New Delhi, Oct 31 Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
NATION
DEL35 CONG LD IDBI (3.28 PM)
**** Why questions of transparency arise in every major deal under Modi govt: Cong on IDBI bank row
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday posed questions to the government related to transparency and conflicts of interest amid the IDBI Bank sale row, asking why such concerns arise with “every” major government deal under the Modi dispensation. ****
DEL50 OMAR-MARRIAGE (4.37 PM)
**** Omar Abdullah marries journalist Nidhi Razdan
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has married television journalist Nidhi Razdan here. ****
DEL23 PB-AAP-LD LIST (1.48 PM)
**** Punjab polls: AAP renominates 40 sitting MLAs, Mann to seek re-election from Dhuri
Chandigarh: In its first list of candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections announced on Saturday, the Aam Aadmi Party renominated 40 sitting MLAs from their respective constituencies, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann again contesting from Dhuri. ****
DEL43 MN-CAMPS-CHILDREN (4.12 PM)
**** Children of Manipur’s relief camps: Born into displacement, growing up without a home of their own
Imphal: Nine-month-old Th Yaisna is growing up in what used to be a chemistry laboratory at a girls’ college in Imphal. The room now has clothes hanging overhead, bedding and cooking utensils, with space just enough for her parents to manage their daily lives. By Sourav Roy Barman ****
DEL51 DEF-LD IAFCHIEF (4.56 PM)
**** Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit becomes 29th Chief of Air Staff, IAF lauds AP Singh’s role in Op Sindoor
New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit — an accomplished fighter pilot with over 3,500 flying hours across 20 aircraft types — assumed charge as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff on Saturday, taking command as India actively works to boost its military capabilities amid complex regional security environment. ****
BOM13 MP-RS BYPOLL-LD PURI (4.11 PM)
**** Puri files nomination for MP Rajya Sabha bypoll; Cong leaders detained ahead of protests
Bhopal: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday filed his nomination papers as the BJP candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election in Madhya Pradesh, even as police detained several Congress leaders ahead of planned protests against his candidature. ****
BOM5 GJ-MODI-PROJECTS (11.13 AM)
**** PM Modi inaugurates tourism, infra projects worth Rs 308 cr in Gujarat’s Ekta Nagar
Ekta Nagar (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated 23 development projects worth Rs 307.83 crore to boost tourism and civic infrastructure at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat’s Narmada district. ****
DEL44 BJP-OPPN-CEC (4.19 PM)
**** BJP-led Centre eradicating poverty while Cong, INDIA bloc allies spreading flames of anarchy: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday said the World Bank’s latest report noting a sharp decline in India’s poverty rate has “mocked” the opposition INDIA bloc’s “mock parliament” and asked the Congress how long it will remain trapped in “illusions” and keep “adorning its political funeral” just to satisfy Rahul Gandhi. ****
DEL30 UKD-CHOPPER-LD OPERATION (3.04 PM)
**** Operation underway to recover bodies from remote chopper crash site in Uttarakhand
Chamoli: Teams deployed to recover the bodies of six people who died in a helicopter crash in Joshimath reached the site on Saturday, and an intensive operation is underway to bring them back to the nearest road from the remote, mountainous spot, officials said.****
CAL14 MN-MEITEI-LD RALLY (2.59 PM)
**** Backed by Naga bodies, Meitei groups hold rally in Imphal for SoO truce pact abrogation
Imphal: An umbrella body of Meitei groups held a massive rally in Manipur’s capital city on Saturday seeking protection for indigenous people and the scrapping of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with militant groups, demands endorsed by several Naga organisations.****
MDS20 KA-FOREIGNERS-2NDLD DEATH (3.59 PM)
**** Two foreign nationals, including airline crew member, die in Bengaluru hotel pool
Bengaluru: Two foreign nationals, including a crew member of a German airline, staying at a five-star hotel here have died allegedly due to suspected electrocution while swimming in the hotel’s pool, police said on Saturday. ****
LEGAL
LGD1 SC-RAM TEMPLE-PLEA (12.55 PM)
**** Plea in SC seeks to determine whether Ram temple stands on land adjudicated in Ayodhya dispute
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the constitution of a committee or a commission to determine whether the Ram temple at Ayodhya stands on the exact premises and land which was adjudicated by the apex court in its 2019 verdict. ****
BUSINESS
DEL36 BIZ-TAX-WINDFALL (3.39 PM)
**** Govt hikes windfall tax on diesel, ATF shipments; cuts levy on petrol exports
New Delhi: The government on Saturday hiked windfall gains tax on export of diesel and ATF and slashed the levy to zero on petrol for the fortnight beginning October 31. ****
DEL24 BIZ-AU SFB-SALESFORCE (2.27 PM)
**** AU SFB data leak: Salesforce says no vulnerability at its end
Mumbai: Global tech major Salesforce on Saturday said it has not identified any vulnerability at its end with regard to the suspected data leak at its customer AU Small Finance Bank. ****
FOREIGN
FGN6 US-JAISHANKAR-RUBIO (9.17 AM)
**** EAM Jaishankar meets Rubio
Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Atlanta and took stock of India-US bilateral cooperation. By Sagar Kulkarni ****
FGN14 BANGLA-INDIA-LD NCP PROTEST (2.12 PM)
**** Bangladesh opposition leader warns against India corridor, seeks fair Ganges water pact: Reports
Dhaka: A Bangladesh opposition leader has warned against any move to facilitate an Indian transit corridor through the country and called for a fair water-sharing agreement with New Delhi ahead of the expiry of the Ganges treaty in December, according to local media reports.
(PTI News)
