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New Delhi, Feb 15 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION DEL39 PB-US-2NDLD DEPORTEES

Plane carrying 119 deportees from US to land in Amritsar on Saturday Amritsar/Chandigarh: A plane carrying 119 illegal immigrants from the US will land at the Amritsar airport on Saturday, the second such batch of Indians to be deported by the Donald Trump administration as part of its promised crackdown on illegal migration.

DEL37 UP-KUMBH-FIRE

Fire engulfs seven tents in Maha Kumbh, no casualties Mahakumbh Nagar: A fire broke out at the storeroom of a camp in the Maha Kumbh Mela area on Saturday evening, gutting seven tents and destroying some items, including blankets and foodgrains, officials said.

DEL36 ED-CRYPTO

ED seizes 'biggest' crypto fund worth Rs 1,646 crore in PMLA case New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized its biggest-ever cryptocurrency worth Rs 1,646 crore as part of a "mega" money laundering investigation into a fraud investment scheme where numerous depositors were duped in the name of securities investment, official sources said.

DEL34 PB-DEPORTEES-LD MANN

Don't make Amritsar deport centre: Mann slams Centre over landing of deportation flights in Punjab Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday kept up his attack on the Centre over the landing of US planes carrying illegal Indian immigrants at Amritsar airport and asked it not to make the holy city a "deport centre".

DEL32 CBSE-LD BOARD EXAMS

CBSE exams for Classes 10, 12 begin; over 42 lakh students set to appear at 7,800 centres New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams for Classes 10 and 12 began on Saturday, with more than 42 lakh students set to take the tests at over 7,800 centres across the country and abroad.

DEL29 CONG-US-FIGHTER JETS

Surjewala raises questions on whether India needs expensive F35 fighter jets from US New Delhi: Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala on Saturday raised several questions on whether the country required expensive fighter jets like F35 aircraft from the US and if security experts and armed forces were consulted in the national interest.

CAL20 HIMANTA-LD GOGOI

SIT likely to investigate Gaurav Gogoi's wife's 'links' with Pakistan: Himanta Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that a police case is likely to be registered and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to inquire into the allegations of Pakistan links of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's British wife Elizabeth Colburn.

MDS15 KA-LD VAISHNAW-AIRPORT-TRAIN

Indian Railways to launch train connectivity from Bengaluru city to Airport: Ashwini Vaishnaw Bengaluru: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that, in addition to road, metro rail, and suburban railway services provided by the state government, his ministry will also introduce a train travel option from Kempegowda International Airport to Bengaluru city.

FOREIGN FGN43 JAISHANKAR-MUNICH-MEETINGS

Jaishankar holds bilateral meetings with counterparts in Munich Munich: Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar on Saturday met his counterparts from Austria, Romania, Denmark, Mongolia, Argentina and discussed cooperation in trade, mobility and challenges in security architecture.

FGN40 JAISHANKAR-MUNICH-LD FOOD

Democratic India able to feed 800 million people, says Jaishankar Munich: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar challenged an American senator who said that democracy “doesn’t put food on the table” telling her that in India it does.

FGN46 PAK-TERRORISM

Four army personnel, 15 terrorists killed in NW Pakistan during security operations Peshawar/Islamabad: At least 15 terrorists, including high-value target ringleaders, and four army personnel were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations in the volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday.

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