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New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: TOP STORIES DEL28 PM-LD DEFENCE More trust in defence sector now than ever before: PM after unveiling of 7 defence firms New Delhi: There is more transparency, trust and technology-driven approach in India"s defence sector now than ever before and major reforms are taking place for the first time since Independence while discarding stagnant policies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.
DEL9 VIRUS-LD CASES Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 216 days New Delhi: India logged 16,862 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,40,37,592, while the active cases declined to 2,03,678, the lowest in 216 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. DEL61 GOVT-2NDLD HUNGER INDEX Dip in India"s rank in Global Hunger Index "shocking", methodology used is "unscientific": Govt New Delhi: The Centre on Friday said it was shocking that India"s rank was lowered on the Global Hunger Index and it termed the methodology used for rankings "unscientific".
DEL40 DEF-NEW-COMPANIES Will provide financial support to 7 new defence companies if required: Rajnath New Delhi: Seven new defence public sector undertakings, carved out of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), were on Friday dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of a major reform initiative to boost India"s defence production.
DEL52 HR-FARMERS- 3RD LD LYNCH Man lynched at Singhu border for "desecrating" holy book, hand chopped off Singhu border/Chandigarh: A man was lynched, his hand chopped off and the body bearing over 10 wounds caused by sharp-edged weapons tied to a barricade at a farmers" protest site at Kundli near the Delhi-Haryana border, a gruesome incident being blamed on a group of Nihangs.
DEL55 FARMER-LYNCH-BJP Need to expose "anarchists" behind farmers" protest: BJP on lynching at protest site New Delhi: Hitting out at farmer leaders over lynching of a man near a protest site in Kundli, the BJP on Friday said "anarchists" behind these protests need to be exposed as they are doing a great disservice to the nation.
DEL32 CONG-HR-FARMERS-LYNCH No place for violence, govt"s responsibility to investigate: Cong on Haryana incident New Delhi: Asserting that there is no place for violence anywhere, the Congress on Friday said it is the government"s responsibility to investigate the incident in which the body of a man has been found near a farmers" protest site in Haryana, and that the law should take its course.