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DEL37 PM-LD GLOBAL-SOUTH-SUMMIT India strongly condemned civilian deaths PM Modi on Hamas-Israel conflict New Delhi New challenges are emerging from the incidents in West Asia and it is time for the countries of the Global South to talk in one voice for greater global good, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday while condemning civilian deaths in the Hamas-Israel conflict.

Following are the top stories at 9.40 PM NATION: BOM36 ELECTIONS-MP-4THLD-TURNOUT **** Madhya Pradesh records 71 per cent voter turn-out till 5 pm Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh recorded a voter turn-out of 71.16 per cent till 5 pm on Friday as polling was underway for the 230- member legislative assembly, an election official said. **** BOM40 ELECTIONS-CG-LDALL TURNOUT **** 68.15 pc voter turnout recorded in 2nd phase of Chhattisgarh polls for 70 seats Raipur: A voter turnout of 68.15 per cent (provisional) was recorded in the second phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections for 70 constituencies on Friday, where voting was held under a thick security blanket of police and paramilitary personnel, officials said. **** DEL37 PM-LD GLOBAL-SOUTH-SUMMIT **** India strongly condemned civilian deaths: PM Modi on Hamas-Israel conflict New Delhi: New challenges are emerging from the incidents in West Asia and it is time for the countries of the Global South to talk in one voice for greater global good, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday while condemning civilian deaths in the Hamas-Israel conflict. **** DEL93 JK-LDALL ENCOUNTERS **** 6 terrorists killed in 2 encounters with security forces in J&K Srinagar/Jammu: Six terrorists were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said.

**** DEL78 BJP-3RDLD MODI **** PM Modi says deepfakes can trigger big crisis, cites his own morphed garba video New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday cautioned that deepfakes created by artificial intelligence can lead to a big crisis and stoke discontent in society, as he urged the media to raise awareness about its misuse and educate people. **** DEL100 JAISHANKAR-GLOBAL-SOUTH-LD SUMMIT **** Global South should work towards self-reliance to mitigate vulnerabilities: Jaishankar New Delhi: The Global South should work towards self-reliance to mitigate various vulnerabilities as the Covid-era was a stark reminder of the ''perils'' of dependence for basic necessities on far away geographies, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday. **** DEL62 INDIA-AUSTRALIA-LD DIALOGUE **** India, Australia set to hold '2+2' ministerial dialogue on Monday New Delhi: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles are set to visit India to take part in the two-plus-two ministerial dialogue on Monday that is likely to focus on further shoring up strategic ties between the two countries, people familiar with the matter said. **** DEL73 UKD-2NDLD TUNNEL **** Silkyara tunnel collapse: Rubble cleared over 24-metre stretch to rescue trapped labourers Uttarkashi (U'khand): Working round-the-clock with a powerful machine, rescue workers have drilled through up to 24 metres of rubble in the Silkyara tunnel till Friday afternoon, inching closer to the 40 labourers trapped inside for five days. **** DEL104 DL-KEJRIWAL-LD AAP **** AAP will win in Delhi even if I'm arrested: Arvind Kejriwal New Delhi: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asserted his party will emerge victorious in Delhi in Lok Sabha polls even if he is arrested, and told his party workers to visit every household here and ask people if he should continue as chief minister even from jail, if it comes to that, or resign. **** MDS24 ELECTIONS- 2ND LD TELANGANA-RAHUL GANDHI **** Will raise OBC quota to 42 pc from 23 pc in Panchayati Raj; T'gana to witness Cong 'toofan': Rahul Hyderabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, while reiterating his party's commitment to proportionate representation, on Friday said Telangana is going to witness a 'toofan' (storm) of support for his party in the assembly polls and that the ruling BRS would lose badly. **** LEGAL LGD19 CH-LD HC-HR-RESERVATION **** HC quashes Haryana law providing 75% quota in private jobs to residents Chandigarh: In a setback to the Haryana government, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Friday quashed a state government law that provided 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs to the residents of the state. **** LGD2 DL-HC-ED-MUNJAL **** Delhi HC stays proceedings in money laundering case against Hero Motocorp's Pawan Munjal New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the proceedings against Hero Motocorp chairman Pawan Kant Munjal in a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). **** BUSINESS DEL103 BIZ-CHABAHAR PORT-AGREEMENT **** IPGL to sign agreement with Iranian Port Authority soon to start full-fledged operation at Chabahar port: Official New Delhi: State-owned India Ports Global Ltd (IPGL) -- formed to develop and run Chabahar port in Iran -- will soon sign an agreement with the Iranian Port Authority to start full-fledged operation, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Secretary TK Ramachandran said on Friday. **** FOREIGN: FGN17 US-BLINKEN-BIDEN-LD XI **** Blinken asks China to expect candid talk after Biden calls Xi 'dictator' San Francisco: Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the US will continue to say things that China doesn't like, as he defended President Joe Biden's remarks in which he called his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a ''dictator.'' By Lalit K Jha. **** FGN47 MALDIVES-PRESIDENT-SPEECH **** New Maldives President vows to keep his country 'free' from foreign military presence Male: Newly sworn-in Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on Friday asserted that he was firmly committed to ensuring that the strategically-located archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean remains ''free'' of any foreign military presence to preserve its independence and sovereignty. **** FGN12 UN-REFORM-INDIA **** Share collective angst of Global South countries of not having voice at UNSC high table: India United Nations: India has said it shares the “collective angst” of countries of the Global South that they have no voice at the UN Security Council high-table on core issues concerning them, as it joined nations in stressing that a representative UNSC is required to deal with the proliferation of global crises. By Yoshita Singh. **** .