New Delhi, Oct 14 Following are the top stories at 1 PM:
NATION
DEL38 JAISHANKAR-US-TRADE-DEAL (12.28 PM)
**** India, US ironing out differences on trade deal; nearing ‘landing point’: Jaishankar
New Delhi: India and the US are continuing to engage to iron out differences on the proposed trade deal, and negotiations are heading towards a “landing point,” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, while noting that the core fundamentals of the bilateral strategic partnership remain unchanged. ****
DEL32 CJP-TRESPASSING-LD JAIL (11.19 AM)
**** CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka sent to five-day judicial custody
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five-day judicial custody and lodged in Tihar Jail on Wednesday for allegedly violating their peace bonds and trespassing into Jantar Mantar, which has been denotified as a protest area, police said. ****
BOM13 MH-CJP-LD DIPKE (11.49 AM)
**** Centre imposing ‘unofficial emergency’, alleges Dipke after 2 CJP leaders sent to jail
Nagpur:Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday alleged that the Narendra Modi-led government was imposing an “unofficial emergency” after two CJP leaders were sent to five-day judicial custody for allegedly trespassing into Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. ****
DEL35 RAHUL-CJP-JAIL (12.04 PM)
Jantar Mantar belongs to people of India, we will reclaim it: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lashed out at the Modi government after Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to judicial custody, saying waving the tricolour at Jantar Mantar in a peaceful protest is not a crime and jailing youth for it is an act of cowardice. ****
DEL39 CONG-SHAH (12.29 PM)
**** How many ‘ghuspaithiye’ were detected, deleted, deported after SIR: Cong to Amit Shah
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday hit back with three posers to Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his criticism of the opposition’s ‘vote chori’ protests, asking how many “ghuspaithiye” (infiltrators) have been detected, deleted and deported following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. ****
DEL37 BIZ-SUNIL MITTAL-ELON MUSK (12.17 PM)
**** Ahead of Musk in satcom queue, will be happy to get nod at least few days before him: Sunil Mittal
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal on Wednesday said his satcom venture Eutelsat OneWeb is significantly ahead of Elon Musk’s Starlink in the satcom queue in India, with the licence applied five years ago, and added that he would be happy to receive the go-ahead at least a few days before the US tech billionaire. ****
CAL52 BH-BOAT-4THDLD CAPSIZE (1.28 AM)
**** At least 13 children, all aged under 15, drown as boat capsizes in Ganga in Bihar’s Vaishali
Hajipur (Bihar): At least 13 children, all under 15 years of age, drowned after a boat carrying more than a dozen passengers capsized in the Ganga river in Bihar’s Vaishali district late Tuesday evening, officials said. ****
DEL25 HASINA-INTERVIEW (09.50 AM)
**** ‘Immature and counterproductive’: Sheikh Hasina slams Bangladesh PM Rahman for skipping BRICS Summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s decision to skip the BRICS summit in India was “immature” and damaged Bangladesh’s national interest, former premier Sheikh Hasina has said, warning that foreign policy driven by personal reactions or short-term political calculations is inherently counterproductive. By Manash Pratim Bhuyan. ****
BUSINESS
DEL36 BIZ-WPI-INFLATION (12.12 PM)
**** WPI inflation rises to 11.39 pc in Sep on rise in prices of food, fuel, manufactured items
New Delhi: India’s wholesale price-based inflation rose to 11.39 per cent in September, compared to 9.92 per cent in August, on rising prices of food, manufactured items, and fuel and power, government data showed on Wednesday. ****
LEGAL
LGD8 DL-COURT-CBI-LD NEET (12.03 PM)
**** CBI files supplementary chargesheet in NEET paper leak case
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a supplementary chargesheet against an accused in the NEET paper leak case before a Delhi court on Wednesday. ****
LGD5 SC-SIR-OWAISI (11.29 AM)
**** AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi moves SC challenging SIR
New Delhi: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the manner in which the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being conducted. ****
FOREIGN
FGN11 US-RUBIO-VISIT (4.35 AM)
**** US State Secretary Rubio to travel to Uzbekistan, India from Oct 17-22; visit to Jamnagar on cards
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to India next week to further strengthen energy cooperation, the Department of State said on Tuesday. Rubio will first visit Samarkand in Uzbekistan, and will then travel to Mumbai and Jamnagar in India from October 17-22, it said. By Sagar Kulkarni ****
FGN13 US-TRUMP-DIESEL (7.03 AM)
**** Russian diesel not for us, but for world markets: Trump
Washington: Facing criticism over the diesel deal with Russia, US President Donald Trump said the fuel from Moscow’s refineries was meant to stabilise the global market, which has been hit by high prices.
(PTI News)
