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New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 PM NATION DEL101 JK-2NDLD ENCOUNTER (8.25 PM) **** LeT terrorist Zakir Ganai killed in multi-day operation in J-K's Shopian Srinagar: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist identified as Zakir Ganai was killed in South Kashmir's Shopian district following a relentless six-day operation launched by the Army and other security forces, based on a Jammu and Kashmir Police tip-off, officials said Wednesday. **** DEL111 LD RAM TEMPLE (9.17 PM) **** Donation 'theft': Adityanath defends Ram temple trust; Avinash Shukla named prime accused Ayodhya/Chitrakoot: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday defended the Ram temple trust saying the SIT probing the alleged donation theft found evidence against only eight out of nearly 150 people engaged in counting offerings, even as police took three accused into custody for further interrogation. **** DEL46 RAHUL-UGC NET (4.18 PM) **** Govt turning blind eye, sleeping soundly despite repeated 'scams' in NEET, NET: Rahul New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Modi government over alleged irregularities in the UGC-NET exam, saying it continues to turn a blind eye and sleep soundly despite repeated "scams" as years of hard work put in by lakhs of students hold no value for it. **** DEL96 DL-BUILDING-COLLAPSE-TOLL (8.10 PM) **** One dead, 5 to 6 people still feared trapped in Delhi's Rohini building collapse New Delhi: One person died while five to six others are still feared trapped after a three-storey under-construction building collapsed in Delhi's Rohini area on Wednesday, police said. **** DEL56 EDU-NEET-PLAN (4.58 PM) **** 2027 NEET-UG plan: Computer-based test to be spread over 6 days across more than 1,000 centres New Delhi: Medical entrance exam NEET-UG, which is set to be conducted as a computer-based test from next year, will be spread over at least six days across more than 1,000 centres, sources said. **** CAL48 WB-MAMATA-DISSIDENTS (8.42 PM) **** Mamata warns dissident TMC leaders: 'Stay with party or join BJP' Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday attacked the dissident Trinamool Congress leaders, asking them to either remain with the TMC or openly join the BJP instead of "staying in the middle of the river". **** DEL65 ED-TMC-LD ACCOUNTS FREEZE (5.40 PM) **** ED freezes TMC's Rs 440-cr worth bank deposits under PMLA Kolkata/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has frozen three bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), holding deposits worth Rs 440 crore, under the anti-money laundering law following searches in an alleged funds misappropriation case. **** DEL79 SPACE-GAGANYAAN-PARACHUTE-TEST (7.13 PM) **** ISRO successfully conducts critical test on main parachutes for Gaganyaan's crew module New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted a critical test on the main parachutes for the Gaganyaan's crew module. **** DEL91 DFE-DRDO-PINAKA (7.46 PM) **** India conducts successful flight-test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket New Delhi: India on Wednesday conducted a successful flight test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha, officials said. **** BOM32 MH-DOCTORS-2ND LD ASSAULT (6.56 PM) **** Shiv Sena corporator arrested for assaulting doctors at civic hospital; party promises disciplinary action Thane: Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three of his associates have been arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors and medical staff at a civic-run hospital in Thane district of Maharashtra amid an outrage and political row, forcing the Eknath Shinde-led party to promise disciplinary action. **** BOM23 MH-FARMERS-SUICIDES-MARATHWADA (5.32 PM) **** 465 farmer suicides recorded in Marathwada region in first half of 2026 Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: As many as 465 farmers committed suicide between January and June 2026 in the Marathwada region of central Maharashtra with Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district reporting the highest cases at 109, an official report said on Wednesday. **** DEL104 2ND LD RAINS (8.36 PM) **** Delhi, Mumbai grapple with monsoon havoc; 16 feared trapped in Pune collapse amid heavy rain New Delhi: Heavy monsoon rains battered large parts of the country on Wednesday, triggering flash floods and widespread disruption to rail and road traffic, with 16 people feared trapped under a collapsed garbage mound in Maharashtra's Pimpri Chinchwad and several parts of Delhi and Mumbai reeling under waterlogging. **** DEL103 CJP-PROTEST-LD DAY 19 (8.32 PM) **** CJP protest enters Day 19; Wangchuk loses over 7 kg, AISA member hospitalised New Delhi: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's condition deteriorated further on Wednesday, with doctors reporting that he has lost more than seven kilograms since beginning his indefinite fast 11 days ago. **** LEGAL LGD7 SC-CBSE-GULF COUNTRIES (5.13 PM) **** SC agrees to hear plea filed by CBSE Class XII students from Gulf countries New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea challenging the CBSE's March 27 assessment scheme for regular students who were affected by the cancellation of Class XII board examination in Gulf countries due to the Iran-US war. **** LGD8 DL-COURT-RIOTS-DELAY (5.20 PM) **** 2020 Delhi riots: Court expresses concern over repeated delays in appearance of police witnesses New Delhi: A court here has expressed concern over repeated delays in the appearance of police witnesses and the production of case property in a case related to the 2020 Delhi riots, saying it resulted in wastage of time. **** BUSINESS DEL106 BIZ-INDIA-MALDIVES-INVESTMENTS (8.42 PM) **** India, Maldives conclude talks for investment treaty; legal scrubbing of text on New Delhi: India and the Maldives have concluded negotiations for a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), and the text is undergoing legal scrubbing before the deal is signed. **** FOREIGN FGN41 PM-INDONESIA-LDALL TEMPLE (4.45 PM) **** PM Modi, Prez Prabowo visit Prambanan Temple complex in Yogyakarta; launch conservation project Yogyakarta: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, on Wednesday visited the centuries-old iconic Prambanan Temple complex in Yogyakarta, marking the inauguration of a joint conservation project for this UNESCO World Heritage Site. **** FGN16 US-BISHNOI-LD INDICTMENT (9.59 AM) **** US charges Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar for Nijjar's killing in Canada in 2023 Washington: The US has charged Lawrence Bishnoi, a gangster imprisoned in India, and his aide Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar for ordering the assassination of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. **** PTI APL APL