New Delhi, Oct 13 Following are the top stories at 1 PM:
NATION
DEL19 DL-CJP-2NDLD DETAIN (12.46 PM)
**** CJP’s Das, Ranka detained for entering Jantar Mantar; Dipke says ‘can’t denotify resistance’
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained by police on Tuesday after they reached Jantar Mantar despite heavy barricading and a strong security presence, the CJP said.****
DEL13 RAHUL-INDIA BLOC-LD TEA (10.28 AM)
**** Rahul to host tea for opposition MPs, members of civil society, student organisations
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has invited INDIA bloc MPs and members of the civil society and student organisations for tea at his residence on Tuesday, sources said. ****
DEL27 BIMSTEC-SHAH (12.58 PM)
**** Ensure terror networks do not find haven in region: Shah to BIMSTEC countries
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday called for stronger regional cooperation among BIMSTEC countries to combat terrorism, disrupt terrorist financing and organised crime, and ensure that terrorist networks do not find a haven in the region.****
DEL11 CONG-INFLATION (10.11 AM)
**** Govt not only ‘stealing’ votes but also savings: Cong on rise in inflation
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at the Centre over the rise in inflation, saying the government that came to power promising “achche din” is not only “stealing votes” but also savings, and that it was time for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pick up his “jhola” and leave. ****
CAL5 JH-DALIT WOMAN-ASSAULT (12.54 PM)
****Jharkhand: 5 booked for assaulting Dalit woman, preventing her from fetching water from well
Ranchi, Oct 13 (PTI) A case has been registered against five people, including four of a family, for allegedly assaulting a Dalit woman, subjecting her to casteist slurs and preventing her from fetching water from their well in Ranchi, police said on Tuesday.****
BOM8 MH-IIT STUDENT SUICIDE-PROBE (01.03 PM)
**** IIT-B suicide: Wakode apologised for cheating in exam, sought second chance, say cops
Mumbai: A 22-year-old IIT Bombay student who died by suicide hours after being caught cheating in an exam last month had submitted a written apology to the institute seeking a second chance, police said on Tuesday.****
LEGAL
LGD17 SC-PROTESTS (12.38 PM)
**** SC defers hearing on pleas related to Delhi protests, curbs on metro and train services to Oct 15
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) The Supreme Court deferred to Thursday the hearing on pleas related to protests, closure of metro stations and disruptions in train services ahead of the October 10 agitations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar due to the indisposition of Justice V Mohana.****
LGD11 SC-RAHUL GANDHI (11.33 AM)
****SC stays defamation case proceedings against Rahul Gandhi over 2019 remarks against PM
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed further proceedings in a defamation case before a trial court in Maharashtra against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019.****
BUSINESS
DEL26 BIZ-LD PM-ECONOMY (12.37 PM)
**** Modi says India grows ‘With the World, Not at Anyone’s Cost’, cites strong fundamentals
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India’s economic growth was anchored in strong fundamentals, financial resilience and a sustained reform drive, pitching the country as a global economic and technology power that seeks to help other nations prosper rather than grow at their expense.****
FOREIGN
FGN20 BANGLA-PM-MINORITIES (11.21 AM)
**** Bangladesh PM assures minorities of equal rights, security
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said his government is committed to ensuring the rights and security of all citizens irrespective of their religious identity.
(PTI News)
