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New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5:20 pm: NATION DEL83 DL-POLLS-2NDLD RESULTS

BJP wins 40 seats in Delhi, Kejriwal loses New Delhi constituency New Delhi: The BJP won 40 seats and AAP 19 in the Delhi Assembly elections results of which were announced on Saturday.

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Soldiers on patrolling duty fired upon near LoC in J-K’s Rajouri Rajouri/Jammu: Soldiers on patrolling duty were fired upon from a forest across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, prompting retaliation by the Indian troops, security officials said.

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BJP's Parvesh Verma, Tarvinder Marwah emerge giant-slayers; defeat Kejriwal, Sisodia in Delhi polls New Delhi: BJP's Parvesh Verma and Tarvinder Singh Marwah emerged as the biggest giant-slayers in the high-octane Delhi Assembly elections, defeating AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the New Delhi and Jangpura constituencies respectively.

DEL82 DL-POLLS-ATISHI-PROFILE

Academic, unlikely politician Atishi weathers the BJP storm New Delhi: When she assumed office as chief minister last year, Atishi kept the chair used by AAP convenor and her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal empty in her office "waiting for him" and was dubbed as a "temporary CM" by some.

DEL81 POLLS-INDIA BLOC-ANALYSIS

INDIA bloc loses steam as BJP in driver's seat after Delhi poll results New Delhi: Just eight months after its good showing in the Lok Sabha polls, the INDIA bloc seems to be running out of steam with internal bickering and conflicting ambitions resulting in diminishing electoral returns that have once again put the BJP in the driver's seat in national politics. By Asim Kamal

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Delhi polls: Corruption allegations, poor infrastructure, governance issues haunt AAP New Delhi: Allegations of corruption against its leaders, constant bickering with the lieutenant governor over governance issues and a spirited campaign conducted by the BJP were enough to ensure a rout of the AAP in the Delhi Assembly polls, the results of which were declared on Saturday.

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Delhi results: Three AAP ministers win amid string of losses for senior party leaders New Delhi: Top AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, both CM and deputy CM for the majority of the last two terms, are headed for losses from their seats in the Delhi Assembly polls but three ministers of the AAP government were the saving grace for the party.

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Accept people's mandate with humility, congratulate BJP for its victory: Kejriwal after AAP's loss New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday conceded his party's defeat in the high-stakes Delhi Assembly elections.

MDS8 TN-BYPOLL-2NDLD TRENDS

Bypoll: DMK coasting ahead in Erode East Erode: The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu was on Saturday coasting towards victory in the Erode East bypoll, with the party nominee extending his lead against his nearest NTK rival to over 40,000 votes.

MDS7 KL-PRIYANKA-DELHI

Delhi poll outcome: people voted for change, they were fed up, says Priyanka Gandhi Wayanad: With the BJP poised to form government in Delhi after more than 26 years, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said that people of the national capital "voted for change" as they were "fed up with the way things were".

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Fiscal and monetary measures to boost consumption, pvt investment says FM New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said fiscal and monetary measures announced recently will help boost consumption and promote private investment.

MDS13 KA-ISRO CHIEF-SPADEX

No glitches in SpaDex, we are going step by step: ISRO chief Bengaluru, Feb 8 (PTI) ISRO Chairman V Narayanan on Saturday said there were no glitches in the space agency's maiden space docking mission, Spadex, as reported in a section of media and that it was going step by step.

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With BJP set to form govt in Delhi, uncertainty over litigations against LG in SC New Delhi: The Delhi government is embroiled in multiple litigations with the Lieutenant Governor in the Supreme Court including its plea challenging the Centre's law establishing pre-eminence of the LG over the elected dispensation in controlling services in the national capital.

LGD5 SC-CHHOTA RAJAN

SC notice to Chhota Rajan on CBI plea challenging suspension of life sentence in 2001 murder case New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea filed by the CBI challenging a Bombay High Court order that suspended the life sentence of gangster Chhota Rajan in the 2021 murder case of hotelier Jaya Shetty and granted him bail.

FOREIGN FGN50 PAK-PROTEST

Several PTI leaders arrested as party marks 'Black Day' across Pakistan to protest alleged rigging of elections Islamabad: Several Pakistani leaders of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were arrested as the party on Saturday held rallies to mark February 8 as the 'Black Day' against the alleged rigging of general elections last year.

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Pakistan requests China to reschedule USD 3.4 billion debt Islamabad: Pakistan has requested China to reschedule USD 3.4 billion debt for two years to bridge a foreign funding gap identified by the International Monetary Fund, according to a media report on Saturday.

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