New Delhi, Oct 24 Following are the top stories at 1 PM:
NATION
DEL12 SC-PANEL-EVIDENCE (01.05 PM)
**** Jantar Mantar violence: SC panel to hear evidence on pellet gun use, harassment of female protesters
New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed High Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC), probing the alleged violence during the July Jantar Mantar protests, will hold a two-day sitting here on October 29 and 30 to hear affected persons and record evidence on the alleged use of pellet guns and harassment of female protesters, officials said on Saturday.
DEL9 WANGCHUK-HIAL-LAND LEASE (12.17 PM)
**** Five appeals, 15 visits, 30 calls: Wangchuk cites administrative delays in execution of HIAL land lease
Leh/Jammu: Education reformist and HIAL founding director Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday cited administrative delays in execution of the lease deed for land allotted to his institute in Leh, sharing an official communication from the Ladakh administration dated February 19, 2021, to support his claim. ****
DEL6 GANGSTER-DEPORTATION (11.28 AM)
**** Haryana Police, CBI working to expedite deportation of gangster Himanshu Bhau from US
New Delhi: Haryana Police is working with the CBI to finalise modalities for the deportation of fugitive gangster Himanshu Bhau, who has been detained by US authorities and is currently in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), officials said on Saturday.****
DEL3 HEALTH-BAN-REUSE MEDICAL DEVICES (08.59 AM)
**** Centre directs states, UTs to enforce ban on reuse of single-use medical devices
New Delhi: The Centre has directed states and Union Territories to strictly enforce a ban on the reuse of single-use medical devices and disposable surgical items in public and private healthcare facilities, citing infection risks and instances of patients being charged the full cost of reused equipment.****
MDS11 TN-NILGIRIS-MUDSLIDE (01.01 PM)
**** Bus driver killed, conductor injured as mudslide, uprooted trees hit TNSTC bus in Nilgiris
Udhagamandalam (Tamil Nadu): A mudslide and uprooted trees fell on a TNSTC bus near Burliar in the Nilgiris on Saturday, killing the driver and seriously injuring the conductor, police said.****
MDS7 KA-ASHOKE SEN-MEDAL (12.05 PM)
**** Ashoke Sen becomes first Indian physicist to receive Oskar Klein Medal
Bengaluru: Professor Ashoke Sen has been awarded the Oskar Klein Medal for 2026, becoming the first Indian physicist to receive the honour, the Bengaluru-based ICTS said on Saturday.****
BUSINESS
FGN20 BIZ-GOYAL-AI SECTORS (11.13 AM)
**** Comm min identifying AI-proof professions, sectors where India can take global lead: Goyal
Berlin: The commerce ministry is identifying professions that are less vulnerable to artificial intelligence (AI) to prepare for the fast-changing technological landscape and tap opportunities for India to emerge as a global leader, Union Minister Piyush Goyal has said. By Rajesh Rai ****
FOREIGN
FGN25 US-TRUMP-OPERATION SINDOOR (12.35 PM)
**** Operation Sindoor features in Trump’s midterm poll rallies, regrets no Nobel for efforts
Washington: India’s Operation Sindoor has featured in election rallies for the US midterm elections, with President Donald Trump once again claiming to have stopped two nuclear-armed neighbours from going to war by threatening them with steep tariffs. By Sagar Kulkarni ****
FGN23 RUSSIA-INDIA-TRADE COOPERATION (12.28 PM)
**** Modi, Putin direct officials to expand cooperation, target USD 100 bn trade by 2030: Envoy
Moscow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin have directed their governments to further expand bilateral cooperation, as India and Russia aim to increase bilateral trade to USD 100 billion by 2030, Ambassador Vinay Kumar has said.****
FGN26 PAK-TURKIYE-ISRAEL (12.36 PM)
**** Regional leaders blame Israel for instability in West Asia, back two-state solution for Palestine
Islamabad: The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Pakistan and Egypt have blamed Israel for regional instability and called for the early implementation of a two-state solution for Palestine in accordance with relevant UN resolutions, amid escalating tensions in West Asia.
(PTI News)
