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  • | Thursday | 18th August, 2022

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5.15 PM: NATION DEL19 GOVT-LD YOUTUBE CHANNELS-BLOCK Govt blocks 8 YouTube channels for "fake, sensational" and "anti-India" content New Delhi: The government on Thursday ordered the blocking of eight YouTube channels, including one operating from Pakistan, for allegedly using "fake and sensational thumbnails" and spreading disinformation related to India"s national security. BOM18 MH-BOAT-2ND LD WEAPONS Yacht owned by Australian drifts to Maharashtra coast; Govt rules out terror angle after arms found aboard Mumbai: A 16-metre-long yacht owned by an Australian woman drifted to Raigad coast near Mumbai, officials said on Thursday, but ruled out a terror angle after three AK-47 rifles were found aboard. DEL27 ROHINGYA-SISODIA Ascertain who decided to shift Rohingya Muslims to flats, take strict action: Sisodia to Shah New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said he has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah urging him to order a probe to ascertain on whose instructions the decision to shift Rohingya Muslims to apartments in the national capital was taken. DEL47 UP-AKHILESH-LD INTERVIEW Developments in Bihar positive sign for national politics: Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday that the political shift in Bihar is a "positive sign" and hoped a strong alternative to the BJP is formed in the 2024 parliamentary polls. By Abhinav Pandey DEL45 BJP-AKHILESH BJP makes light of Akhilesh Yadav"s hope of strong alternative to it New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday made light of the prospect of a larger opposition unity against it for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, saying the era of the likes of V P Singh and H D Deve Gowda, who headed short-lived coalition governments, was gone and the country now wanted stability, development and effective leadership. DEL18 ED-MUKHTAR ANSARI-LD RAIDS ED raids BSP MP Afzal Ansari in PMLA case against brother Mukhtar Ansari New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided the official residence of BSP MP Afzal Ansari in Delhi as part of multi-city raids being conducted in a money laundering investigation against his jailed brother and mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, official sources said. DEL40 JK-VOTER-LD ALLPARTY J-K: NC prez calls for all-party meet on Aug 22 to discuss non-local voter issue Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has convened an all-party meeting here on August 22 to formulate a common position on the issue of inclusion of outside voters in Jammu and Kashmir electoral rolls. MDS6 TN-LD AIADMK OPS extends olive branch to "dear brother" Palaniswami; EPS rejects truce offer Chennai: AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam on Thursday extended an olive branch to his rival, "dear brother" Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) to run the party jointly and said "let bygones be bygones" but the latter ruled out any association with OPS and even blamed him for the party"s defeat in the 2021 Assembly polls which the DMK-led bloc swept. CAL3 WB-NETAJI-ASHES Netaji"s daughter says she"ll soon approach India, Japan for DNA test of ashes at Renkoji Kolkata: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose"s daughter Anita Bose Pfaff said she will soon approach the Indian and the Japanese governments for a DNA test of the ashes at Tokyo"s Renkoji Temple. By Pradipta Tapadar DEL24 COWIN-IMMUNISATION REVAMP Revamped CoWIN platform incorporating UIP to be launched in September New Delhi: A revamped CoWIN platform incorporating India"s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) is likely to be launched in pilot mode mid-September, with blood and organ donation features to be integrated in it in later phases. By Payal Banerjee BUSINESS DEL39 BIZ-STOCKS-CLOSE Markets settle marginally higher on fag-end buying Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex gained 37 points on Thursday, tracking gains in index majors Kotak Bank, L&T and Bharti Airtel amid a largely negative trend in global markets. LEGAL LGD11 HC-SHAHNAWAZ 2ND LD FIR RAPE HC orders FIR against BJP leader Hussain in rape case, says reluctance on part of police to do so New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has ordered that an FIR be registered forthwith against BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on a woman"s complaint in 2018 alleging rape. LGD14 DL-HC-KIRPAN-FLIGHT HC refuses interim order to stay decision permitting Sikhs to carry kirpans on domestic flights New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to pass an interim order staying the operation of the decision allowing Sikhs to carry kirpans having a blade length of up to six inches while travelling on domestic flights. FOREIGN FGN27 THAI-JAISHANKAR-INDO PACIFIC India envisages free, open, inclusive and peaceful Indo-Pacific built on rules-based order: EAM Jaishankar Bangkok: India envisages a free, open, inclusive and peaceful Indo-Pacific built on a rules-based order, sustainable and transparent infrastructure investment, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Thursday as he emphasised on mutual respect for sovereignty, amid China flexing its muscles in the strategic region. FGN24 LANKA-ECONOMY-IMF IMF delegation to visit Sri Lanka this month: Central Bank Governor Colombo: The Sri Lankan government"s negotiations with the IMF for a bailout package have made "good progress," the Central Bank Governor said on Thursday, indicating that a top delegation of the Washington-based lender is expected to arrive here at the end of this month to finalise a staff-level agreement. FGN31 US-RUSHDIE-2NDLD ATTACKER Salman Rushdie"s attacker says he acted alone New York: The 24-year-old man charged with the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie has denied being in contact with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and said that he acted alone when he stabbed the Mumbai-born author, whom he disliked for being "disingenuous". By Yoshita Singh. PTI NB CK CK


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  • Thursday | 18th August, 2022