New Delhi, Oct 15 Following are the top stories at 5.30 pm:
NATION
BOM16 MH-IMRAN KHAN-LD OPPN
****This is dictatorship: Oppn slams govt after actor Imran Khan asked to leave India for protesting
Mumbai/Nagpur: Opposition parties on Thursday labelled the government as “dictatorial” over actor Imran Khan, a US citizen, being asked to leave India for participating in a protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. ****
BOM4 MH-IMRAN KHAN-LD NOTICE (11.28 am)
Protest fallout: Mumbai Police ask actor Imran Khan to leave India by Oct 28
Mumbai, Oct 15 (PTI) The Mumbai Police have issued a notice to Bollywood actor Imran Khan, an American national, directing him to leave India by October 28 for allegedly violating provisions of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, officials said on Thursday.
DEL46 DIPKE-SIR
****Over 13 crore voters deleted, what is this if not a setting: Dipke
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday accused the government of attempting to influence electoral outcomes through alleged voter deletions and asked whether the names of over 13 crore voters being struck off was a “setting”.****
DEL47 US-ENVOY-INDIA-RUBIO (4.39 pm)
**** Rubio’s trip to be business-focussed, he will visit Reliance during Gujarat trip: Sergio Gor
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s upcoming visit to India will be a little more business-focused and he will meet “some of the folks” at Reliance during a trip to Jamnagar in Gujarat, US envoy Sergio Gor said on Thursday. ****
DEL48 CONG-RUBIO-GOVT (4.39 pm)
****Why is MEA silent on Jaishankar’s ‘tryst’ with Rubio in Mumbai, asks Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday took a swipe at the Modi government over US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s forthcoming visit to India and asked why is the Ministry of External Affairs silent on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s “tryst” with the American leader in Mumbai. ****
DEL53 CONG-DEMOGRAPHY PANEL
****Diabolical design: Cong on demography panel inviting info on ‘unnatural demographic changes’
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday expressed suspicion over the demography panel seeking information from people and state and central government departments on unnatural demographic changes through a portal, alleging that the entire committee has a “diabolical design”. ****
BOM19 MH-IIT BOMBAY-GUIDELINES (5.08 pm)
****Don’t ask students their JEE, GATE scores, birth or admission category: IIT Bombay issues guidelines
Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has come out with ‘Anti-Discrimination Guidelines’, advising students, faculty members and staff against asking students about their birth, admission category or entrance examination ranks that may result in “conscious or subconscious bias”. ****
DEL50 UKD-ANKITA-CONG
**** Ankita Bhandari murder: UKD Cong protests outside governor’s house, many leaders detained
Dehradun: The Congress in Uttarakhand on Thursday staged a protest outside the Lok Bhawan here demanding that the appointment of Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Sikkim governor be put on hold till the probe into the Ankita Bhandari murder case is complete and several of its senior leaders were among 50 odd people to be detained. ****
BOM17 GA-CJP-SLOGAN
****CJP Goa distances itself from anti-Hindutva slogans raised at Panaji protest
Panaji: The Cockroach Janta Party’s Goa unit on Thursday said it did not endorse or support any statements, slogans or actions that hurt or disrespect anyone’s religious beliefs or sentiments, following criticism over an “anti-Hindutva” slogan raised at its rally in Panaji.****
DEL44 IMD-MONSOON-WITHDRAWAL (4.30 pm)
****Southwest monsoon withdraws from entire country: IMD
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon withdrew from the entire country on Thursday, IMD said, noting that the northeast monsoon rainfall activity commenced over parts of south India on the same day. ****
MDS16 TN-CM-FISHERMEN-CENTRE (3.19 pm)
****Maldives detains 25 TN fishermen, boats, CM Vijay tells Centre; seeks action
Chennai: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday apprised the Centre that 25 Tamil Nadu fishermen have been detained by the Maldives Coast Guard along with their three boats and sought swift action for their release. ****
LEGAL
LGD45 SC-PROTEST-MARCH (4.55 pm)
****Nobody can browbeat judiciary, says CJI on plea concerning Oct 12 march to SC
New Delhi: Nobody can browbeat the judiciary, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Thursday while hearing a plea concerning the October 12 march to the top court by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several other opposition leaders. ****
LGD39 SC-RAHUL-LD PLEA (3.13 pm)
****SC seeks replies from CEC, others on plea filed by Rahul Gandhi, opposition leaders
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Election Commission and CEC Gyanesh Kumar on a plea filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and 12 other opposition leaders over alleged large-scale voter deletions and SIR irregularities. ****
LGD19 SC-MUSLIM-LD CONVERSION
****Converted Muslims can’t claim quota benefits for backward class category based on earlier status: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that Hindus belonging to backward classes cannot claim quota benefits of that category after converting to Islam, saying backwardness suffered in the antecedent social order can’t be carried forward. ****
BOM11 MH-HC-IMRAN KHAN (3.13 pm)
****Actor Imran Khan to move HC against notice asking him to leave country for taking part in protest
Mumbai: Actor Imran Khan will move the Bombay High Court challenging the notice issued to him to leave the country by October 28 for allegedly violating provisions of the Immigration and Foreigners Act by participating in a protest in solidarity with the agitation in Delhi against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). **** PTI
FOREIGN
FGN49 PAK-SCHOOL-4THLD COLLAPSE
****34 children, teacher killed as school roof collapses in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar: At least 34 children and a teacher were killed when the roof of a private school collapsed on Thursday in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, hospital authorities and police said.****
FGN13 US-NY-HINDU-LD ATTACKER
****US teen arrested in US for plotting attack on Hindu place of worship
New York: A teenager was arrested for allegedly plotting to carry out a “mass shooting” at a Hindu place of worship in the US state of Illinois, with investigators recovering a manifesto expressing white supremacist ideology and references to violence against people of Indian descent.****
FGN50 UAE-JAISHANKAR-CORRIDORS
****Globalisation cannot be reversed, but it must be navigated with greater resilience: Jaishankar
Abu Dhabi: Globalisation cannot be reversed, but it must be navigated with greater resilience, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, underlining that India is building its own strengths and establishing trusted partnerships.****
FGN8 UN-POK- RIGHTS
****India asks when UN body will report on PoK human rights concerns
United Nations: India has asked the UN human rights body when it will issue a report seeking answers from Pakistan on steps taken to alleviate its concerns on the dire situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including investigations into killings and internet restrictions.
(PTI News)
