New Delhi, Nov 15 Following are the top stories at 5 PM
NATION
DEL20 PM-LD JANJATI (3.11 PM)
**** Tribals suffered most due to Naxal violence, even denied right to vote: PM Modi
New Delhi: Tribal communities suffered the most due to Naxal violence and were even denied the right to vote in the Maoist-affected areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, accusing previous governments of leaving them to fend for themselves. ****
DEL22 PAR-WINTER SESSION (3.32 PM)
**** Winter session likely in first week of December; govt may push women’s quota bill
New Delhi: The Winter session of Parliament is likely to begin in the first week of December, with the proposed delimitation-linked women’s reservation bill emerging as the government’s biggest legislative priority amid an increasingly confrontational political atmosphere over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. ****
DEL23 CRPF-NAXAL-MANIPUR (3.45 PM)
**** CRPF withdraws anti-Naxal battalion from Chhattisgarh for Manipur duties
New Delhi/Raipur: The CRPF has withdrawn a battalion comprising more than 1,000 personnel from the anti-Naxal operations theatre in Chhattisgarh and sent it to Manipur for deployment. ****
DEL26 HEALTH-GOVT-EXPENDITURE (4.28 PM)
**** India’s health spending triples to Rs 4.14L cr, out-of-pocket spending drops to 42.7%: NHA
New Delhi: The Centre’s health expenditure more than tripled to Rs 4.14 lakh crore in 2023-24 from Rs 1.30 lakh crore in 2013-14, while the share of out-of-pocket spending by households dropped by 21.5 percentage points in the same period, the latest National Health Accounts estimates showed. ****
DEL19 TELANGANA CM-MODI (3.03 PM)
**** Revanth Reddy invites PM Modi to Khelo India Youth Games, Invest Telangana summit
New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invited him to the 8th Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) and the Invest Telangana Global Summit, both scheduled to be held in Hyderabad next month. ****
DEL15 RAIL-PROBE-VANDE BHARAT (1.43 PM)
**** Ranchi division allows empty Vande Bharat to travel 463 km with faulty brakes; probe on
New Delhi: An empty Vande Bharat train with an allegedly inefficient braking system was allowed to travel 463 km between Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh in October, prompting the South Eastern Railway zone to initiate a probe into the incident, which posed a potential threat to other passenger trains. ****
CAL12 OD-CYCLONE-PREPAREDNESS (2.38 PM)
**** All districts on alert as third cyclone brews over Bay of Bengal in 3 weeks: Odisha minister
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has alerted all districts, particularly those in the southern and coastal regions, to remain prepared to deal with any adverse weather conditions as a possible third cyclone in three weeks brews over the Bay of Bengal, a minister said on Sunday. ****
LEGAL
LGD4 DL-HC-CHHATH-PARK (4.07 PM)
**** ‘Past nods don’t justify use of green area’: Delhi HC refuses to allow Chhath Puja at DDA park
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has refused to allow Chhath Puja at a park maintained by the Delhi Development Authority at the Naraina village here, stating that mere use of the location for puja for several years cannot be a ground for permitting the use of a “green area”. ****
LGD1 UP-HC-LOAN DEFAULT (9.33 AM)
**** Finance firm can’t use goons to seize vehicle over loan default: HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that a finance firm cannot use goons to seize vehicles over loan default and arm a private party with the coercive authority of the state in the process. ****
FOREIGN
FGN24 UK-ROYALS-INDIA (4.37 PM)
**** Britain’s Prince William, wife Kate Middleton to visit Mumbai for 2026 Earthshot Prize
London: Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, will be travelling to Mumbai next week on a joint visit to unveil the 2026 Earthshot Prize winners, Kensington Palace said on Sunday. ****
FGN19 UK-LALIT MODI (3.18 PM)
**** IPL founder Lalit Modi acquires Britain citizenship, calls it ‘home for many years’
London: Indian Premier League (IPL) founder Lalit Modi, who has been based in London for several years now, took to social media to announce that he acquired British citizenship recently after “many years” of calling the UK his home.
(PTI News)
