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New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm: NATION DEL7 PAR COMMITTEE-SIMULTANEOUS POLLS

Simultaneous polls: Parliamentary panel holds first meeting New Delhi: The parliamentary panel constituted to scrutinise the two bills on simultaneous elections held its first meeting on Wednesday.

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Domestic airlines may soon have to share weather data with IMD: Official New Delhi: The government is planning to make it mandatory for domestic airlines to share weather data captured by aircraft during takeoff and landing with the IMD, which senior officials say will significantly enhance forecasting capabilities. By Gaurav Saini

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Delhi polls: I-T department notifies control room to check black money New Delhi: The Income-Tax department on Wednesday notified a "24x7 control room and complaint monitoring cell" where the general public can inform it about instances of illegal inducements such as cash being distributed during the Delhi Assembly polls.

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'Sheesh Mahal' row: AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj, Sanjay Singh stopped from entering Delhi CM bungalow New Delhi: AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Saurabh Bhardawaj were stopped from entering the Delhi chief minister's official residence, which they had invited the media to tour with them in a bid to counter the BJP's "Sheesh Mahal" jibes.

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Ajit-led NCP trying to get rival faction MPs to cross over: Raut Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed that the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) was trying to engineer defections in the rival NCP (SP), promising its leaders berths in the union cabinet.

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Body of one of 9 trapped workers recovered from coal mine in Assam Guwahati: The body of one of the nine workers trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district was recovered by army divers on Wednesday on the third day of the rescue operations, officials said.

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TN leaders greet Narayanan over appointment as ISRO chief Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and other political leaders on Wednesday greeted rocket scientist V Narayanan for being appointed as Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, ISRO, expressing joy over the fact that he belonged to the southern state.

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Sambhal court to hear Jama Masjid-Harihar temple case on March 5 Sambhal (UP): A local court has fixed March 5 as the next date of hearing in a case connected to the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid and its survey at Chandausi.

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1984 anti-Sikh riots: Verdict in murder case against Sajjan Kumar likely on January 21 New Delhi: A Delhi court is likely to deliver on January 21 its verdict in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots murder case against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar.

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Commenting on woman''s body structure amounts to sexual harassment: Kerala HC Kochi: The Kerala High Court has held that a comment on a woman's "body structure" is a sexually coloured remark which would constitute penal offence of sexual harassment.

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Two Delhi HC judges take oath of office New Delhi: Two new Delhi High Court judges on Wednesday took oath of office, taking the total strength of the court to 37.

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Periya twin murder: Kerala HC suspends sentence of four convicts Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence of four accused, including a former CPI(M) MLA, who were sentenced to five years imprisonment in connection with the murder of two Youth Congress workers in Periya, a town in Kasaragod district five years ago.

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US Congressman challenges Biden administration's decision to investigate Adani Washington: Challenging the decision of the Biden administration to investigate the activities of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, an influential Republican lawmaker has said such selective actions risk damaging critical alliances with key partners. By Lalit K Jha

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'All hell will break out if hostages in Gaza are not freed': Trump warns Hamas Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has warned that "all hell will break out in the Middle East" if the hostages being held by Hamas are not released by Inauguration Day. By Lalit K Jha

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