New Delhi, Nov 13 Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
NATION
MDS37 KA-PM-2NDLD PROJECTS (4.34 PM)
Steps taken in last decade helped India overcome energy crisis during Middle East war: PM Modi
**** Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said steps taken in the last decade helped the country to sail through the crisis that emerged during the war in the Middle East. ****
MDS34 KA-PM-LD METRO (3.40 PM)
**** PM Modi inaugurates Metro’s Pink Line in Bengaluru, travels along with CM Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the much-awaited Pink Line from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere of the Metro Rail project here, built at a cost of around Rs 3,470 crore. ****
DEL42 MHA-MANIPUR-LD COMMISSION (3.53 PM)
**** Manipur 2023 violence probe panel gets another extension; asked to submit report by May 20
New Delhi: The Centre has given another six-month extension, till May 20 next year, to a Commission of Inquiry to submit its report on the probe into the 2023 Manipur violence that claimed more than 260 lives, a government notification said. ****
DEL33 RAHUL-PM-LD DEBATE (2.51 PM)
**** Proof of allegations against Modi on my phone, which PM taps: Rahul
New Delhi: Upping the ante over his debate dare to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that he has proof of allegations against Modi on his phone, which is being “tapped by the prime minister”. ****
DEL27 JK-TERRORISTS-CRPF-SUSPECTS (1.26 PM)
**** Attack on CRPF post: Several suspects picked up for questioning
Srinagar: Several suspects have been picked up for questioning in the aftermath of the Kulgam attack in which three CRPF personnel were injured, officials said on Friday. ****
CAL21 AS-LD ACCIDENT (4.48 PM)
**** 12 people die in bus-truck collision in Assam’s Kaziranga
Kaziranga (Assam): Twelve people died in a head-on collision between a minibus and a container truck near Kaziranga National Park in Assam on Friday, police said. ****
CAL18 SK-SNOWFALL-RESCUE (4.24 PM)
**** Army rescues over 900 tourists, locals stranded by snowfall in Sikkim’s Nathula region
Gangtok: The Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps has rescued over 900 tourists and locals who were stranded at Nathula, Baba Mandir and Tsomgo Lake in East Sikkim following heavy snowfall, officials said on Friday. ****
CAL15 WB-CM-LD RURAL HOUSING (3.50 PM)
**** Suvendu asks 12,000 fake rural housing beneficiaries under previous TMC regime to refund money
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said 12,000 fake beneficiaries who had allegedly received housing assistance fraudulently under the previous TMC regime would be identified and legal action would be taken against them. ****
CAL17 BH-NITISH SETU (4.11 PM)
**** PM Modi will inaugurate bridge named after Nitish Kumar in Bihar’s Vaishali district on Nov 21: CM
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the six-lane Kachchi Dargah-Raghopur-Bidupur Ganga bridge, named Nitish Setu after former CM Nitish Kumar, in Vaishali district on November 21, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced on Friday. ****
LEGAL
LGD4 UP-COURT-RAHUL (4.47 PM)
**** Rahul Gandhi files reply in defamation case linked to Hathras gangrape case
Hathras (UP): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has filed his reply in a revision petition challenging the dismissal of a defamation complaint against him over his remarks during a visit to Hathras’ Boolgarhi village, a lawyer said on Friday. ****
BUSINESS
DEL48 BIZ-CCPA-OLA (4.28 PM)
**** ‘CCPA fines Ola Rs 10 lakh over pre-ride ‘tip’ feature, calls it dark pattern’
New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd, which operates the ride-hailing platform Ola, for soliciting additional payments from customers before completing their trips. ****
DEL32 BIZ-TRADE (2.34 PM)
**** India’s exports up 29.9 pc to USD 89.99 bn in October; trade deficit narrows to USD 20.09 bn
New Delhi: India’s exports increased 29.9 per cent to USD 89.99 billion in October while the trade deficit narrowed to USD 20.09 billion, government data released on Friday showed. ****
DEL25 BIZ-MICROSOFT-OUTAGE (1.14 PM)
**** Microsoft outage enters second day; company says not aware of malicious activity
New Delhi: Microsoft’s workplace services, including Outlook and Teams, remained disrupted for users in India and elsewhere on Friday, a day after a global outage began, with the company saying it was still working to pinpoint the cause and is not aware of any malicious activity behind it. ****
FOREIGN
FGN29 UK-PAKISTANIS-CHILDRAPE (4.53 PM)
**** 3 Pakistani-origin men convicted of child rape in UK
Bondon: Three Pakistani-origin men have been convicted of child rape dating back to the 2000s in northern England after officers investigated a report made by the girl as an adult. Aditi Khanna ****
FGN25 PAK-UN-HOUTHIS (3.26 PM)
****Pakistan calls for ‘immediate’ end to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at UN
United Nations: Pakistan has called for the “immediate and unconditional” cessation of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia as the UN Security Council renewed targeted sanctions under its Yemen sanctions regime for another year.
(PTI News)
