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New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION DEL66 JK-LOC-SOLDIER

Soldier injured by gunfire along LoC in J-K’s Rajouri Rajouri/Jammu: An army soldier was critically injured by gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.

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US visit to build on successes achieved in bilateral ties in Trump's first term: PM Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that his visit to the US will be an opportunity to build upon the successes achieved during President Donald Trump's first term in the collaboration between the two countries.

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Delhi debacle: INDIA bloc leaders stress on unity, Cong says questions should be asked of AAP for ruling out tie-up New Delhi: Amid claims that the AAP-Congress bickering benefited the BJP in Delhi, unity and cohesiveness were the watchwords from many INDIA bloc leaders on Monday even as the Congress said that the blame on it was misplaced since AAP had ruled out an alliance in the assembly polls.

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India, France have shared interest focused on friendship: Macron New Delhi: Ahead of his bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in France, President Emmanuel Macron has said that the two countries have a "shared interest" focused on friendship.

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Opposition parties hit out at govt over jobs, inflation; say Budget neglected rural, poor New Delhi: Opposition on Monday hit out at the government on issues of rising inflation, joblessness and growing income inequalities, alleging that the Union Budget has not taken care of the poor and rural population.

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Sonia asks govt to complete census, says 14 cr Indians deprived of food security law benefits New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Monday asked the government to complete the population census at the earliest, claiming that around 14 crore people in the country are being deprived of their rightful benefits of free and subsidised foodgrains under the food security law.

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Outrage over influencer Ranveer Allahbadia's comment on parents and sex, he says 'sorry' New Delhi: Influencer Ranveer Allahbadia's distasteful comment on parents and sex led to massive outrage across the spectrum on Monday, prompting the YouTuber with almost 16 million followers on social media platforms to apologise and say comedy is not his forte.

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Maha Kumbh: President Murmu takes holy dip at Sangam Mahakumbh Nagar (UP): President Droupadi Murmu took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam here on Monday and said the huge gathering of faith and belief at the Maha Kumbh is a living symbol of India's rich cultural heritage.

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Stricter measures needed to counter baseless allegations against EC officers: Delhi poll body chief New Delhi: Delhi Chief Electoral Officer R Alice Vaz, who was responsible for conducting the high-stakes elections in the national capital, has called for stricter measures to prevent people from levelling “baseless” allegations against EC officials. By Mohit Saini

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7 rocket shells found from garbage dump in Punjab's Patiala: Police Chandigarh: Seven rocket shells were found from a garbage dump in Punjab's Patiala district on Monday, a senior police officer said.

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Cops file kidnapping case after ex-minister Tanaji Sawant's son goes missing from Pune airport Pune: Police registered a kidnapping case after former Maharashtra minister Tanaji Sawant’s son went missing from the Pune airport on Monday evening, a senior official said.

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Tirupati laddu case: AR Dairy inflated capacity to meet TTD's tender requirement, says SIT Tirupati: AR Dairy, a Tamil Nadu-based firm that supplied ghee to TTD after winning the contract, inflated its capacity figures to meet the board's tender conditions for supplying the sweet, the SIT investigating the alleged adulteration of ghee used in making Tirupati laddus has stated.

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Special NIA court can hear Engineer Rashid's bail plea in terror funding case: SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the special court constituted under the NIA Act could hear the bail plea of jailed J&K MP Engineer Rashid in a terror funding case.

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'Not a precedent': Delhi HC allows custody parole to jailed MP Engineer Rashid New Delhi: Clarifying it wasn't a precedent, the Delhi High Court on Monday allowed a two-day custody parole to jailed J&K MP Rashid Engineer to attend the Parliament session.

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'Wrongfully employed may be knocked out': SC reserves verdict in WB school jobs case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday observed those who got jobs “wrongly” could be “knocked out” and reserved its judgement on pleas against the April 22, 2024 Calcutta High Court decision invalidating the appointment of 25,753 teachers and other staff in state-run and state-aided schools of West Bengal.

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UK Energy Security Minister in India for 4th UK-India Energy Dialogue London: Britain’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, arrived in New Delhi on Monday for the fourth UK-India Energy Dialogue and to promote UK business interests at the India Energy Week global exhibition. By Aditi Khanna

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B'desh Foreign Affairs Advisor likely to meet EAM Jaishankar in Muscat: Report Dhaka: Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain is likely to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Indian Ocean Conference in Oman next week as part of efforts to prevent further strains in bilateral ties, according to a media report here on Monday.

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