New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION DEL85 DL-LASHKAR-2NDLD ARREST **** LeT handler Shabir Ahmed Lone held in Delhi’s Ghazipur; sent to 5-day police custody New Delhi: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) handler, Shabir Ahmed Lone, from the Ghazipur area here, officials said on Monday. **** PAR40 LS-NAXAL-SHAH **** Congress did nothing to end Naxal violence: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday blamed the Congress for the long spell of Naxal violence, saying it did “nothing” during its rule to end the menace despite acknowledging the gravity of the problem, and declared that Maoists are almost eradicated now from their den Bastar in Chhattisgarh. **** DEL78 PM-POLLS-PUDUCHERRY **** Puducherry won’t give Congress-DMK a chance to come to power: PM New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the people of Puducherry will not allow the Congress and the DMK to come to power as the two parties stand for “family first”, rather than public interest. **** DEL36 PM-POLLS-LD ASSAM **** Infiltration not just a poll issue, it is about safeguarding identity and national security: PM Modi New Delhi: Accusing the Congress of “allowing” land grabbing by infiltrators, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that infiltration into Assam is not just an election issue but is about safeguarding the identity of the state and national security. **** DEL82 RAHUL-PM **** 140 crore Indians know PM Modi surrendered India’s future: Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “surrendered” India’s future, and claimed that the economy has collapsed, stocks are crashing, and savings are being wiped out because the prime minister is “compromised”. **** MDS51 KL-POLLS-LDALL RAHUL **** Rahul hits out at CPI(M) over Sabarimala gold loss row, questions Modi’s silence Pathanamthitta/Kottayam: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday raised the pitch for the UDF’s campaign for the Kerala polls, targeting the CPI(M) by singing a line from a popular parody song about its leaders’ reported role in the gold theft at the Sabarimala temple, while also questioning PM Modi’s alleged silence on the issue. **** DEL50 CENSUS-LD DATA **** Individual data to remain confidential; not to be used for scheme benefits: Census commissioner New Delhi: The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, on Monday asked people to provide accurate information to census enumerators, asserting that individual data will remain confidential and cannot be used as evidence or to obtain any benefit under any scheme. **** CAL25 BH-NEW-CM-LD SPECULATIONS **** With Nitish resigning as MLC, countdown begins for his exit as Bihar CM Patna: With Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar giving up his membership of the state legislative council, speculations are now rife about who would head the new government, to be formed after the JD(U) president relinquishes the seat of power. **** LEGAL LGD16 DL-HC-KEJRIWAL-ACQUITTAL **** Excise policy: ED moves Delhi HC against Arvind Kejriwal’s acquittal in summons cases New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the acquittal of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in two separate cases lodged against him for not appearing before the agency despite summonses issued in the excise policy case. **** FOREIGN FGN47 NEPAL-LD POLITICS **** Nepal’s Supreme Court refuses interim relief to former PM Oli as protests continue over his arrest Kathmandu: Nepal’s Supreme Court on Monday refused to provide interim relief to former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, arrested over the 2025 Gen Z movement crackdown, even as protests continued in Nepal over his detention. By Shirish B Pradhan **** FGN36 KUWAIT-INDIAN-2NDLD-KILLED **** West Asia Crisis: Indian national killed in attack on Kuwaiti water desalination plant Dubai: An Indian national has been killed in Kuwait in Iranian strikes on a power and water desalination plant, taking the total number of Indian fatalities from the ongoing conflict in West Asia to eight since it began a month back. **** PTI HIG HIG HIG