New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.08 pm:
NATION
DEL8 CONG-LD RAM TEMPLE (11.39 am)
**** ‘Ram ka naam badnaam na karo’: Cong slams delay in filing chargesheet in Ram temple donation theft case
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday questioned the delay in the filing of chargesheet in the Ram temple donation theft probe, and took a swipe at the BJP with a play on the lyrics of the 1971 Bollywood song “Ram ka naam badnaam na karo”. ****
DEL9 EC-RS POLLS (11.42 am)
**** Rajya Sabha polls for 12 seats in UP, Uttarakhand and Bengal on October 16
New Delhi: Elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal will be held on October 16, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday. ****
DEL10 PAR-SESSION (11.50 am)
**** In a new record, 40 days since Houses were adjourned, Monsoon session yet to formally end
New Delhi: The Monsoon session of Parliament is yet to end formally, 40 days after both Houses were adjourned, keeping speculations alive that the government wants to bring a key legislation without convening a fresh session. ****
BOM8 MH-IIT-SUICIDE-PROBE (11.23 am)
**** IIT Bombay student suicide: Crime Branch scans CCTV footage from exam hall, hostel
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police Crime Branch has begun analysing CCTV footage from the examination hall, campus grounds, and hostel premises to trace the movements of student Sahil Wakode before he died by suicide, an official said on Tuesday. ****
BOM9 MH-UCC PANEL-LD RESIGN (11.55 am)
**** Ex-Judge R C Chavan resigns from Maharashtra UCC panel, flags its functioning
Mumbai: Former Justice R C Chavan has resigned from the Maharashtra government’s committee to prepare a draft for implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), citing disagreements over its functioning and the involvement of an official from outside the state. ****
BOM10 MH-TATA-PAWAR (12.49 pm)
**** Protecting Tata legacy need of the hour: Sharad Pawar
Mumbai: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday called for preserving the social commitment and institutional role of the Tata Group, citing its deep-rooted Maharashtra connection, and said its charitable ownership must be protected. ****
CAL6 OD-LD RAIN (11.42 am)
**** Heavy rain induced by depression lashes Odisha, schools closed
Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain due to a depression lashed coastal and southern Odisha on Tuesday, forcing the government to close schools, cancel employees’ leaves and deploy teams in vulnerable areas to prepare for a possible calamity. ****
LEGAL
LGD6 SC-NATIONAL SONG (11.50 am)
**** SC seeks Centre’s response on plea against law mandating singing of six stanzas of Vande Mataram
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response of the Centre on a plea by Carnatic vocalist T M Krishna challenging the penal law mandating singing of six stanzas of Vande Mataram. ****
LGD7 SC-CAUVERY-PLEA (12.06 pm)
**** SC refuses to entertain plea concerning allocation of Cauvery river water
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a fresh plea concerning allocation of Cauvery river water, saying it was a dispute between the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and they are already contesting the matter. ****
LGC2 WB-HC-MAHUA MOITRA (12.14 pm)
**** Mahua Moitra moves Calcutta HC alleging police inaction over egg-throwing incident
Kolkata: Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Calcutta High Court, alleging police inaction over an incident in which eggs were thrown at her during a visit to her Krishnanagar constituency in West Bengal earlier this month. ****
LGD8 SC-LAKHIMPUR KHERI-CASE (12.14 pm)
**** SC seeks Allahabad HC CJ’s report on averments against judge in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a report from the Allahabad High Court chief justice on the conduct of the presiding officer of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case after allegations that he withdrew several NDPS and SC/ST atrocities cases to himself and acquitted the accused. ****
FOREIGN
FGN7 US-JAISHANKAR-EU (4.51 am)
**** Jaishankar discusses India-EU cooperation, Gulf, Ukraine with European Union counterparts
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed India-EU cooperation, multilateral issues and key global developments, including the situation in the Gulf, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, with his European Union counterparts here. By Yoshita Singh ****
FGN20 US-JAISHANKAR-LD BILATERALS (10.43 am)
**** EAM Jaishankar discusses regional, global issues with foreign counterparts on margins of UNGA session
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed regional and global issues with his foreign counterparts as he held a series of bilateral meetings on the margins of the high-level UN General Assembly session. By Yoshita Singh ****
FGN18 US-JAISHANKAR-LD VISEGRAD (11.20 am)
**** ‘Historic occasion’: Jaishankar describes first V4+India foreign ministers meeting
United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has described the first foreign ministers’ meeting of India with the four-member Visegrad group of Central European countries as a “new historic occasion” as he began his engagements at the high-level UN General Assembly week. By Yoshita Singh ****
FGN26 MALAYSIA-INDIA-ADVISORY (11.57 am)
**** India warns nationals against using Malaysia’s visa-free entry to seek employment
Singapore: India on Tuesday advised its nationals in Malaysia not to use the country’s 30-day visa-free entry facility to seek employment. **** PTI
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