New Delhi, Nov 1 Following are the top stories at 9 pm:
NATION
DEL117 LDALL INDIA-BLOC-RALLY (8.25 PM)
**** Modi, Shah will not be allowed to escape law: Oppn at Delhi rally on ‘vote chori’ charge
New Delhi: The opposition INDIA bloc on Sunday called for the BJP’s ouster from power over the “vote chori” charge, with Rahul Gandhi asserting that CEC Gyanesh Kumar will be removed and sent to jail for treason in future and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah will not be allowed to escape the law. ****
DEL103 INDIA BLOC-RALLY-LD RAHUL (7.14 PM)
**** Gyanesh Kumar will go to jail; PM, HM cannot escape legal action for ‘vote chori’: Rahul
New Delhi: In a no-holds-barred attack over the “vote chori” issue, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asserted that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will be removed and put in jail for “treason” in future, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah will face legal action and should not think of escaping the law. ****
DEL114 DL-BJP-ANTI SIKH RIOTS-LD PROTEST (8.16 PM)
**** BJP takes out march in Delhi against timing of Nov 1 Cong rally, seeks apology over 1984 riots
New Delhi: The BJP took out a protest march in Delhi seeking an apology from Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi over the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, and blamed the opposition party for “deliberately” organising a rally on the anniversary of the riots. ****
DEL97 CH-LD SHAH (6.28 PM)
**** If you want to become PM, stay in mock parliament: Amit Shah on Rahul Gandhi
Chandigarh: In a blistering attack on Rahul Gandhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the country will never forget that the Congress leader held a ‘jalsa’ on the anniversary of the “Sikh genocide” of 1984, and that if he wanted to become the prime minister, he should stay in a “mock parliament” his entire life. ****
DEL87 CISF-REORGANISATION (5.08 PM)
**** CISF transitions to functional sector architecture to strengthen security
New Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Sunday said it has transitioned from a territorial command model to a functional sector architecture, bringing together units of one kind under a single umbrella to ensure better security for the country’s strategic and economic assets. ****
CAL32 BH-2ND LD MLCs (6.19 PM)
**** Bihar: Oppn attacks BJP over Independent MLCs’ claim of joining party, seeks disqualification
Patna: A day after two recently elected Independent MLCs in Bihar announced that they have joined the BJP, the ruling party on Sunday came under attack from the Opposition, which demanded the disqualification of both legislators under the anti-defection law. ****
MDS21 AP-3RD LD POLLS (6.21 PM)
**** Andhra civic polls: TDP-YSRCP workers clash in Pulivendula, Jagan alleges irregularities
Amaravati: Elections to 100 urban local bodies (ULBs) were underway in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, with polling largely peaceful except for incidents of violence in Kadapa district, officials said. ****
DEL72 EC-PILIBHIT-LD SUSPENSION (4.18 PM)
**** Pilibhit voters’ list controversy: EC orders suspension of two EROs
New Delhi: The Election Commission has ordered the suspension of two electoral registration officers (EROs) in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit Assembly constituency over alleged irregularities in the electoral roll and directed the addition of a penal provision to an FIR lodged against them. ****
DEL43 DEF-LD-IAFCHIEF (3.11 PM)
**** For new IAF Chief Dixit, restoring fighter strength, accelerating Tejas and AMCA programmes top priorities
New Delhi: India’s new Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit on Sunday said restoring the Indian Air Force’s sanctioned fighter squadron strength, accelerating indigenous programmes like the Tejas and the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), and strengthening tri-services synergy will be his top priorities. ****
DEL33 RAHUL-BJP-SHOPS (1.56 PM)
**** BJP ‘forcibly’ shut shops at Connaught Place, it’s causing loss to traders: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that the BJP had “forcibly” shut the shops at Connaught Place, and asserted that the country is watching how the ruling party is causing loss to the shopkeepers. ****
BOM10 MP-HOTEL-LD DEATHS (3.36 PM)
**** Four die of suspected suffocation while cleaning waste chamber in Ujjain hotel; probe on
Ujjain: Four persons died allegedly due to suffocation while cleaning a waste chamber at a private hotel in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain city, police said on Sunday. ****
LEGAL
LGD3 SC-KPCC-CONTEMPT (12.38 PM)
**** SC registers contempt plea over KPCC post targeting CJI Surya Kant
New Delhi:The Supreme Court has registered a petition based on a complaint seeking contempt proceedings against the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee over a social media post targeting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. ****
LGD4 SC-EX-CJI-SONS (12.51 PM)
**** SC paves way for IT assessments of two businessmen sons of former CJI YK Sabharwal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has cleared the decks for the income-tax assessments of the two businessmen sons of former Chief Justice of India YK Sabharwal over share transactions that funded their purchase of a prime property on Delhi’s Sikandra Road in 2010. ****
BUSINESS
DEL39 BIZ-GST-LD COLLECTION (3 PM)
**** GST mop-up surges 23 pc to 2nd-highest level of Rs 2.31 lakh cr in Oct on festive demand boost
New Delhi: GST collections jumped 23 per cent year-on-year to the second-highest level of over Rs 2.31 lakh crore in October as festive buying boosted domestic demand, according to government data released on Sunday. ****
FOREIGN
FGN7 US-JAISHANKAR-BILATERALS (9.46 PM)
**** Jaishankar meets Russian, Polish, S Korean counterparts; discusses Ukraine, West Asia
Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held separate meetings with his Russian, Polish and South Korean counterparts in the US, discussing the Ukraine conflict, the situation in West Asia, bilateral ties and multilateral issues. By Sagar Kulkarni ****
FGN25 VIETNAM-DOVAL (8.40 PM)
**** NSA Doval arrives in Vietnam; to hold talks with country’s leadership
Hanoi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived in Vietnam on Sunday on an official visit, during which he will hold talks with the country’s leadership to deepen bilateral ties.
(PTI News)
