives may also be settled in INR ....
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....and/or MVR in addition to the ACU mechanism. LEGAL LGD8 SC-MANIPUR Manipur violence: Cases to be tried in Guwahati itself, says SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the trial of the Manipur ethnic violence cases, probed by the CBI, would be conducted in Guwahati, Assam, where they were transferred to earlier. LGD14 SC-CAG-LD APPOINTMENT 'Need to trust institutions': SC seeks Centre reply on PIL against CAG appointment process New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre's reply on a PIL for declaring as unconstitutional, the process of appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India "solely by the executive and the Prime Minister" and said we should trust our institutions. LGD14 SC-CAG-....
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....LD APPOINTMENT 'Need to trust institutions': SC seeks Centre reply on PIL against CAG appointment process New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre's reply on a PIL for declaring as unconstitutional, the process of appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India "solely by the executive and the Prime Minister" and said we should trust our institutions. LGD19 SC-TN-FORMER MINISTER Cash-for-job scam: SC stays Madras HC order for CBI probe against ex-AIADMK minister New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Madras High Court order directing a CBI probe into corruption allegations against former AIADMK minister K T Rajenthra Bhalaji in a cash-for-job scam case. LGD27 SC-DEVELOPMENT-ENVIRONMENT ....
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.... SC junks NGT order, paves way for further construction at Auroville New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday set aside an NGT order halting construction activities at Auroville in Chennai for want of environmental clearance and said a "golden balance" needed to be struck between the right to development and the right to clean environment. FOREIGN FGN44 CHINA-MODI-LD REAX China 'appreciates' PM Modi's 'positive' remarks on Sino-India ties Beijing: China on Monday appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "positive" remarks on the Sino-Indian ties favouring dialogue over discord and said that a cooperative "dance between the elephant and dragon" contributing to mutual success is the only choice for both sides. FGN42 PAK-INDIA....
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....-KASHMIR Pakistan terms as “misleading and one-sided” Modi's remarks on J&K Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday rejected as “misleading and one-sided” the remarks made on Jammu and Kashmir by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a podcast. PTI OZ OZ<BR> News - Press release - PIB....