New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm:
NATION
PAR8 LS-LD ADJOURN
* LS adjourned till 2 pm amid opposition protests on SIR in Bihar
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha witnessed noisy scenes and disruptions for the third consecutive day of the Monsoon session on Wednesday as opposition members continued protesting against the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. *
PAR7 RS-LD ADJOURN
* RS adjourned till 2 PM amid Opposition protest over Bihar voter rolls revision issue
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha proceedings were washed out in the pre-lunch period on Wednesday as the House witnessed two adjournments after Opposition's protest over the issue of special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. *
DEL19 EC-VP-ELECTION
* EC begins preparations to hold vice presidential poll
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday said it has begun the process of holding the vice presidential election and has started constituting the electoral college comprising MPs of both Houses of Parliament. *
DEL15 OPPN-PROTEST-SIR
* INDIA bloc MPs protest in Parliament complex against SIR exercise in Bihar
New Delhi: Several MPs of the opposition INDIA bloc parties protested in the Parliament complex on Wednesday against the Election Commission's special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar and demanded its rollback and a discussion on the issue in both houses. *
DEL12 PREZ-DHANKHAR
* Dhankhar made 'unscheduled visit' to Rashtrapati Bhavan before announcing resignation
New Delhi: Before his surprise resignation, former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar made an "unscheduled visit" to the Rashtrapati Bhavan late on Monday evening, official sources said. *
DEL14 KHARGE-DHANKHAR
* 'Daal mein kuch kaala hai': Kharge asks govt to clarify on Dhankhar's resignation as VP
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday claimed that there is something fishy about Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation as the vice president and asked the government to clarify on it. *
DEL11 AVI-AIRSPACE-PAK BAN
* India extends airspace closure for Pakistan planes till Aug 24
New Delhi: India has extended the closure of its airspace for Pakistan planes by another month till August 24. *
DEL10 TMC-NOTICES
* TMC MPs demand discussion on "attacks" on Bengali migrants, electoral roll revision
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MPs have submitted notices in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, demanding discussion on the alleged discrimination against Bengali-speaking migrants in different states and the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, said a source on Wednesday. *
BUSINESS
DEL8 BIZ-FINANCE COMMISSION-RAJAN
* Finance Commission needs to focus on strengthening local bodies, says Raghuram Rajan
New Delhi: The 16th Finance Commission should focus on devolving more funds to local bodies, municipalities and panchayats to enable them effectively deal with problems facing the people, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said. By Bijay Kumar Singh *
LEGAL
LGD7 SC-LD VARMA
* Cash discovery row: Will constitute bench to hear Justice Yashwant Varma's plea, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would constitute a bench to hear Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma's plea seeking to invalidate a report by an in-house inquiry panel, which found him guilty of misconduct in the cash discovery row. *
LGD11 SC-LD TIGER RESERVE-PLEA
* SC agrees to hear plea against proposed constructions in Satkosia Tiger Reserve
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea raising concerns over the alleged proposed constructions inside the Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Odisha. *
LGD10 SC-KAL AIRWAYS
* SC junks KAL Airways, Kalanithi Maran plea against SpiceJet
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea of KAL Airways and Kalanithi Maran seeking damages of over Rs 1,300 crore from SpiceJet in a long-standing share transfer dispute. *
LGD8 DL-COURT-LALU
* IRCTC case: Delhi court adjourns order on framing of charges against Lalu Prasad, kin till Aug 5
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday deferred till August 5 its order on framing of charges against RJD president Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi, their son Tejashwi Yadav and others in a case linked to alleged irregularities in the IRCTC. *
FOREIGN
FGN12
* TRUMP-INDIA-PAK
War between India, Pakistan was probably going to end up nuclear: Trump
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed yet again that he stopped the recent "war" between India and Pakistan and that five planes were shot down in the conflict. By Yoshita Singh *
FGN13 UN-INDIA-PAK
* Pakistan steeped in fanaticism, terrorism: India tells UNSC meeting
United Nations: India told a UN Security Council meeting presided over by Pakistan that there should be a “serious cost” to nations who foment cross-border terrorism, as it described the neighbouring country as a “serial borrower” steeped in “fanaticism”. By Yoshita Singh *