New Delhi, Oct 25 Following are the top stories at 5 PM
NATION
DEL46 PM-LD MANN KI BAAT (1.17 PM)
**** Give prominence to products made by local artisans: PM to citizens ahead of Diwali
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens to buy products made by local artisans while doing festival shopping, saying such a move will boost the ‘Vocal for Local’ campaign and ensure realisation of the vision of a self-reliant India. ****
DEL51 CONG-EC (2.21 PM)
**** EC hiding information on ECINET software as it will reveal manipulation: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday accused the Election Commission of hiding information about the controversial ECINET software and claimed that the poll body is repeatedly refusing to provide this because it will reveal the reality of the “massive, centralised manipulation” that has taken place in the “disastrous” SIR. ****
DEL57 JAISHANKAR-LD CONFLICTS (4.10 PM)
**** Using terrorism as instrument of statecraft simply unacceptable: Jaishankar
New Delhi: The use of terrorism as an “instrument of statecraft” is simply unacceptable, and it can never be justified or rationalised, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday and flagged that it continues because “not all states really display zero tolerance” for the menace. ****
DEL62 DEF-IAFCHIEF-LD-INDOPACIFIC (5.06 PM)
**** IAF keeping close watch on Indo-Pacific, boosting long-range capabilities to safeguard national interest: Air Chief Marshal AP Singh
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is closely monitoring the situation across the Indo-Pacific and focusing on boosting a specific set of capabilities including ability to operate effectively over extended distances to safeguard India’s national interests, Chief of Air Staff AP Singh said on Sunday amid growing global concerns over China’s increasing military muscle-flexing in the region. ****
DEL43 RAHUL-INDIA BLOC-RALLY (1.04 PM)
**** Heartfelt thanks to BJP for ‘promoting’ INDIA bloc rally with great enthusiasm: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday gave a sarcastic “heartfelt thank you” to the BJP and its allies for “promoting” the INDIA bloc rally against ‘vote chori’ on November 1 “so enthusiastically” and ensuring its call reaches as many people as possible. ****
DEL60 DEF-IAFCHIEF-LD-SINDOOR (4.52 PM)
**** No room to ‘stand still’: IAF Chief AP Singh on building future air power after success of Operation Sindoor
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force’s calibrated strikes across the Western front during Operation Sindoor — spanning 1,200 km in breadth and 200 km in depth — demonstrated that no target is beyond its reach, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said on Sunday, in an apparent warning to Pakistan. ****
DEL58 SHAH-LD ANTI DRUG-RAIDS (4.37 PM)
**** ‘India will hammer drug cartels’: Shah hails Operation Trident that unearthed Rs 100-cr hawala trail
New Delhi: Simultaneous raids across Assam, Mizoram and Manipur led to the arrest of 18 people and the freezing of 1,424 bank accounts, exposing Rs 100 crore of hawala transactions, breaking the financial and operational backbone of a cartel led by a Myanmar-based drug lord arrested earlier this year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. ****
BOM8 MH-NAINA-JOBS-LD CM (3.29 PM)
**** Navi Mumbai airport-centred NAINA to generate 15 lakh jobs, locals to get first right: Fadnavis
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the proposed NAINA city near Navi Mumbai International Airport is expected to generate 15 lakh jobs, including five lakh high-paying positions, and asserted locals would get first right to such employment opportunities. ****
CAL12 WB-2NDLD JOGEN (3.12 PM)
**** Eminent painter Jogen Chowdhury dies at 87; Suvendu, Mamata pay tribute
Kolkata: Eminent painter Jogen Chowdhury died at a private hospital in Kolkata on Sunday morning following a prolonged battle with a rare blood cancer. He was 87. ****
MDS15 KL-YOUTUBER-2NDLD BJP (4.42 PM)
**** Keralam BJP chief accuses CM Satheesan of ”selective secularism” over Fort Kochi cafe row
Thiruvananthapuram: Keralam BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday accused Chief Minister VD Satheesan of practising “selective secularism” and questioned the ruling Congress and the CPI(M) over what he described as their support for a political culture that disrespects religious sentiments. ****
MDS14 KA-KANNADIGA-JOBS-CM (4.28 PM)
**** Will take action if Kannadigas sidelined in jobs in Karnataka: CM Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday said the state government would take appropriate action if private institutions were found to be deliberately sidelining Kannadigas in job opportunities. ****
LEGAL
LGD5 JUSTICE KAUL-COLLEGIUM (4.25 PM)
**** Collegium must resist pressure, ex-CJI Chandrachud too deferential to govt: Former SC judge SK Kaul
New Delhi: Former Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul has criticised former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud’s approach to judicial appointments, alleging that he was “too deferential to the government”. ****
LGD3 DL-COURT-M3M DISPUTE (2.03 PM)
**** Delhi court upholds cheating case against M3M, its promoters in Rs 450-crore land dispute
New Delhi: A Delhi court has upheld the cheating and criminal conspiracy proceedings against M3M India Pvt Ltd, its promoters Basant Bansal, Roop Kumar Bansal and Pankaj Bansal, and others in an alleged Rs 450-crore land fraud case. ****
BUSINESS
DEL56 BIZ-INDIGO-MUMBAI AIRPORT (4.01 PM)
**** IndiGo to shift 12 daily international departures from Mumbai’s CSMIA to Navi Mumbai airport from Feb
Mumbai: IndiGo will shift 12 daily international departures from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) to the new Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) from February 2027, as the airline and Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL) prepare to expand international operations at the new airport in phases. ****
DEL59 BIZ-AIRINDIA-MUMBAI AIRPORT (4.58 PM)
**** Air India Express to shift flights to Navi Mumbai Airport from December, West Asia services to follow
New Delhi: Air India Group will begin shifting some flights from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) to the new Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) in December, starting with four daily domestic services operated by Air India Express, as Mumbai prepares for the redevelopment of its existing airport’s Terminal 1. ****
FOREIGN
FGN20 PAK-CHINA-DAR (1.13 PM)
**** Chinese envoy meets Pakistan DyPM Dar, discusses bilateral ties and regional issues
Islamabad: Chinese ambassador Jiang Zaidong discussed bilateral ties and regional issues with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, the Foreign Office said on Sunday. ****
FGN22 SAUDI-INDIA-DIRECTIVES (1.40 PM)
**** India advises its nationals in Saudi Arabia against filming missile interceptions
Dubai: India on Sunday advised its nationals in Saudi Arabia to abide by local rules and regulations and refrain from filming or publishing information related to missile and drone interceptions.
(PTI News)
