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New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION DEL37 LD DOCTORS-STRIKE ****Kolkata rape: SC takes cognisance of case, cops summon ex-BJP MP over medic's identity New Delhi/Kolkata: Amid the mounting outrage over the alleged rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata, the Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the case and will take it up on August 20, even as junior doctors in some states, including West Bengal and Delhi, remained off duty on Sunday disrupting healthcare services.**** DEL34 WB-DOCTOR LD PM-PADMA AWARDEES ****Kolkata rape-murder case: Padma awardee doctors write to PM Modi seeking separate law for healthcare workers New Delhi: Expressing anguish over the Kolkata rape-murder incident, over 70 Padma awardee doctors have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding quick enactment of a special law to deal with violence against healthcare personnel and implementation of improved safety protocols in medical facilities.**** CAL4 WB-DOCTOR-PROHIBITORY ORDERS ****Kolkata Police not to allow any gathering near RG Kar hospital till Aug 24 Kolkata: Kolkata Police imposed prohibitory orders near state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital from Sunday till August 24, banning meetings and assembly of more than five persons, an order stated.**** DEL33 DEF-COAST GUARD LD DG-DEATH ****Coast Guard DG Rakesh Pal dies in Chennai New Delhi/Chennai: Indian Coast Guard Director General Rakesh Pal died at a government hospital in Chennai on Sunday following a cardiac arrest, officials said.**** DEL17 RAHUL-MODI-LATERAL ENTRY ****Privatisation of IAS is 'Modi's guarantee' for ending reservation: Rahul slams lateral entry New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday termed as an "anti-national step" the government's move of recruiting public servants through lateral entry, alleging that the reservation of SCs, STs and OBCs is being "openly snatched away" by such an action.**** DEL5 AVI-AIR INDIA-LD ASSAULT ****Air India cabin crew assaulted at London hotel; airline pursuing matter with local police New Delhi/Mumbai: A female cabin crew member of Air India was allegedly assaulted by an intruder at a London hotel earlier this week, according to sources.**** BOM18 GJ-SHAH-LD-CITIZENSHIP **** Refugees denied citizenship rights due to appeasement policy of Cong-led govts: Amit Shah Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said a large number of refugees were denied citizenship rights in the country due to the appeasement policy of past governments led by the Congress and its allies. **** CAL23 JH-CHAMPAI-LD-STATEMENT ****Experienced 'bitter humiliation' as Jharkhand CM, will seek alternative path: Champai Soren Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Champai Soren on Sunday said he experienced "bitter humiliation" as chief minister, which compelled him to seek an alternative path.**** DEL28 MEA-INDIA-MALAYSIA-IBRAHIM ****Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim begins 3-day visit to India on Monday New Delhi: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's three-day visit to India will pave way for charting a multi-sectoral cooperation agenda between the two countries, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday.**** CAL24 OD-LIGHTNING-LD DEATH ****6 killed in lightning strikes in Odisha Bhubaneswar: At least six people were killed and four others injured on Sunday due to lightning strikes at various places in Odisha, police said.**** MDS6 KA-MUDA-ADVOCATES ****MUDA scam: Senior advocates Abhishek Singhvi, Kapil Sibal arriving tomorrow Bengaluru: As Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has granted permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the MUDA site allotment scam, senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Kapil Sibal will arrive in Bengaluru on August 19, sources in the chief minister's office said on Sunday.**** DES35 UKD-LD-GANGRAPE-ARREST ****5 held after girl gang-raped in bus at Dehradun busstand Dehradun: The police here Sunday arrested five people in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a teenage girl in a Uttarakhand government bus after it arrived at the busstand here from Delhi, officials said.**** LEGAL LGD6 SC-LD DOCTOR-KOLKATA ****SC takes cognisance of Kolkata rape-murder incident, hearing on Aug 20 New Delhi: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, and will hear the case on August 20.**** LGD2 SC-EXCISE-KAVITHA ****Excise policy cases: SC to hear BRS leader K Kavitha's bail pleas on Tuesday New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday BRS leader K Kavitha's pleas seeking bail in corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.**** FOREIGN FGN39 BANGLA-2NDLD YUNUS ****Hasina's 'brutal dictatorship' destroyed every institution of Bangladesh: Interim govt chief Yunus Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Sunday alleged that Sheikh Hasina's "brutal dictatorship" destroyed every institution of the country during her decade-and-a-half-long reign when elections were "blatantly rigged." By Anisur Rahman**** FGN40 KUWAIT-4THLD JAISHANKAR ****EAM Jaishankar meets Kuwait's top leadership; discusses bilateral ties, developments in region Kuwait City: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Sunday met Kuwait's top leadership and discussed ways to take the bilateral ties to a higher level and also exchanged views on the geopolitical developments in the region.**** FGN23 BANGLA-HASINA-COURT ****Bangladesh deposed PM Sheikh Hasina sued in 2013 'mass murder' case Dhaka: An application was filed with a court in Bangladesh on Sunday to register a case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others, accusing them of carrying out a mass murder by indiscriminately firing on a rally organised in 2013 by Hefazat-e-Islam here.**** FGN22 LANKA-WICKREMESINGHE-INDIA ****Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe calls for deepening ties with India Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has emphasised the importance of strengthening economic cooperation and regional integration with Japan to India, with a special focus on deepening ties with New Delhi, as his country seeks to emerge from bankruptcy.**** FGN17 US-TRUMP-LD HARRIS ****Trump continues personal attacks against Harris, claims he's 'better looking' than her Washington: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has launched fresh personal attacks against his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, disparaging her physical appearance and insisting that he was "much better looking than her".**** PTI HIG HIG