New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) The following are PTI's topstories at 8.15 pm:DEL12PM-LD NETANYAHUModi receives Netanyahu at airport, says visit 'historic'New Delhi: Setting aside protocol, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi receives his Israeli counterpart BenjaminNetanyahu, who arrived here on a six-day visit.
DEL13BORDER BATTALIONS-PAK-CHINAGovt to raise 15 new battalions for Pak, China bordersNew Delhi: The government is planning to raise 15 newbattalions in the country's two important border guardingforces -- the BSF and the ITBP -- to fortify defence along thestrategic frontiers with Pakistan, Bangladesh and China.
DEL27INTERVIEW-ARMYCHIEF-LD KASHMIRArmy chief advocates 'politico-military' approach totackle terror in J-KNew Delhi: Advocating a "politico-military" approach indealing with the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Army chiefGen. Bipin Rawat calls for a political initiative to go hand-in-hand with military operations in the state. By ManashPratim Bhuyan and Priyanka TikooDEL28BIZ-ONGC-CHOPPER CRASHONGC chopper crash: Six bodies recoveredNew Delhi: Six bodies, including that of all the fiveONGC officers and one of the two pilots of the ill-fated PawanHans chopper, which crashed in the Arabian Sea yesterday, havebeen recovered.
BOM8MH-BOAT-LD SEARCHBoat tragedy: Coast Guard calls off search ops as allstudents accounted forMumbai: A day after a ferry capsized in the Dahanu creekin Maharashtra's Palghar district, the Coast Guard, which hadresumed the search operations this morning, subsequently callsthem off after confirming that 32 of the 35 students on theboat were rescued while three drowned.
DEL21PADMAAVAT-RELEASE'Padmavati' to release as 'Padmaavat' on Jan 25Mumbai: Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the makers of SanjayLeela Bhansali's "Padmaavat", announces that the film will hitthe screens on January 25. The movie, which was earlier titled"Padmavati", will now be released with the title changesuggested by the censor board.
DEL26POL-RAHUL-LD PASSPORTSOrange passports: Rahul says it shows BJP'sdiscriminatory mindsetNew Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacks theNarendra Modi government over its decision that passportholders requiring emigration check will be given an orange-coloured passport while others will continue to get a blueone, saying it shows the BJP's "discriminatory mindset".
DEL7BIZ-JAITLEY-AGRIGDP growth not justifiable unless benefits reach farmers:FMNew Delhi: Ahead of the Budget, Finance Minister ArunJaitley says the agriculture sector is the top priority forthe government because the country's economic growth is not"justifiable and equitable" unless the benefits are "clear andevident" in the farm sector.
DEL14PM-ISRAEL-2NDLD-TEEN MURTITeen Murti Chowk renamed after Israeli city HaifaNew Delhi: Teen Murti Chowk in central Delhi is formallyrechristened as Teen Murti-Haifa Chowk in a ceremony attendedby Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpartBenjamin Netanyahu.
MDS6TN-LD PONGALPongal celebrated in TN, Pondy;Jallikattu peps up festivezealChennai/Puducherry: The harvest festival of 'Pongal' isbeing celebrated with traditional fervour across Tamil Naduand neighbouring Puducherry with the bull-taming sport ofJallikattu and a host of other games pepping up the festivespirit.
CAL1WB-GANGA SAGAROver 20 lakh devotees take holy dip on Makar SankrantiSagar Island (WB): Nearly 20 lakh devotees from acrossthe country as well as from neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan andBangladesh take the holy dip at the confluence of the RiverGanga and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of MakarSankranti.
LEGALLGD8SC-JUDGES-LD BCISC judges, lawyers' bodies hold hectic parleys over topcourt crisisNew Delhi: Hectic parleys are going on among SupremeCourt judges over the crisis that has erupted after thevirtual revolt by four seniormost judges of the apex courtagainst Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.
FOREIGNFGN13UK-INDIA-MOUIndia, UK ink pacts on illegal migrants' return, sharingintelLondon: India and the UK sign two agreements on thereturn of Indians, who are living in Britain as illegalmigrants, and sharing criminal records and intelligence. By HS RaoFGN15UN-AKBARUDDIN-TWITTERTwitter handle of India's top envoy to UN AkbaruddinhackedUnited Nations: The Twitter account of Syed Akbaruddingets hacked, with the unperturbed Indian envoy to the UNasserting that it will take more than a hack to keep him down.
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