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DEL54 LD MUMBAI ATTACK ANNIVERSARY India remembers victims of 2611 Mumbai attacks, leaders reaffirm pledge to fight terrorism MumbaiNew Delhi India on Sunday paid homage to those killed in the horrific terror strikes carried out by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba in Mumbai in 2008, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the country cannot forget the day it faced the most dastardly terror attack and is crushing terrorism with full courage.

Following are the top stories at 9.20 pm: NATION DEL55 UKD-LDALL TUNNEL **** Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Vertical boring begins, rescue shaft reaches 20 metres on first day Uttarkashi/New Delhi: Rescuers began drilling into the hill above the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel Sunday, boring nearly 20 metres on the first day of adopting the new approach to reach 41 workers trapped inside for 14 days. **** DEL54 LD MUMBAI ATTACK ANNIVERSARY **** India remembers victims of 26/11 Mumbai attacks, leaders reaffirm pledge to fight terrorism Mumbai/New Delhi: India on Sunday paid homage to those killed in the horrific terror strikes carried out by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba in Mumbai in 2008, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the country cannot forget the day it faced the most dastardly terror attack and is crushing terrorism with full courage. **** DEL46 CONSTITUTION DAY-VP **** Parliament not amenable to any intervention from executive, judiciary: VP Dhankhar New Delhi: Parliament is the soul of democracy and its supremacy is not amenable to any intervention from the executive or the judiciary, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Sunday. **** DEL56 MEA-KWATRA-LD IRAN **** Kwatra meets Iranian foreign minister in Tehran, discusses Chabahar port project New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Sunday discussed with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran ways to boost connectivity through strategic Chabahar port and the current situation in West Asia arising out of the Hamas-Israel conflict. **** MDS28 TL-PM-2NDLD VISHWAMITR **** India sees itself as 'vishwamitr,' world calls the country a friend, says Modi Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India sees itself as a ''vishwamitr'', and that the world calls the country a friend. **** DEL52 PM-DUBAI-LD-VISIT **** PM Modi to visit Dubai to attend World Climate Action Summit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a two-day visit to Dubai this week to attend a global summit on climate change that would focus on reducing emissions and supporting developing countries in dealing with extreme weather events. **** CAL6 MN-CM-LD TALKS **** Manipur govt in talks with Imphal Valley-based insurgent group, peace accord to be signed soon: CM Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said his government was holding talks with an Imphal Valley-based insurgent group, and a peace accord will be signed soon. **** DEL47 NIA-TERROR MODULE-RAIDS **** NIA conducts multi-state raids in Pakistan-backed Ghazwa-e-Hind terror module case New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted raids in several states in the Pakistan-backed Ghazwa-e-Hind terror module case, an official said. **** MDS2 KL-STAMPEDE-EXPERT PANEL **** Expert panel to look into Cochin University stampede that claimed 4 lives: Kerala govt Kochi: The Kerala government on Sunday said it has decided to constitute an expert committee to look into the stampede during Cochin University's annual festival a day ago that claimed four lives and injured over 60 others. **** DEL30 ELECTIONS-AZHAR-LD INTERVIEW **** AIMIM can't bowl 'bouncers', only interested in cutting votes: Azharuddin New Delhi: Confident that the AIMIM will not be able to bowl ''bouncers'' at him on his home turf, Congress' Jubilee Hills candidate Mohammed Azharuddin believes that the Asaduddin Owaisi-led party's objective is only to cut votes and serve as the B-team of the BJP and the BRS in the Telangana polls. By Asim Kamal **** SPORTS SPD16 SPO-CRI-IND-LD INNINGS **** Fifties from Jaiswal, Kishan, Gaikwad guide India to 235 for 4 against Australia Thiruvananthapuram: Yashasvi Jaiswal manifested his abundant talent while Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan displayed their grace and power with sparkling fifties as India posted a massive 235 for four against Australia in the second T20I here on Sunday. **** FOREIGN FGN16 CANADA-INDIA-ENVOY **** India 'convicted' before investigation completed’: Indian envoy on Canada's allegations over Nijjar's killing Ottawa: India was “absolutely” and “decidedly” not involved in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada and Ottawa has ''convicted'' New Delhi even before the completion of the investigation, India's High Commissioner here Sanjay Kumar Verma has said. **** FGN49 SIERRA LEONE-2NDLD CURFEW **** Curfew in Sierra Leone after gunmen attacked main military barracks and detention centres Freetown (Sierra Leone): Sierra Leone's president declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military's main and largest barracks in the West African nation's capital and then overran detention centres, including a major prison. **** AP FGN48 ISRAEL-HAMAS-3RDLD CEASEFIRE **** Fragile Gaza truce is back on track as Egypt says it received lists for third exchange Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip): The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be back on track Sunday after the release of a second group of militant-held hostages and Palestinians from Israeli prisons, and Egypt said it had received new lists for an expected third release. 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