New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: TOP STORIES DEL79 UP - AYODHYA 3RD LD TRUST (8.36 PM) **** Ram temple trust accepts Champat Rai's resignation, appoints interim gen secy; to have CEO Ayodhya: The Ram temple trust on Monday accepted the resignations of Champat Rai as its general secretary and member Anil Mishra in the wake of embezzlement of donations. Trustee Krishna Mohan has been named as interim general secretary. **** FGN32 PM-2NDLD INDONESIA (7.38 PM) **** Will hold talks with Indonesian Prez to provide greater momentum to partnership:PM Modi Jakarta: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he will hold discussions with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto aimed at providing greater momentum to the comprehensive strategic partnership across various sectors. **** DEL48 BIZ-WHATSAPP-USERNAME (4.59 PM) **** WhatsApp gets more time to reply to username notice, assures no India rollout till talks end New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has been granted more time to submit its response on the contentious 'username' feature and assured the government that it will not roll it out in India until discussions are complete, according to sources. **** DEL25 CONG-ISRAEL-LD GOVT (2.29 PM) **** 'Self-styled Vishwaguru's stony silence' on Israel unconscionable: Cong slams PM Modi New Delhi: The "self-styled, award-hungry Vishwaguru's stony silence" on Israel's actions is a betrayal of India's civilisational ethos and is simply "unconscionable", the Congress said on Monday in a scathing attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. **** NATION DEL74 NIA-PAHALGAM-LD CHARGESHEET (7.56 PM) **** Pahalgam terror attack: NIA charges LeT chief Hafiz Saeed with waging war against India New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a supplementary chargesheet against Hafiz Saeed, the Pakistan-based chief of the banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), in the Pahalgam terror attack case. **** DEL68 DL-PETROL-BOMB-GANG-LD ARREST (7.33 PM) **** Delhi Police busts 2 Pak-backed terror modules plotting attack in capital; 6 arrested New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted two Pakistan-backed modules linked to gangster Shahzad Bhatti plotting terror attacks in the capital with the arrest of six operatives, officials said on Monday. **** DEL76 MIB-SATLUJ (8.07 PM) **** Govt asked ZEE5 to take down 'Satluj' citing security concerns, obligations under IT Rules New Delhi: The Centre directed OTT platform ZEE5 to take down the Diljit Dosanjh-starrer film ‘Satluj’, which depicts the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra during the turbulent ‘90s in Punjab, citing "security concerns" and obligations under IT Rules 2021, government sources said on Monday. **** DEL43 WCD-BRICS-MEET (4.40 PM) **** BRICS Women's Working Group meeting begins in Kochi; focus on women-led development New Delhi: India on Monday began the two-day BRICS Women's Working Group Meeting in Kochi, with senior officials from BRICS member countries discussing women's empowerment and women-led development under its BRICS Chairship 2026. **** CAL31 AS-BRICS-DRUGS-2NDLD MEET (4.56 PM) **** India proposes dedicated BRICS Virtual Working Group to combat drug trafficking Guwahati: India on Monday proposed a dedicated virtual working group to address evolving trends in narcotics trafficking at a two-day meeting of the heads of anti-drug agencies from BRICS member countries here. **** DEL82 2NDLD RAIN (9.03 PM) **** Monsoon unleashes havoc across India; Maha epicentre of crisis, flash floods in J-K, Himachal New Delhi: The monsoon unleashed widespread destruction across India on Monday, claiming lives in Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh, disrupting rail, road and air services, triggering flash floods and landslides in Jammu and Kashmir; and inundating towns in Odisha as authorities in several states stepped up emergency measures with predictions of more heavy rainfall. **** DEL32 NAVY-FRIGATE-LD MAHENDRAGIRI (3.18 PM) **** Stealth frigate 'Mahendragiri' to be commissioned into Navy on July 11 New Delhi: Indigenous stealth frigate 'Mahendragiri', endowed with state-of-the-art weapons, including surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missile systems, and a cutting-edge sensor suite, is set to be commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 11, officials said on Monday. **** LEGAL LGD13 DL- HC- LD VINESH PHOGAT (4.20 PM) **** Delhi HC gives two weeks to WFI to decide matter of show-cause notice to Vinesh Phogat New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to make a decision within two weeks on the show-cause notice issued to grappler Vinesh Phogat over accusations of indiscipline and anti-doping rule violations. **** LGD8 SC-PLEA-LD KARUR STAMPEDE (1.44 PM) **** Karur stampede: SC to hear on Jul 7 DMK plea alleging active influencing of witnesses New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on July 7 a plea filed by the DMK alleging that ministers in the Tamil Nadu government were "actively influencing" witnesses in the CBI probe into last year's Karur stampede case. **** LGD16 DL-COURT- BLAST REPORT (6.09 PM) **** Red Fort blast case: NIA submits forensic report of 11 victims in Delhi court New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency on Monday filed a forensic report regarding the 11 people who were killed in the Red Fort area car bomb explosion last year, court sources said. **** BUSINESS DEL77 BIZ-SHAH-2NDLD-COOPERATIVES (8.17 PM) **** Amit Shah announces new cooperative life insurance firm, 'Bharat Taxi' expansion to 500 cities New Delhi: Union Minister Amit Shah on Monday announced that a cooperative life insurance company will be established to expand the business areas of cooperatives and also said the services of 'Bharat Taxi' would be increased to 500 cities in the next two years. **** DEL66 BIZ-CASH TRANSFER-EAC-PM (7.03 PM) **** Cash transfer schemes for women should be reviewed in light of inflation: PM advisory panel New Delhi: Unconditional cash transfer (UCT) schemes for women, implemented by various state governments, should be reviewed periodically for adequacy in light of inflation and evolving household expenditure patterns, the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) said in a working paper on Monday. **** DEL50 BIZ-IPO-NSE (4.59 PM) **** NSE targets to launch Rs 30,000-cr IPO in September New Delhi: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is targeting to launch its much-awaited initial public offering (IPO), estimated at around Rs 30,000 crore, in September, people familiar with the development said on Monday. **** FOREIGN FGN28 CHINA-3RDLD MISSILE (6.58 PM) **** China launches strategic missile from nuclear submarine in Pacific, draws criticism from Japan, Australia Beijing: China on Monday successfully test-fired a long-range strategic missile from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the Pacific Ocean, drawing sharp reactions from Japan and Australia. By K J M Varma **** PTI SHS
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