New Delhi, Oct 27 Following are the top stories at 1 pm:
NATION
DEL5 CONG-RAM TEMPLE-ACCOUNTABILITY (9.57 AM)
**** Nation demanding account of Ram temple donations; ‘chanda chors’ can’t evade accountability: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday stepped up its attack on the Modi government over the Ram temple donations theft case, saying “chanda chors” (donation thieves) cannot evade accountability as the nation is demanding an account of the offerings and that the faith of the devotees does not grant anyone the right to evade accountability. ****
BOM2 MH-COUNCIL POLLS-COUNTING (9.59 AM)
**** Mahayuti vs MVA: Counting underway for five Maharashtra Legislative Council seats
Mumbai: Counting of votes was underway on Tuesday for polls to five seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, with the ruling Mahayuti alliance squaring off against the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). ****
BOM3 CG-CYCLONE-RAIN (12.04 PM)
**** Chhattisgarh on alert for heavy rains due to Cyclone Arnab
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has directed all district collectors to stay on alert for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall due to Cyclone Arnab, ordering round-the-clock relief camps, uninterrupted medical services and heightened vigilance, with zero casualties as the goal, officials said on Tuesday. ****
CAL2 BH-COUNCIL POLLS-COUNTING (8.04 AM)
**** Bihar MLC polls: Counting begins for eight seats amid tight security
Patna: Counting of votes for biennial elections to eight Bihar Legislative Council seats began at 8 am on Tuesday amid tight security, an official said. ****
MDS5 TN-LD JAILBREAK (11.13 AM)
**** TN jailbreak: 17 undertrials escape from Theni sub-jail, 4 recaptured
Theni (Tamil Nadu): Seventeen undertrial prisoners overpowered prison guards and escaped from the Thekkampatti sub-jail near Andipatti here, police said on Tuesday. ****
MDS6 TN-LIQUOR-DIGITAL PAYMENTS (12.41 PM)
**** TASMAC mandates digital payments for liquor purchases above Rs 1,000 from Nov 1
Chennai: In a major push toward transparency and operational efficiency, the State-owned TASMAC has made digital payments mandatory for retail liquor sales exceeding Rs 1,000, starting November 1. ****
BOM5 MH-HC-SINDOOR-STUDENT (12.38 PM)
**** HC quashes FIR against Pune student for social media post over Op Sindoor
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday quashed a criminal case registered against a 20-year-old engineering student for reposting a controversial comment after ‘Operation Sindoor’, observing that the post was an isolated act followed by voluntary deletion and remorse. ****
CAL11 AS-FIRING (12.18 PM)
**** Guwahati shootout survivor stable, post-mortem exams of five victims underway
Guwahati: The lone survivor of the shootout at a hotel in Guwahati was in stable condition, an official said on Tuesday. ****
LEGAL
LGD7 SC-DATA PROTECTION LAW-LD PLEA (12.04 PM)
**** SC notice to Centre on news publishers’ plea challenging data protection law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response of the Centre on a petition challenging provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and the DPDP Rules on the grounds that they allegedly infringe press freedom and the right to information. ****
LGD8 SC-JOURNALIST (12.17 PM)
**** SC notice on plea alleging Rahul Gandhi pushed pregnant journalist during Oct 12 march
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from Rahul Gandhi and others on a plea which alleged the Congress leader pushed a pregnant journalist during a march to the apex court on October 12. ****
LGD12 SC-KAPPAN-PASSPORT (12.52 PM)
**** SC defers to Nov 2 hearing on Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan’s plea for release of passport
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred to November 2 the hearing on a plea of Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan seeking the release of his passport, which was deposited as part of bail conditions in the Hathras conspiracy case. ****
FOREIGN
FGN21 UN-INDIA-LD VETO (10.31 AM)
**** New UNSC permanent members without veto would be ‘second-class’: India
United Nations: India has asserted that any reform of the UN Security Council that creates a new category of permanent members without veto powers would effectively relegate them to “second-class” status, leaving the existing five permanent powers in control of the decision-making process. By Yoshita Singh ****
FGN19 BIZ-GOYAL-EU-INVESTMENT TREATY (10.17 AM)
**** India-EU investment protection agreement under discussion: Goyal
Hague: Negotiations for an Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) between India and the European Union are underway, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said.
(PTI News)
