HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm:

    NATION
    
    DEL94 PM-UCC
    * UCC has same team spirit as sports: PM
    Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), which was implemented in Uttarakhand a day ago, has the same team spirit as sports. *
    
    DEL95 PAR-PANEL-WAQF-MUSLIMS
    * Par panel says non-Muslims can be party to Waqf matters, makes concessions for 2 Shia sects
    New Delhi: The parliamentary committee studying the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is set to endorse the government's move to include non-Muslims in Waqf boards, saying they can be "beneficiaries, parties to disputes, or otherwise interested in Waqf matters", sources said on Tuesday. *


    DEL88 DL-POLLS-2NDLD RAHUL
    * Kejriwal lived in 'sheesh mahal', biggest liquor scam took place under his watch: Rahul
    New Delhi: Launching a blistering attack on AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the former chief minister came talking about bringing in clean politics but the biggest "liquor scam" took place in Delhi under his watch, while he got engrossed in "sheesh mahal politics". *

    DEL92 CONG-AMBEDKAR-STATUE
    * Kharge condemns desecration of Ambedkar statue in Punjab, demands AAP govt's apology
    New Delhi: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday condemned the desecration of a BR Ambedkar statue in Punjab's Amritsar and demanded an unconditional apology from the state's AAP government for the "neglect and mistreatment" of his statues in the holy city. *

    DEL85 DL-POLLS-SHAH-KHARGE
    * Congress under Sonia, Rahul always insults Sanatan Dharma: Amit Shah on Kharge's Ganga dip remark
    New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday slammed Mallikarjun Kharge for his remark on BJP leaders taking a holy dip at the Sangam and said the Congress under Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi had always insulted Sanatan Dharma. *

    DEL84 JK-NIA-2NDLD RAIDS
    * Migrant workers' killing: NIA conducts raids at 6 locations in JK
    Srinagar/New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at six locations in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the killing of two migrant workers from Punjab in Shaheed Ganj area of Srinagar last year. *
    
    DEL82 CISF-NUH-LAND
    * CISF gets over 100 acres of land in Haryana's Nuh
     New Delhi: Two land parcels measuring more than 100 acres have been sanctioned for housing two battalions, including a soon-to-be-raised first all-women unit, of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in the communally sensitive Nuh district of Haryana. *
    
    DEL81 BJP-EC-KEJRIWAL-YAMUNA
    * BJP urges EC to bar Kejriwal from campaigning over his charge Haryana was 'poisoning' water
    New Delhi: Accusing AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal of making a dangerous statement with implications for India's federal structure, the BJP on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to bar him from campaigning for his allegation that Haryana was poisoning the water of Yamuna. *
    
    DEL76 CONG-CHINA
    * No satisfactory explanation from govt on why this is right time to normalise ties with China: Cong
    New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday posed several questions to the government on ties with China, asking whether status quo was restored as on May 2020 at the border in eastern Ladakh and if Indian troops could access areas that had become out of bound. *
    
    DEL72 DL-POLLS-TMC-LD AAP
    * Delhi polls: Trinamool, SP to campaign for AAP; Congress left alone
    New Delhi: With several INDIA bloc parties backing the Aam Aadmi Party for the February 5 Assembly elections in Delhi, Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Party leaders are set to campaign for the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit, leaving aside the Congress, the largest constituent of the opposition bloc. *
    
    BOM21 MH-TIGER-DEATHS
    * 12 tigers died in Maharashtra in less than month; minister directs strict measures
    Thane: A total of 12 tigers died in less than a month across Maharashtra in various incidents, state Forest Minister Ganesh Naik has stated. *
    
    BOM20 MH-GBS-WATER SOURCE
    * GBS outbreak in Pune: residents suspect well in Sinhgad Road area is source of disease
    Pune: With several cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) being detected in Sinhgad Road area here, local residents on Tuesday claimed that contaminated water of a well on private land could have led to the outbreak. *

    MDS21 TL-WOMAN-MURDER-POLICE(R)
    * Dismembered, body parts boiled, flushed down toilet; Police reveal grisly details of woman's killing
    Hyderabad: An ex-serviceman allegedly murdered his wife, dismembered her body, crushed her bones into powder and flushed down the remains in a toilet, all during a day-long 'operation', police said on Tuesday after arresting the accused. *


    MDS20 KL-LD ALL PRIYANKA(R)
    * Central, state funds inadequate for mitigation work against wild animal attacks: Priyanka
    Wayanad: Congress MP from Wayanad, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, said on Tuesday that it is the responsibility of the central and state governments to protect human lives from wild animal attacks and alleged that the funds from both administrations were inadequate for carrying out mitigation work in the high-range district of Kerala. *
    

    LEGAL

    LGD28 DL-COURT-2NDLD ATISHI-DEFAMTION
    * No defamation of leader if Atishi said BJP trying to buy MLAs with huge money: Delhi court
     New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed a criminal case filed by a BJP leader against Chief Minister Atishi, saying there was "absolutely no defamation of the media head of the BJP" if the AAP leader "accuses the BJP of trying to buy their MLAs with huge sums of money". *

    LGD25 SC-TECHIE-MURDER
    * AP techie murder: SC acquits man on death row, says 'gaping holes' in prosecution case
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted a man on death row noting "gaping holes" in the prosecution case over the alleged murder of a 23-year-old software engineer from Andhra Pradesh. *

    LGD24 SC-POLICE-LD NOTICE
    * Police can't serve accused notice via WhatsApp, other electronic means: SC
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said police cannot serve notices to accused persons through WhatsApp or other electronic modes under the Criminal Procedure Code or Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. *

    LGD19 SC-CJI-DIAMOND JUBILEE
    * 75 yrs of SC: A true people's court, embodies aspirations of 1.4 billion, says CJI Sanjiv Khanna
    New Delhi: On a ceremonial bench marking 75 years of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna said it was a "true people's court" that evolved into the world's most vibrant apex court, embodying the aspirations of 1.4 billion people. *

    FOREIGN

    FGN69 UAE-JAISHANKAR-MEETINGS
    * EAM Jaishankar meets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, discuss ways to enhance bilateral ties
    Abu Dhabi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and discussed ways to enhance and develop bilateral ties. *

    FGN56 UAE-JAISHANKAR-LD RAISINA ME
    * Jaishankar says India sees Middle East region as 'crucial passage to world beyond'     
    Abu Dhabi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday highlighted the significant expansion of India-Middle East engagement driven by strong trade, connectivity, and people-to-people linkages, saying India sees the Middle East as a crucial passage to the world beyond. *

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