New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm:
NATION
DEL85 INDOPAK- 3RD LD BSF JAWAN
* Pakistan hands over BSF jawan to India after 21 days, celebration at his home
Amritsar: India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged each other's border force personnel who had been apprehended along the International Borders (IB) during the recent tensions between the two countries, officials said. *
DEL70 CCS-LD MEETING
* Modi chairs Cabinet Committee on Security meet, first since pause in India-Pak hostilities
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, the first since the halt in the India-Pakistan military standoff, and is learnt to have discussed the security situation in the wake of the pause on Operation Sindoor.
DEL83 MEA-2NDLD SINOINDIA
India rejects China renaming places in Arunachal Pradesh; calls it preposterous
New Delhi/Beijing: India on Wednesday outrightly rejected as "vain and preposterous" China renaming some places in Arunachal Pradesh and said such attempts will not alter the "undeniable" reality that the state "was, is, and will" always remain an integral part of India.
DEL81 LD MP-MINISTER-FIR
MP HC orders FIR against minister for 'scurrilous remarks' targeting Col Sofiya Qureshi
New Delhi/Jabalpur: The Jabalpur High Court on Wednesday ordered the registration of an FIR against Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah who has attracted all-round flak for his purported controversial remarks targetting Colonel Sofiya Qureshi.
DEL71 NAXAL-LD SECURITY
Major success for anti-Naxal operations; 31 Maoists killed in 21-day action at Karregutta hills: CRPF DG
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh): Central and state security forces have eliminated at least 31 Naxals in a 21-day-long comprehensive operation carried out in dense forests around Karregutta hills on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, security officials said Wednesday, asserting it is the "beginning of the end" of the Maoist menace. By Neelabh Srivastava
DEL28 CONG-TRUMP-LD GOVT
'Ameriki papa ne war rukwa di kya': Cong takes swipe at govt over Trump's remarks
New Delhi: With US President Donald Trump reiterating his claims of brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, the Congress on Wednesday asked what do the "typically loquacious" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar have to say about this revelation and did they "mortgage" India's security interests in the face of US "pressure".
DEL67 PB LD LIQUOR DEATHS
Amritsar hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 23; two more arrested
Amritsar (Punjab): The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Amritsar climbed to 23 on Wednesday, with two more residents succumbing in the Majitha area, while the number of arrests rose to 16 after two persons were held in Delhi, police said on Wednesday.
DEL45 CJI-2NDLD OATH
Justice B R Gavai sworn in as next CJI
New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, who has been part of several benches that delivered landmark rulings including the one upholding the Centre's decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 bestowing special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was on Wednesday sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India.
BUSINESS
DEL76 BIZ-2NDLD INDIA-TURKEY-TRADE-EXPLAINER
Explainer: India's trade relations with Turkiye and Azerbaijan amid Pakistan conflict
New Delhi: India's trade relations with Turkiye and Azerbaijan are expected to come under strain due to Ankara and Baku backing Islamabad and condemning India's recent strikes on terror camps in Pakistan.
LEGAL
LGD22 SC-WAQF ACT
SC to hear Thursday pleas against amended Waqf law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court would on Thursday hear pleas against the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.
LGD5 SC-VARMA-PLEA
SC refuses urgent listing of plea for FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma in cash row
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to list for urgent hearing a plea seeking the registration of an FIR against the Allahabad High Court's Justice Yashwant Varma in connection with the cash discovery row.
LGD7 SC-JAG OFFICERS
If women can fly Rafale in IAF, why fewer of them in Army legal branch? SC asks Centre
New Delhi: If a woman can fly Rafale fighter jet in the Indian Air Force, then why are fewer women officers in gender neutral posts of Judge Advocate General (legal) branch of the Army, the Supreme Court wondered recently and questioned the Centre's rationale on a 50-50 selection criterion. *
LGD23 SC-BLOOD DONATION
* SC questions bar on LGBTQIA+ persons from blood donation, seeks expert opinion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to seek expert opinion for removing the bias in the medical guidelines that bar transpersons, gay men and sex workers from donating blood.
LGD14 DL-COURT-BANSURI SWARAJ
Delhi court gives Bansuri Swaraj 'last opportunity' to reply in AAP leader defamation case
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday granted "last opportunity" to BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj to respond in AAP leader Satyendar Jain's defamation case against her.
FOREIGN
FGN61 INDOPAK-STRIKE-REPORT
India appears to have had 'clear edge' in targeting Pak's military facilities: NYT report
New York: India appears to have had a "clear edge" in targeting Pakistan's military facilities and airfields during the recent four-day confrontation, the New York Times reported, citing satellite images.
FGN35: PAK-INDIA-PRISONERS
Pak, India exchange one prisoner each at Wagah-Attari border
Lahore: Pakistan and India on Wednesday exchanged one prisoner each - both security personnel - at the Wagah-Attari border, officials here said.
FGN45 PAK-2NDLD IMF
IMF disburses USD 1.023 bn tranche to Pak; to hold virtual discussions about budget
Karachi/Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund has disbursed a second tranche of USD 1.023 billion under the Extended Fund Facility programme for Pakistan, the central bank said on Wednesday. ***
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Updated: May 14, 2025 21:15 IST
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