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CAL10 MN-VIOLENCE-LD CM Manipur violence CM visits Delhi to meet PM, Shah to discuss situation Imphal Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and four members of his cabinet have gone to Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday to discuss the situation in the northeastern state shaken by violence for the past several days, a source said.

Following are the top stories at at 9.50 pm: NATION DEL37 LD KARNATAKA **** Karnataka: Cong MLAs authorise party president to pick CM as Siddaramaiah vs Shivakumar battle heats up Bengaluru: Newly elected Congress MLAs in Karnataka on Sunday authorised party president Mallikarjun Kharge to pick the next chief minister, with the leadership battle heating up between Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar - the frontrunners for the coveted post. **** MDS19 KL-KARNATAKA-BJP-VIJAYAN **** Cong weak in several parts of country, BJP needs to be countered state-wise: Kerala CM Thrissur(Kerala): The Karnataka assembly poll result is the people's ''reply'' to the BJP and the Sangh Parivar that they cannot continue to do whatever they feel like in the country, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here on Sunday. **** DEL30 KARNATAKA-ELECTION-AAP **** Politics of hate doesn't work forever: AAP on BJP's defeat in Karnataka polls New Delhi: The BJP should learn from its defeat in the Karnataka assembly elections that ''politics of hate'' does not work forever, the AAP said on Sunday.**** BOM21 MH-RAJNATH SINGH **** Modi spoke to Putin and Zelensky, war stopped and Indian students in Ukraine could return home: Rajnath Singh Aurangabad: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was instrumental in evacuation of Indian students from war-torn Ukraine. *** DEL27 STARTUPS-JITENDRA **** Centre to monitor progress of startups funded by it: Jitendra Singh New Delhi: The government has proposed the setting up of a mechanism to oversee the nurturing and progress of startups as their numbers have risen to more than a lakh, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. **** CAL10 MN-VIOLENCE-LD CM **** Manipur violence: CM visits Delhi to meet PM, Shah to discuss situation Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and four members of his cabinet have gone to Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday to discuss the situation in the northeastern state shaken by violence for the past several days, a source said. **** CAL9 WB-AN-CYCLONE-LD MEASURES **** Cyclone Mocha: Tourists prevented from going to beaches in Bengal Kolkata/Port Blair: Disaster Management Force personnel are keeping a watch on the sea resort towns of West Bengal while preventing tourists from going to the beach on Sunday, as cyclone Mocha made landfall along the coasts of Bangladesh and Myanmar, an official said. **** BOM10 CG-BAGHEL-ADDICTION **** Baghel: Didn’t have courage to ban alcohol after witnessing deaths due to spurious liquor, other substances during lockdown Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said he didn’t have the courage to ban alcohol in the state when he witnessed deaths due to consumption of spurious liquor and other harmful substances after outlets were shut during the coronavirus-induced lockdown. **** LEGAL LGD7 SC-APPEAL-ISRO SCIENTIST **** SC trashes appeal of former ISRO scientist against dismissal from service New Delhi: The Supreme Court has junked a scientist's plea challenging his dismissal from service by ISRO, saying the space agency was justified in suspecting his honesty and integrity on account of his unauthorised association with a South Korean institution involved in rocketry research, a strategic subject of his employer. By Manish Raj **** LGD4 SC-JUDICIARY-REMARKS **** SC to hear plea of lawyers body for action against VP, Rijiju over remarks on judiciary New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of Bombay Lawyers Association (BLA) against Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar over their remarks on judiciary and the collegium system for appointment of judges. **** FOREIGN FGN34 SWEDEN-INDIA-JAISHANKAR **** EAM Jaishankar holds wide ranging discussions with Swedish counterpart Stockholm: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held wide ranging discussions with his Swedish counterpart Tobias Billstrom here and exchanged views on Indo-Pacific, European strategic situation and de-risking the global economy. **** FGN32 BANGLA-3RDLD CYCLONE **** Cyclone Mocha makes landfall along Bangladesh, Myanmar coasts Dhaka: Super cyclone Mocha made landfall along the Myanmar-Bangladesh coasts on Sunday after intensifying into the equivalent of a category-five storm, causing extensive damage to the southeastern coastlines and forcing the evacuation of over five lakh people in low lying areas. By Anisur Rahman **** AQS AQS