New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm:
NATION
DEL51 DL-VEHICLES-FUEL BAN
* Fuel ban order not feasible now, put on hold: Delhi govt writes to CAQM
New Delhi: The Delhi government has written to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), arguing the fuel ban on overage vehicles is not feasible due to technological challenges and has requested the panel to put it on hold with immediate effect. *
BOM21 MH-WOMAN-3RDLD RAPE
* Man posing as delivery agent rapes Pune techie at home; leaves message `I will come again'
Pune: An unidentified man allegedly raped a 22-year-old IT professional after entering her flat in Pune city by posing as a courier delivery executive, and was yet to be nabbed nearly 24 hours after the crime. *
DEL34 EC-VOTERS LIST-PARTIES
* Have decoded Bihar intensive revision to political parties: EC
New Delhi: With political parties flagging their concerns over the ongoing special intensive revision of Bihar's electoral roll, the Election Commission on Thursday said it has decoded the entire exercise to a group of opposition parties to assuage their fears. *
DEL44 RAHUL-LD FARMERS
* Govt indifferent as farmers sink deeper into debt: Rahul on Maha farmer suicides
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the Narendra Modi government over farmer suicides in Maharashtra, saying it remains indifferent to farmers' plight, even as they are sinking deeper into debt every day. *
DEL47 AVI-AIR INDIA
* Air India terminates Delhi-Washington flight in Vienna, cancels return flight
Mumbai: An Air India flight from Delhi to Washington, which took off on July 2, could not complete its journey after it developed a technical glitch during a scheduled refuelling stopover in Vienna, the Tata Group-owned airline said on Thursday. *
DEL43 JK-AMARNATH-LD YATRA
* Amarnath Yatra begins as pilgrims set out for cave shrine in Kashmir
Srinagar: The first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims set off Thursday from the Baltal and Nunwan base camps towards the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. *
DEL32 DALAI LAMA-LD RIJIJU
* 'Next Dalai Lama to be decided by established institution and no one else,' asserts Rijiju
New Delhi: In a snub to China, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday asserted that the decision on the Incarnation of the Dalai Lama would be taken by the established institution and the leader of Tibetan Buddhist himself and no one else. *
DEL45 DEF-LD-ACQUISITION
* Defence ministry clears 10 capital acquisition projects worth over Rs 1 lakh crore
New Delhi: India on Thursday approved capital acquisition of a plethora of military hardware and platforms worth approximately Rs 1.05 lakh crore that included procurement of 12 mine counter-measure vessels at a cost of over Rs 44,000 crore for the Indian Navy. *
DEL53 UP-ASTRONAUT-INTERACTION
* From eating in space to sleeping, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla answers students' queries from ISS
Lucknow: Space intrigues all, especially children. So when the students of different schools here got the opportunity to talk to astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who is onboard the International Space Station (ISS), they did not let go of the opportunity. *
LEGAL
LGD16 DL-HC-JACQUELINE
* Money laundering case: Delhi HC junks actor Jacqueline's plea to quash FIR
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez for quashing an FIR against her in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case, involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. *
LGD23 DL-COURT-NATIONAL HERALD
* National Herald case: Classic case of money laundering, ED tells Delhi court
New Delhi: This is a classic case where the offence of money laundering is made against all accused, the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday argued before a Delhi court in the National Herald case. *
BUSINESS
DEL55 BIZ-INDIGO-AMITABH KANT
* Amitabh Kant to join IndiGo board
Mumbai: Domestic carrier IndiGo parent InterGlobe Aviation on Thursday announced the appointment of former Niti Aayog CEO and India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant as a Non-Executive Director to its board. *
FOREIGN
FGN77 RUSSIA-GENERAL-KILLED
* Top Russian general killed near Ukrainian border
Moscow: A top Russian general has been killed in the Kursk region near the Ukrainian border, according to the officials. Vinay Shukla *
FGN63: PM-GHANA-LD-MAHAMA
*India, Ghana elevate ties to comprehensive partnership; look for boosting ties in defence, food security, vaccines
Accra: India and Ghana have elevated their ties to the level of comprehensive partnership, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama resolving to expand the bilateral ties in a range of areas, including defence, food security and pharmaceuticals.*