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New Delhi, Sep 18 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm NATION DEL13 CONG-EC-LD TMC SYMBOL (12.08 PM) **** ‘Vote chori, govt chori, now party chori’: Cong slams EC order on TMC New Delhi: The Congress on Friday expressed firm support for the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC after the Election Commission froze the party’s name and symbol amid the ongoing dispute between its two factions, with Rahul Gandhi saying that after “vote chori” and “government chori”, now “party chori” was taking place. **** DEL14 BIZ-LD-TATA-MISTRY (12.43 PM) **** SP Group backs Tata Sons listing, bolstering board’s push despite Trusts’ opposition New Delhi: Shapoorji Pallonji Group, the second-largest shareholder in Tata Sons, on Friday backed a public listing of the holding

company of the Tata Group’s sprawling salt-to-software, automobiles and aviation businesses, adding weight to the board’s push for a listing despite opposition from the Tata Trusts. **** DEL9 NIA-BANGLADESHI-TRAFFICKERS (10.41 AM) **** NIA court sentences eight Bangladeshis to life imprisonment in human trafficking case New Delhi: Eight Bangladeshis were among nine people sentenced to life imprisonment by a NIA court in Hyderabad in a 2019 human trafficking case involving Bangladeshi women, officials said on Friday. **** MDS3 TN-EX MINISTER-LD SUMMONS (10.43 AM) **** Pvt school approval fraud case: Ex-Minister Anbil Mahesh to appear before police for questioning Chennai: Former School Education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi has been summoned to appear before the Chennai Central Crime Branch police here on Friday for questioning in connection with the private school approval fraud case. **** FOREIGN FGN23 US-SIKH-STABBING (12.07 PM) **** Sikh truck driver stabbed 17 times in US, recovering Washington: A Sikh truck driver was stabbed multiple times in a rest area’s bathroom in south Wyoming, amid rising anti-South Asian rhetoric in the US. **** FGN18 US-INDIA-TECH (9.15 AM) **** Microsoft CEO Nadella lauds Seattle tech community’s strengthening ties with India New York: Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella lauded Seattle’s burgeoning technology community and its strengthening relationship with India as he addressed leading Indian-origin tech CEOs from across sectors including AI, quantum computing and enterprise software. By Yoshita Singh FGN13 SINGAPORE-INDIA-SICCI (5.58 AM) **** Singapore chamber to strengthen engagement with Indian govt, policymakers, industry Singapore: The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) plans to strengthen its engagement with the Indian government, policymakers and industry as part of its strategic roadmap, with a focus on boosting cross-border trade, particularly with India’s booming economy, its newly appointed Chief Executive Officer Pradeep Menon said. By Gurdip Singh **** PTI SMV ARI