New Delhi, Sep 26 Following are the top stories at 1 pm:
NATION
DEL4 CONG-EC (9.41 AM)
**** Cong accuses CEC of law violation over Form 6 changes, urges SC to hold him accountable
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of knowingly breaking the law and Constitutional practices by “unilaterally” changing Form 6 and called on the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance and hold him accountable. ****
DEL8 PM-MANMOHAN (19.47 AM)
**** PM Modi pays homage to ex-PM Manmohan Singh on birth anniversary
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to former prime minister Manmohan Singh on his birth anniversary and remembered his many years spent in public life, serving the nation with dedication. ****
DEL12 CONG-MANMOHAN (1 PM)
**** Sonia, Rahul, Kharge pay rich tributes to ex-PM Manmohan Singh on his birth anniversary
New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) The Congress on Saturday remembered former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a statesman who contributed to India’s economic progress and development, as party leaders paid homage to him on his birth anniversary. ****
DEL10 UKD-ED-RAWAT (11.56 AM)
**** Harish Rawat appears before ED for questioning in 2016 recruitment case
Dehradun: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat arrived at the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Dehradun office on Saturday for questioning in a 2016 case involving alleged irregularities in a recruitment exam. ****
DEL9 JSP-PRASHANT KISHOR-DELHI (10.58 AM)
**** Jan Suraaj explores Delhi chapter: Prashant Kishor to be felicitated on Sunday for Bankipur win
New Delhi: The Jan Suraaj Party is exploring a possible entry into Delhi politics, with supporters in the capital set to raise the proposal with founder Prashant Kishor when they felicitate him here on Sunday for his Bankipur bypoll victory. ****
DEL11 JK-ARMY CHIEF (12.19 PM)
**** Maintain constant vigil, step up intelligence-led ops in J-K: Army chief Gen Seth
Srinagar: Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth has stressed the need for constant vigilance and sharper intelligence-led operations to stay ahead of emerging terrorist threats in Jammu and Kashmir. ****
MDS4 TN-VIJAY-STALIN (11.56 AM)
**** Stalin hits out at CM Vijay over alleged political hypocrisy, administrative failure
Chennai: DMK president M K Stalin hit out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, accusing him of “political hypocrisy and administrative failure”. ****
BOM8 MH-LD DROUGHT (12.38 PM)
**** Maharashtra govt declares 265 of 358 talukas drought-affected, announces relief measures
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Saturday declared 265 of the 358 talukas in the state as drought-affected, announcing relief measures, including restructuring of crop loans, concession in land revenue and deferment of recovery of agriculture-related loans. ****
CAL10 JH-GIRL-GANGRAPE (12.33 PM)
**** 13-year-old girl gang-raped in Jharkhand’s Gumla district
Gumla (Jharkhand): A man in Jharkhand’s Gumla district has alleged that his 13-year-old daughter was raped and beaten up mercilessly by a group of men, police said on Saturday. ****
CAL5 NL-LIQUOR-DEATHS (10.46 AM)
**** 19 die after drinking spurious liquor in Nagaland
Mokokchung (Nagaland): At least 19 people have died allegedly after drinking spurious liquor in Nagaland, with police forming a team to trace the supply chain of suspected adulterated liquor in the state where a prohibition law has been in place since 1990. ****
BOM3 MH-GANESH-IMMERSIONS-LD MUMBAI (11.23 AM)
**** Mumbai bids adieu to iconic Ganpatis after marathon immersion processions
Mumbai: Bidding an emotional farewell, vast crowds gathered at Girgaon Chowpatty as iconic idols like Lalbaugcha Raja and Chinchpokhlicha Chintamani were immersed in the sea on Saturday morning following marathon processions lasting over 21 hours. ****
LEGAL
LGD1 UP-HC-MP (9.54 AM)
**** Cong MP Rakesh Rathore discharged in rape case; HC cites consensual extramarital relationship
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench has discharged Congress MP Rakesh Rathore in a rape case registered in Sitapur, observing that the prosecution material indicated a long-standing consensual relationship between him and the complainant. ****
FOREIGN
FGN8 UN-INDIA-PAK (9.05 AM)
**** India rips into Pak’s ‘falsehoods’ and ‘deceit’ at UN; warns terrorism will have consequences
United Nations: Describing Pakistan as a “puppet” regime, India has ripped into the country’s “falsehoods” and “deceit” at the UN, warning that continued terrorism by Islamabad will have consequences. By Yoshita Singh ****
FGN7 US-TRUMP-SHARIF (8.22 AM)
**** Trump shares Pak PM’s UN speech thanking him for halting Op Sindoor
Washington: US President Donald Trump has shared on social media a video clip of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s speech at the United Nations, where he thanked the American leader’s “timely intervention” in halting Operation Sindoor. By Sagar Kulkarni ****
FGN6 US-INDIA-TRADE DEAL (7.47 AM)
**** Trade deal is going to unleash another level of US-India relations: State Department Official
New York: The US-India trade deal is going to “unleash another level” of bilateral relations that haven’t been accomplished in decades, a Senior State Department Official has said.
(PTI News)
