HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 7.30 pm:
    
    
    NATION
    
    DEL79 EC-BIHAR-VOTERS LIST
    * Bihar electoral roll revision: 1 lakh electors 'untraceable', says EC
    New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday said 1 lakh electors remain "untraceable" in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar while enumeration forms of 7.17 crore have been received and digitised. *
    
    DEL76 SIR-JD(U) MP
    * SIR in Bihar will raise questions on Lok Sabha poll process: JD(U) MP
    New Delhi: JD(U) MP Giridhari Yadav on Wednesday broke ranks with the ruling NDA to oppose the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, and said it will raise questions on the verdict of the Lok Sabha polls held last year. *
    
    PAR17 RS-3RDLD ADJOURN
    * Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid protests over electoral rolls revision in Bihar
    New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was repeatedly disrupted on Wednesday as Opposition MPs demanded a discussion on the issue of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, and finally adjourned for the day soon after it met for the post-lunch sitting. *

    PAR13 LS-2NDLD ADJOURN
    * Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amid Opposition protests for third consecutive day
    New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day at 2 pm on Wednesday amid noisy protests by opposition members protesting against the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. *
    
    DEL72 ED-2NDLD MYNTRA
    * ED files case against Myntra over Rs 1,654-crore FDI 'violation'
    New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has registered a case against Flipkart-backed e-commerce platform Myntra, its linked companies and directors for alleged FDI violation of over Rs 1,654 crore. *     
    DEL68 MEA-AIRINDIA-REPORT-LD REJECT
    * New Delhi trashes British media report that 2 UK families received wrong bodies of victims of Air India crash
    New Delhi: India on Wednesday trashed a British media report which claimed that two grieving families in the UK received wrong bodies of the victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. *
    
    DEL63 SIR-CHIRAG PASWAN
    * Chirag Paswan slams opposition's 'double standards' on SIR in Bihar
    New Delhi: Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Wednesday criticised the opposition for "double standards" on the issue of voter list revisions in Bihar, questioning how they could object to the very process they had previously demanded. *

    DEL61 PAR-DISCUSSION-SINDOOR
    * Parliament to hold discussion on Op Sindoor, Pahalgam attack next week
    New Delhi: Parliament is likely to take up a discussion on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor early next week, with both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha expected to hold a 16-hour debate each. *
    
    DEL17 IAF-MIRAGE-RARE-RECOVERY
    * British F-35's recovery puts spotlight on daring ferry of stranded IAF Mirage from Mauritius
    New Delhi: The evacuation of a stranded British F-35B jet from Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday rekindled memories of a similar problem the Indian Air Force faced two decades ago - one of its Mirage-2000 jets was badly damaged and stuck in Mauritius for 22 days before a risky and audacious operation succeeded in flying it back to India. *
    
    DEL80 POLL-BIHAR-GIRIRAJ
    *Opposition's conspiracy behind recent spurt in Bihar crime cases, alleges Giriraj Singh
    New Delhi: Union minister Giriraj Singh has alleged the "opposition's conspiracy" behind the recent spurt in crime in Bihar, asserting that the NDA has never given protection to criminals and swift actions have been taken by the Nitish Kumar government to nab the perpetrators of crime in the state. *
              
    DEL75 VP-POLLS-UNCONTESTED
    * Only four of 16 vice presidential elections were won without contest
    New Delhi: Only four of the 16 elections for the post of the vice president of India have been won without a contest, while two elections witnessed a multi-cornered fight. *
    
    DEL67 RSQ-WCD-MALNUTRITION
    * Nearly 37% children under five stunted, govt data shows
    New Delhi: About 37.07 per cent of children under five registered on the Poshan Tracker were found to be stunted, 15.93 per cent under weight and 5.46 per cent wasted, according to official data. *

    CAL18 AS-HIMANTA-MUSLIM
    * Muslim population in Assam will be almost equal to Hindus by 2041 if present growth continues: CM
    Dibrugarh (Assam): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday claimed that the population of Muslims in Assam will be almost equal to that of the Hindus by 2041 if the current growth rate is maintained. *     
    MDS15 KA-TAX-CM
    * CM Siddaramaiah says 3-yr-old tax arrears won't be pursued, traders call off strike
    Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced that the state government will not pursue tax notices issued to traders for arrears on exempted goods and services over the past three years. Following this, traders agreed to call off their planned strike on July 25 in the city. *



    BUSINESS
    
    DEL78 BIZ-RBI-LD ECONOMY
    * Resilient trade partnerships present strategic opportunities: RBI bulletin
    Mumbai: Building more resilient trade partnerships present a strategic opportunity for India to deepen its integration with global value amidst rising uncertainties and geo-economic fragmentation, Reserve Bank's bulletin said on Wednesday. *
    
    
    
    LEGAL
    
    LGD20 SC-MP-MINISTER
    * Remarks on Col Sofiya Qureshi: Plea filed in SC seeks removal of Vijay Shah as minister
    New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking removal of Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah for his remarks against Indian Army officer Col Sofiya Qureshi. *

    LGD21 SC-HARYANA-ILLEGAL MINING
    * Make restoration plans for area ravaged by illegal mining at Nuh in Haryana: SC to CEC
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the central empowered committee (CEC) to make plans in consultation with the Haryana government to restore an area in Aravalli zone of Nuh district ravaged by illegal mining. *

    
    
    
    FOREIGN
    
    FGN44 CHINA-BRAHMAPUTRA-DAM
    * Dam on upper reaches Brahmaputra will not impact India, Bangladesh: China
    Beijing: China on Wednesday defended the launch of the construction of a dam over the Brahmaputra river in the ecologically sensitive Tibet region and allayed concerns over its impact in the lower riparian countries such as India and Bangladesh. By K J M Varma *
    
    
    

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