New Delhi, Oct 27 Following are the top stories at 5 PM
NATION
DEL8 PM-LIECHTENSTEIN-PRINCE (1.33 PM)
**** PM Modi, Liechtenstein’s Prince Alois hold talks to boost ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held talks with Liechtenstein’s Prince Alois on bolstering ties between the two countries and furthering the momentum in the bilateral partnership. ****
DEL27 CONG-EC-AFFIDAVIT (4.32 PM)
**** ‘Deceptive, deceitful, duplicitous as also damaging to itself’: Cong slams EC affidavit in SC
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday described the Election Commission’s affidavit filed in the Supreme Court on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as “deceptive, deceitful and duplicitous”, asserting that it is “extremely damaging” to itself. ****
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. ****
BOM16 MH-LD CAB-DROUGHT-RELIEF (3.50 PM)
**** Maharashtra cabinet okays Rs 5,000 advance aid to farmers in drought-hit areas before Diwali
Mumbai: The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved an advance payment of Rs 5,000 each to nearly 1.5 crore farmers whose crops have suffered more than 33 per cent damage in 304 drought-hit talukas of the state before Diwali, officials said. ****
DEL11 ENV-UN-NDC (2.14 PM)
**** Current climate pledges will cut emissions by just 6% by 2035, far off track: UN report
New Delhi: If countries implement their current climate pledges, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are expected to drop only 6 per cent below 2019 levels by 2035, meaning the projected reduction is substantially off track, compared to the dip required to limit global warming, a UN report released on Tuesday said. ****
DEL10 AUS-VISA-INDIA (1.58 PM)
**** Australia expands biometric collection programme to visa applicants in India
New Delhi: The Australian government is expanding its biometrics collection programme to visa applicants in India as part of its ongoing commitment to maintaining a secure, efficient and trusted visa system, according to a statement issued by the country’s high commission in New Delhi. ****
DEL26 POLLS-EC-TRANSFERS (4.16 PM)
**** EC orders transfer of some categories of officers linked to polls in five states
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday directed five states heading to polls in 2027 to transfer certain categories of officers connected directly with election work. ****
DEL22 BRICS-PARLIAMENTARY-DECLARATION (4.02 PM)
**** BRICS Forum adopts joint declaration; condemns Pahalgam attack, seeks UNSC reforms
New Delhi: The two-day conclave of the BRICS Parliamentary Forum on Tuesday adopted a joint declaration strongly condemning the 2025 Pahalgam attack and all acts of terrorism as it pledged to combat the menace in all its forms and manifestations and also stressed on non-intervention in the internal affairs of any country. ****
DEL14 JK-LD CABINET EXPANSION (3.23 PM)
**** Omar expands cabinet with 4 new ministers, triggers internal discontent and BJP criticism
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expanded his council of ministers on Tuesday with the induction of four new faces from the Kashmir valley, triggering internal party discontent and protests, even as the opposition BJP hit out at the ruling alliance over “regional and cultural imbalance”. ****
DEL13 MANIPUR-DIVIDED VILLAGES (2.52 PM)
**** Friends on WhatsApp, adversaries next door: Across Manipur’s ‘Kargil’ divide
By Sourav Roy Barman
Senapati/Kangpokpi (Manipur): From the courtyard of his home in Taphou Kuki, village chief Lenkhomang Chongloi can see the houses of his Naga neighbours. A CRPF contingent is stationed at his residence, and he points to marks on a wall that he says were left by bullets. ****
BOM13 CG-RUSSIA-DETAIN (3.23 PM)
**** Chhattisgarh youth detained in Russia as war recruit? Teenage sister urges govt to help
Bilaspur: A 21-year-old man from Chhattisgarh was allegedly detained in Russia and tortured to compel him to join the war, with local police writing to the Indian embassy citing the claim of his 17-year-old sister, who approached the Bilaspur district administration seeking help to bring him back. ****
CAL23 LD CYCLONE (4.10 PM)
**** Andhra, Odisha step up preparations as cyclone Arnab hurtles towards east coast
Amaravati/Bhubaneswar: Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have stepped up preparations, including moving people to safer locations, as “very severe” cyclonic storm Arnab hurtles towards the east coast and is expected to make landfall within the next 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. ****
MDS21 TN-JAILBREAK-LD PRISONER (3.58 PM)
**** TN: Fifth escaped prisoner from Theni sub-jail nabbed as he tries to flee in auto
Theni (Tamil Nadu): A fifth prisoner, among the 17 inmates who staged a jailbreak here, was nabbed by an alert police head constable while attempting to flee in an auto, police said on Tuesday. ****
BOM21 MH-TIGER SHROFF-MCOCA (4.52 PM)
**** Tiger Shroff firing case: MCOCA invoked against accused
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police Crime Branch has invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the case related to the firing on actor Tiger Shroff, an official said on Tuesday. ****
LEGAL
LGD28 SC-DATA PROTECTION LAW-2ND LD PLEA (3.58 PM)
**** Newsrooms will shut down if journalists made to seek prior nod under data protection law, SC told
New Delhi: Newsrooms will shut down if journalists are made to seek permission before publishing information under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and the DPDP Rules, the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. ****
LGD13 SC-EC-PLEAS (1.06 PM)
**** SC grants 10 days to petitioners to reply to EC affidavit defending SIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted 10 days to petitioners to file a reply to the Election Commission’s affidavit defending the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, maintaining that the exercise was authorised by law and the relevant orders were approved unanimously by all three members of the poll panel. ****
BUSINESS
FGN43 BIZ-GOYAL-LD CHINA TRADE (4.42 PM)
**** We will see India becoming major exporter of goods and services to China: Goyal
Hague: India is open to Chinese suppliers meeting its growing import needs, even as it will act through established legal process against any unfair pricing, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday, expressing hope that India will become as a major exporter to China and the ASEAN region in the coming years. ****
FOREIGN
FGN45 ISRAEL-ELECTION-LD TURNOUT (4.52 PM)
**** Israel records highest voter turnout by 10 am since 1981
Jerusalem: Over 16 per cent of voters cast their ballots in the first three hours of the crucial general elections in Israel, the highest since 1981, as opinion polls suggested a tight race between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival, former army chief Gadi Eisenkot. ****
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.
(PTI News)
