New Delhi, Sep 7 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION DEL47 BJP LD WORKSHOP-PM **** PM Modi attends workshop for BJP MPs, resolution on GST reforms passed New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attended a workshop for BJP MPs where a resolution was passed lauding the government for the GST reforms ahead of the party’s nationwide outreach to highlight its benefits. **** DEL46 VP POLLS-LD REDDY **** Not loyalty to party, but love for country must guide your choice: Opposition VP pick Reddy to MPs New Delhi: In a fervent appeal to MPs ahead of the vice presidential polls, Opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy on Sunday exhorted them to not let party loyalty guide their choice and asserted that by voting for him, they would be ensuring that the Rajya Sabha stands as a true temple of democracy. **** DEL42 VP POLLS-LD OPPN **** VP election: Opposition MPs to practise with ‘mock poll’ New Delhi: Opposition MPs would be briefed on Monday on the procedure to vote in the September 9 vice presidential polls, sources in the INDIA bloc said on Sunday. **** DEL43 LD RAIN **** Rain abates in many parts of north India but Rajasthan issued warning for intense showers New Delhi: Rains in north India, which have been ravaged by floods triggered by heavy rains in recent weeks, seem to have slowed down, bringing much-needed breather to many parts, including Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, that require urgent relief work to be carried out for people displaced to camps due to the floods. **** DEL28 INTERVIEW-SITHARAMAN-DMK **** Separatist mindset dominates DMK’s Dravidian model of politics: Sitharaman New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu is raising emotive issues around language and Dravidian identity to target the BJP as it has no answers to allegations of corruption and caste-crimes plaguing its government. **** DEL45 KHARGE-LD EC **** Kharge accuses EC of stonewalling crucial information in Karnataka ‘voter fraud’ matter New Delhi: The Congress Sunday said the Election Commission must ensure full transparency and stop acting like an “agent of the BJP”, as party chief Mallikarjun Kharge accused the poll body of having “stonewalled crucial information” and “shielding” those behind alleged “vote chori”. **** DEL33 JK-HAZRATBAL-LD EMBLEM **** Hazratbal row: Over 50 detained in connection with plaque vandalisation incident Srinagar: More than 50 persons have been detained for questioning in connection with the vandalisation of a plaque with the Ashoka emblem in the Hazratbal shrine here as police intensified searches for those involved in the incident, officials said on Sunday. **** DEL27 VP POLL-SALARY **** Vice President of India: office with perks, but no regular salary New Delhi: The Vice President of India, the second-highest Constitutional office in the country, is perhaps the only post that does not enjoy the benefits of a regular salary. **** BOM19 MH-LD-IMMERSION-INCIDENTS **** Ganesh idol immersion: Seven die in Maharashtra and MP Mumbai/Bhopal: Ganesh festival culminated on a teary note for lakhs of devotees who bid farewell to the adorable elephant-headed god they consecrated and worshipped for ten days, while at least seven persons died in various incidents, including drowning, after immersing idols in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. **** FOREIGN FGN46 RUSSIA-INDIA-CHINA-LAVROV **** Russia, India and China display tendency to interact in common interests: FM Lavrov Moscow: Russia, India and China are aware of their common interests in several sectors and there is an overt trend to develop mutual partnership, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday. **** PTI MPL MPL