New Delhi, Oct 29 Following are the top stories at 5 PM
NATION
DEL22 INDIA BLOC-CEC-LD IMPEACHMENT (3.24 PM)
**** Ex-speaker Meira Kumar to chair CEC’s ‘public impeachment’; Kharge to move motion, Rahul to conclude
New Delhi: Former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar will chair the INDIA bloc’s “public impeachment” of the CEC on October 30, with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge initiating the proceedings and former party chief Rahul Gandhi making the concluding remarks before the ‘motion’ is adopted, sources said on Thursday. ****
DEL21 INDIA-UK-BURNHAM (3.32 PM)
**** UK PM Burnham’s trip to India could take place soon: British envoy
New Delhi: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is keen to visit India and a trip could take place soon, a top UK diplomat said on Thursday, highlighting the growing partnership between the two countries. ****
DEL32 PM-GUJARAT-VISIT (4.42 PM)
**** PM to visit Gujarat on Oct 30-31, inaugurate projects worth Rs 14,000 crore
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to Gujarat on Friday, during which he will inaugurate and dedicate to the nation various development projects worth over Rs 14,000 crore, release the 24th instalment under PM-KISAN amounting to Rs 19,000 crore and flag off two train services. ****
DEL17 CONG-RAM TEMPLE (2.21 PM)
**** When will role of ‘big people’ be investigated in Ram temple donation theft case: Cong attacks BJP
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday attacked the BJP after charges reportedly could not be framed against the accused for the third time in the Ram temple donation theft case, asking why are former temple trust officials like Champat Rai and Anil Mishra witnesses instead of accused and when will the role of “big people” be investigated. ****
DEL34 BJP-NABIN-LD MEETING (4.54 PM)
**** Nabin meets senior BJP leaders, Union ministers ahead of INDIA bloc’s Ramlila Maidan rally
New Delhi: BJP chief Nitin Nabin held meetings with party general secretaries and several Union ministers, including Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Piyush Goyal and Kiren Rijiju, at the party headquarters here on Thursday. ****
DEL13 CONG-MLC POLLS-LD PM (11.39 am)
****Stop trolling; focus on price rise, investment deficit: Congress slams PM
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his taunt at the opposition party’s showing in the MLC elections, saying he must stop trolling and sermonising others and focus on dealing with “back-breaking” inflation, and private investment deficit. ****
CAL19 WB-CM-AIIMS (3.29 PM)
**** Raiganj to get AIIMS, full-fledged cancer hospital planned in Jalpaiguri: Bengal CM
Raiganj (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said the state government would send a proposal to the Centre for setting up an AIIMS in Raiganj and announced plans to establish a full-fledged cancer hospital in Jalpaiguri. ****
CAL13 OD-CYCLONE-LD RESCUE (2.58 PM)
**** Odisha plans air evacuations in Ganjam as Cyclone Arnab maroons 300 villages
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government was coordinating with the Union Home Ministry to airlift people from Ganjam district, where heavy rain and flash floods triggered by Cyclone Arnab marooned around 300 villages, a top state official said on Thursday. ****
MDS11 TN-ECONOMIST-LD DETENTION (2.44 PM)
**** Economist Kalaiyarasan detained, Stalin terms govt action as ‘peak of fascism’
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu police detained an Assistant Professor at MIDS, allegedly over an abusive Instagram comment targeting TVK MLA J Kamatchi, but later released him after confirming that his photograph had been misused to create a fake account. ****
LEGAL
LGD17 UP-COURT-AZAM KHAN (2.03 PM)
**** Allahabad HC grants bail to SP leader Azam Khan in dual PAN card case
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in the dual PAN card case. ****
LGD20 SC-ETHANOL (3.10 PM)
**** If permission given for 100 per cent ethanol-run vehicles, how will supply be made: SC asks govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought to know from the government that if permission has been given to have 100 per cent ethanol-run vehicles, then how will the supply be made. ****
LGD29 SC-SEBI-LD MOITRA (3.48 PM)
**** SC refuses Mahua Moitra’s plea for public disclosure of ultimate beneficial owners of AIFs, FPIs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to issue any direction to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) mandating public disclosure of ultimate beneficial owners and portfolios of alternative investment funds (AIFs), foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and their intermediaries in India. ****
BUSINESS
DEL33 BIZ-RESULTS-LD INDIGO (4.46 PM)
**** IndiGo posts Rs 1,879.1 cr loss in Sept quarter on higher fuel costs, rupee depreciation
New Delhi: The country’s largest airline IndiGo on Thursday reported narrowing its loss to Rs 1,879.1 crore in the three months ended September as higher fuel costs and rupee depreciation impacted the bottom line. ****
FOREIGN
FGN24 ISRAEL-NETANYAHU-ELECTION-FRAUD (3.03 PM)
**** Netanyahu steps up election fraud claims, rules out cooperation with Arab parties
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday intensified allegations of election fraud by Arab-led parties, describing suspected foreign interference as an “earthquake” and demanding an immediate investigation by the police and the country’s top internal security agency. ****
FGN21 US-TRUMP-2NDLD RALLY (4.45 PM)
**** Ignoring political risk, Trump jokes about ‘affordability’ at election rally-but crowd loves it
Washington: How far can USD 5,000 go in America? If you believe President Donald Trump, it is just about enough to buy a hamburger at his super luxury Mar-a-Lago resort.
(PTI News)
