New Delhi, Nov 8 Following are the top stories at 1 pm:
NATION
DEL14 CONG-FUNDS-EC (12.24 PM)
**** Congress donations fall nearly 75%, sharpest decline in a decade
New Delhi: The Congress party’s receipts from donations above Rs 20,000 plunged nearly 75 per cent to Rs 130.69 crore in 2025-26, the steepest annual fall in such contributions in a decade, an analysis of the party’s filings with the Election Commission shows. ****
DEL2 PM-ADVANI (8.45 PM)
**** Ideological clarity, exposing pseudo-secularism Advani’s 2 defining qualities: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said two qualities always set BJP patriarch L K Advani apart — his ideological clarity and intellectual sharpness, besides the manner in which he exposed the pseudo-secularism propounded by a large section of the Indian polity for many years. ****
DEL10 RJ-HARI BOXER (10.50 AM)
**** Lawrence Bishnoi gang member Hari Boxer detained in US, extradition process underway
Jaipur: Lawrence Bishnoi gang member Harichand Jat alias Hari Boxer has been detained in the US by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and efforts are underway to bring him to India, Rajasthan Police said on Sunday. ****
MDS6 KL-CEC-VENUGOPAL (12.43 PM)
**** Agitation against CEC will go on till he is removed: Venugopal
Alappuzha (Keralam): AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Sunday said the Congress-led agitation against CEC Gyanesh Kumar would continue until he was removed from the post and the country’s electoral system was made impartial and transparent. ****
DEL8 PM-DIWALI-BASTAR (10.19 AM)
**** PM Modi to celebrate Diwali with forces in Bastar that was once den of Naxals
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate Diwali on Sunday along with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar, which was freed from the clutches of Naxals after several decades. ****
DEL16 BJP-ADVANI-LD NABIN (12.57 PM)
**** Opposition should learn from Advani to stand with govt on national issues: Nabin
New Delhi: BJP president Nitin Nabin on Sunday said the opposition should learn from party veteran and former deputy prime minister L K Advani that all political parties must stand together whenever the country faces a challenge. ****
CAL9 TR-BSF-ATTACK (12.15 PM)
**** Intensified anti-smuggling operations behind attack on BSF team in Tripura: Official
Agartala: Intensified anti-smuggling operations by security forces along the India-Bangladesh border were the main reason behind the recent attack on a BSF team in Tripura’s Ashabari area, a senior police officer said on Sunday. ****
FOREIGN
FGN23 US-DIWALI-DISRUPTION (12.18 PM)
**** Conservative activists storm Diwali celebrations in Seattle
Washington: Conservative activists led by Jake Lang stormed Diwali celebrations in Seattle carrying placards calling for deporting all “dot heads”, an act that was swiftly condemned by US lawmakers and community leaders. By Sagar Kulkarni
FGN15 US-ELECTIONS-INDIAN DIASPORA (5.19 AM)
**** Anger against Trump policies, not US stance towards India guided Indian-American voters: Expert
Washington: Indian Americans voted against the Republicans largely due to anger against the policies pursued by the Trump administration and not on the issue of foreign policy or the US attitude towards India, said Sumitra Badrinathan, who closely studies voting patterns in the US.
(PTI News)
