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New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 PM TOP STORIES FGN83 PM-AUSTRALIA-2NDLD-TRADE (7.52 PM) **** PM Modi invites Australian businesses to capitalise on India's 'unmatched' growth opportunities Melbourne: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched for early finalisation of the proposed India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) as it will further accelerate bilateral trade and investment ties. **** FGN86 PM-AUSTRALIA-LD DIASPORA (8 PM) **** Driven by vision of 'Grow More, Achieve More', India working to become developed nation: PM Modi Melbourne: India, driven by the vision of "Grow More, Achieve More", is working towards the goal of becoming a developed nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, underscoring that the foundation of the country's big dreams and great aspirations is its people. **** NATION DEL47 UP-RAM TEMPLE-2NDLD AKHILESH (6.34 PM) **** Probe call and land records of all those employed in Ram temple, dissolve trust: Akhilesh Lucknow: Upping the ante on the Ram temple donation issue, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday demanded that the call detail records of all those employed in the temple be examined, claiming that 99.9 per cent of them would have links with the BJP. **** DEL13 CONG-CHINA (2.25 PM) **** Modi govt hurt national interests by letting China capture India's critical industries: Congress New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday alleged that the Modi government has hurt national interests by letting China "capture" India's most critical industries and opening more opportunities for the Chinese to "flourish". **** MDS23 KA-TEMPLES-LD CM (8.29 PM) **** Karnataka CM orders CCTV cameras in all Muzrai temples after Ram Mandir donation ‘theft’ Belagavi (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday directed officials to install CCTV cameras in all major temples under the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments (Muzrai) Department across the state. **** DEL32 CJP-LD PARLIAMENT MARCH (4.53 PM) **** CJP announces Parliament march on July 20; asks students, parents to join in New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party announced that it would march peacefully to Parliament on the first day of the monsoon session on July 20, even as its protest at Jantar Mantar entered the 20th day amid heavy rain on Thursday. **** DEL44 2NDLD RAIN (6.14 PM) **** Monsoon fury batters several states, disrupts normal life across north, west India New Delhi: Torrential monsoon rains unleashed widespread destruction across several parts of the country on Thursday, inundating roads, uprooting trees, damaging property and disrupting normal life, while authorities scrambled to restore normalcy amid forecasts of more rain. **** DEL49 AGMUT-RESHUFFLE (6.35 PM) **** 21 IAS, 40 IPS officers transferred in AGMUT reshuffle; Shahid Choudhary moved from J-K to Arunachal New Delhi: In a major administrative reshuffle, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday transferred with immediate effect 21 IAS and 40 IPS officers of the AGMUT cadre across Union Territories and northeastern states. **** DEL41 CISF-COAL (5.43 PM) **** CISF recovers over 428 metric tonnes illegal coal after special ops in WB, Jharkhand New Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel recovered more than 428 metric tonnes of coal during a five-day special operation to check the pilferage and theft of the fossil fuel from mines in Jharkhand and West Bengal, officials said on Thursday. **** BOM19 GJ-DATA CENTRE-POLICY (3.53 PM) **** Gujarat launches ambitious Data Centre Policy; eyes more than Rs 6 lakh cr investment in first phase Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on Thursday launched the 'Viksit Gujarat Data Centre Policy 2026-29', and announced that it has already received proposals from 14 companies to set up data centres and expects investments of more than Rs 6 lakh crore in the first phase. **** MDS20 KL-LANDSLIDE-3RDLD TOLL (8.09 PM) **** Wayanad landslide toll rises to six; search on for two missing Wayanad (Kerala): The death toll in the Wayanad landslide rose to six on Thursday with the recovery of three more bodies from the disaster site, district officials said. **** LEGAL LGD19 SC-POCSO-SEXUAL ASSAULT (7.51 PM) **** Person receiving info from minor victim about sexual assault must report to authorities: SC New Delhi: Information received from a minor victim about sexual assault will be deemed credible and the recipient will be bound to report it to authorities including police under the POCSO Act, the Supreme Court on Thursday held. **** LGD14 DL-COURT-RIOTS ORDER (6.02 PM) **** Police move court against order granting TV, 4 raw eggs to 2020 Delhi riots accused New Delhi: The Delhi Police has moved a court here seeking recall or modification of an order that allowed 2020 Delhi riots accused Shahrukh Pathan to receive four raw eggs daily and keep a separate television in his high-security prison cell, saying the directions require reconsideration. **** BUSINESS CAL32 BIZ-SAIL-BOKARO-EXPANSION (8.30 PM) **** SAIL's Bokaro plant to get 8.3 MT iron ore via slurry pipeline; Rs15K cr expansion underway Ranchi: SAIL’s Bokaro Steel Plant on Thursday said it is set to receive 8.3 million tonnes (MT) of iron ore annually directly from SAIL mines through a modern slurry pipeline system. **** DEL10 BIZ-NOVO NORDISK (12.26 PM) **** Novo Nordisk brings once-a-week diabetes treatment injection 'Awiqli' in India New Delhi: Danish pharma major Novo Nordisk on Thursday launched in India its once-weekly basal insulin injection, 'Awiqli' indicated for treatment of diabetes in adults. **** FOREIGN FGN85 CHINA-LD FIRE (7.59 PM) **** 28 killed in massive fire at shoe factory in China Beijing: Twenty-eight people were killed in a massive fire at a shoe factory in China's Jinjiang City on Thursday, local authorities said. **** PTI APL APL