HIGHLIGHTS

HIGHLIGHTS

Following are the top stories at 9.15 pm: NATION ELN143 ELECTIONS-KA-2ND LD MODI **** Big and powerful people in India, abroad joined hands to remove me from power: Modi Chikkaballapura/Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said big and powerful people in India and abroad have joined hands to remove him from power.**** ELN86 ELECTIONS-MH-2NDLD MODI **** Cong a vine, sucks dry those who support it; 2024 polls about making India a developed nation: Modi Nanded/Parbhani: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dubbed the Congress a vine which has no roots or branches and sucks dry those who support it, and asked people to be wary of the opposition alliance in realising the goals of 'Viksit Bharat' and 'Viksit Maharashtra'.**** ELN136 ELECTIONS-GJ-SITHARAMAN-RAHUL **** Major differences in INDIA bloc; Cong allies opposing Rahul's Wayanad nomination: Sitharaman Ahmedabad: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday claimed major differences on critical issues have cropped up in the INDIA bloc which no longer stands united, and said allies of Congress are against Rahul Gandhi's candidature from Wayanad seat in Kerala.**** ELN112 ELECTIONS-RJ 3RDLD SHAH **** Congress spreading lies on reservation issue, wants to remove ban on PFI: Shah in election rallies in Rajasthan Jaipur/Kota: Accusing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of spreading lies on the issue of reservation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said even if the opposition party wants to do away with quota given to SC, ST and OBCs, the BJP will not allow it to happen.**** ELN149 ELECTIONS-UP-CANDIDATE LD DEMISE **** BJP candidate from Moradabad seat Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar dies Lucknow: BJP candidate from Moradabad Lok Sabha seat Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar, who was unwell for some time, died at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Saturday, a senior party leader said.**** DEL22 DL-KEJRIWAL-TIHAR-REPORT **** Kejriwal stopped taking insulin months before his arrest: Tihar officials claim in report to L-G New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had stopped taking insulin months before his arrest and is on a basic anti-diabetes oral medicine, officials said on Saturday, citing a report by the Tihar jail administration to Lt Governor VK Saxena.**** ELN126 ELECTIONS-KA-FIR-SHIVAKUMAR **** FIR registered against D K Shivakumar for poll violation: EC Bengaluru: An FIR has been registered against Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar for violation of the Model Code of Conduct for allegedly promising water supply in exchange of votes to residents of a housing society near here, the Election Commission said on Saturday.**** ELN129 ELECTIONS-KL-LDALL PRIYANKA **** BJP-ruled Centre a fascist, racist, oppressive govt: Priyanka Gandhi Thrissur/Pathanamthitta (Kerala): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday attacked the BJP-ruled Centre, accusing it of being a ''racist, fascist, and oppressive'' government that was ''haughtily'' speaking of changing the Indian Constitution that was ''written with the blood of freedom fighters''.**** ELN114 ELECTIONS-JK-LD BJP **** J-K BJP defends its decision not to field candidates from 3 LS seats in Kashmir Jammu: Facing criticism for not putting up candidates on the three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir valley, Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Saturday said sometimes “decisions are made to achieve a big goal” and the BJP is supporting ''patriotic'' parties.**** ELN116 ELECTIONS-WB-2NDLD MAMATA **** EC chalked out seven-phase polls to assist BJP campaigning: Mamata Malda (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the Election Commission of India chalked out seven-phase polls to enable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet colleagues to carry out extensive campaigning using the nation's resources.**** BOM9 MH-SALMAN-FIRING-PROBE **** Firing outside Salman's residence: Lawrence Bishnoi, brother declared 'wanted accused' in case Mumbai: Mumbai police has declared jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his younger brother Anmol Bishnoi as ''wanted accused'' in connection with the incident of firing outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's residence here, an official said on Saturday.**** CAL7 OD-BOAT CAPSIZE-2NDLD TOLL **** Odisha boat capsize toll rises to 8, govt ends search operation Bhubaneswar: The toll in the Mahanadi river boat capsize in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district rose to eight with the recovery of six more bodies on Saturday, an official said on Saturday.**** LEGAL LGD8 SC-LD SOUMYA **** Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan's mother moves SC against bail granted to four life convicts New Delhi: The mother of TV journalist Soumya Viswanathan has moved the Supreme Court against the bail granted to four convicts who were serving life imprisonment in the 2008 case of her daughter's murder.**** LGB2 MH-COURT-ACTOR-PATERNITY **** Mumbai woman files suit claiming Gorakhpur BJP MP Ravi Kishan is her father Mumbai: A 25-year-old woman on Saturday filed a civil suit in a Mumbai court against BJP's Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan claiming he is her biological father and sought a DNA test.**** FOREIGN FGN15 US-CHINA-PAK-LD SANCTIONS **** US sanctions 3 Chinese firms and one from Belarus for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan Washington: The US has slapped sanctions on three Chinese companies and one from Belarus for supplying missile-applicable items for Pakistan's ballistic missile programmes, including its long-range missile programme, the State Department has announced. By Lalit K Jha**** FGN30 UK-INDIAN SOLDIERS **** UK's India Gate to commemorate role of Indian soldiers from World Wars London: A local council in the seaside resort of Brighton in south-east England has approved plans for an annual multi-faith event to commemorate the role of Indian soldiers in the two World Wars at the town’s India Gate memorial from this October. By Aditi Khanna****