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Following are the top stories at 2100 hours:

DEL76 2NDLDALL CHIDAMBARAM PC fails to get reprieve from arrest from SC; dramatically appears at Cong HQ

New Delhi: Congress leader P Chidambaram facing arrest in the INX media case failed to get any immediate reprieve from the Supreme Court on Wednesday but made a dramatic appearance at the AICC headquarters here to profess his innocence, hours after the CBI and the ED issued a Look Out Circular to prevent him from leaving the country.

MDS4 KA-CHANDRAYAAN-LD MANEUVER ISRO performs 2nd lunar-bound orbit maneuver for Chandrayaan-2

Bengaluru: ISRO on Wednesday said it has performed the second lunarbound orbit maneuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft thatis currently in the lunar orbit for its rendezvous with the Moon.

DEL17 JK-LD ENCOUNTER LeT militant, SPO killed in Baramulla encounter

Srinagar: A Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militant and a policeman were on Wednesday killed while a sub-inspector was injured in an encounter with ultras in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

DEL67 CBI-2NDLD NDTV CBI books NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy for FDI rules violation

New Delhi: The CBI has booked NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy and others for allegedly violating foreign direct investment (FDI) rules in a 2007-09 investment, a charge denied by the company.

DEL58 UKD 4THLD-CRASH Three killed as chopper crashes in rain-hit Uttarkashi

Dehradun: A helicopter engaged in relief and rescue operations in the rain-ravaged Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand crashed on Wednesday killing three persons on board including two crew members.

DEL74 APPOINTMENT-GAUBA Union Home Secy Rajiv Gauba appointed Cabinet Secretary

New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba was on Wednesday appointed as the next Cabinet Secretary for a tenure of two years

DEL60 HEALTH-TOBACCO-WARNINGS Govt notifies enhanced warnings, 'quitline' number on tobacco packs

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has notified new sets of health warnings, including enlarged pictorial images and text messages, covering 85 per cent of the packet area and a national toll-free number printed on them to assist the users to quit.

DEL44 UP-2NDLD RESHUFFLE Adityanath shuffles ministry, inducts 18 new members

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Wednesday inducted 18 new members in his council of ministers, the first such reshuffle since the BJP government came to power in the state two and a half years back.

DEL15 JK-SITUATION Day-time relaxations continue in Kashmir; students stay away from schools

Srinagar: The authorities on Wednesday continued with day-time relaxations across Kashmir, while students stayed away from schools despite the administration's order of the reopening of educational institutions up to the middle classes-level across the Valley.

LEGAL:

LGD41 SC-AYODHYA Ayodhya: Lord Ram's birthplace is deity, no one can claim right over it, Ram Lalla's lawyer tells SC

New Delhi: The birthplace of Lord Ram at Ayodhya is itself a deity and no one can claim ownership right over the sacred place by merely putting up a structure like a mosque, a counsel for 'Ram Lalla' told the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

LGD10 DL-HC-VADRA HC gives Vadra four weeks to file rejoinder in plea to quash money laundering case

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday gave businessman Robert Vadra four weeks to file a rejoinder to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) reply to his petition seeking quashing of certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

BUSINESS

DEL35 BIZ-GOLD-CLOSE Gold hits new high of Rs 38,820; silver jumps Rs 1,140

New Delhi: Gold prices on Wednesday appreciated Rs 50 to hit a new high of Rs 38,820 per 10 gram at the bullion market here on account of consistent buying support from jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

FOREIGN

FGN4 JOHNSON-MODI-KASHMIR Boris Johnson tells Modi Kashmir a bilateral issue, calls for India-Pak dialogue

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made clear to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Kashmir remains a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan as far as the UK's view is concerned, during a telephone call between the two leaders. By Aditi Khanna

FGN28 PAK-FO-KASHMIR Pakistan plans to raise Kashmir issue at UNHRC: Foreign Office

Islamabad: Pakistan plans to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN Human Rights Council, Foreign Office spokesperson Muhammad Faisal said on Wednesday. By Sajjad Hussain

FGN19 NEPAL-LD JAISHANKAR External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar calls on Nepal PM

Kathmandu, Aug 21 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday called on Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli here ahead of the 5th Joint Commission Meeting between India and Nepal. By Shirish B Pradhan.

FGN21 AUS-CARDINAL-2NDLD CONVICTION Australia's Cardinal Pell loses child sex abuse appeal

Melbourne: Disgraced Cardinal George Pell was sent back to jail on Wednesday after an Australian court quashed the most senior Catholic cleric's appeal against convictions for child sex abuse, a landmark decision cheered by the victims and welcomed by the Prime Minister. By Natasha Chaku.