HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Jul 29 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.10 pm:
    
     NATION
    
     *PAR20 LS-SINDOOR-SHAH
    3 terrorists involved in Pahalgam eliminated, Amit Shah announces in Lok Sabha
    New Delhi: Three terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack have been eliminated by security forces in a joint operation by the Army, CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police near Srinagar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

     DEL5 SONIA-GAZA
     PM's 'shameful silence' on Israel's assault on people of Gaza height of 'moral cowardice': Sonia
     New Delhi: Asserting that Israel's military campaign in Gaza amounts to "genocide", Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday slammed the Modi government for being a "mute spectator to this affront to humanity", and said this was a "cowardly betrayal of our constitutional values".
    
     DEL12 CONG-TEWARI-DEBATE
     'Bharat ki baat sunata hoon: Tewari on being 'benched' by Cong during Op Sindoor debate
     New Delhi: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday evoked Manoj Kumar's iconic song from "Purab aur Pashchim" -- "Bharat ka rehne waala hoon, Bharat ki baat sunata hoon" -- as he shared on X a media report on being "benched" by his party during the Operation Sindoor debate.
    
     DEL14 OPPN-SIR
     Opposition leaders protest against SIR in Parliament complex
     New Delhi: Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties protested in the Parliament House complex on Tuesday against the Election Commission's voter roll revision in Bihar, and demanded its rollback.
    
    
     PAR7 LS-FARMERS
    Income of several farmers more than doubled: Chouhan
    New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday asserted that steps taken by the government in the farm sector have led to doubling of income of several farmers.

    
     DEL15 HP-WEATHER-LD HAVOC
     Three killed, one missing as flash flood wreaks havoc in Himachal's Mandi
     Shimla: Flash flood triggered by cloud burst wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi town on Monday night, killing three people, burying more than 20 vehicles and inundating several houses, officials said on Tuesday.
    
    BOM6 CG-NAXAL-ENCOUNTER
    Encounter breaks out between police and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Sukma
    Sukma: An encounter broke out between security forces and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Tuesday morning, a senior police official said.
    
    
     BOM7 MH-PARTY-DRUGS-KHADSE
    My son-in-law's arrest in drugs case conspiracy to defame me: Khadse
    Pune: Former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse on Tuesday claimed the arrest of his son-in-law in a drugs case in Pune was a conspiracy to defame him as he had raised his voice about a "honeytrap" scandal.
    
     BOM3 GA-ASSEMBLY-PANCHAYATS-DIGITAL
    From paper to portal: Goa rolls out digital push for village panchayat services
    Panaji: In a sweeping overhaul, almost all village panchayat services in Goa were being shifted online in a phased manner, bringing grassroots governance into the digital age, a minister has informed in the state assembly.
    
     CAL4 AS-EVICTION
    Assam govt starts eviction drive to clear encroachment on 3,600 acres of forest land in Golaghat
    Golaghat (Assam): The Assam government on Tuesday began a massive eviction drive to clear alleged encroachment on over 3,600 acres of forest land in Golaghat district, officials said. *
    
     *CAL10 BH-CABINET
    Bihar cabinet approves constitution of commission for upliftment of sanitation workers
    Patna: The Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday approved the constitution of the Bihar State Safai Karmachari Commission for the all-round socio-economic upliftment of sanitation workers in the state.
    
     CAL11 AS-HIMANTA-GOGOI
    Gogoi's Parliament speech proves he acts on behalf of Pakistan: Himanta
    Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's speech in Parliament "proved beyond doubt that he acts on behalf of Pakistan".
    
     MDS7 TL-NCLT-JAGAN
    NCLT allows Jagan's plea to cancel transfer of Saraswati Power shares to sister, mother
    Hyderabad: The NCLT Hyderabad bench on Tuesday allowed a petition filed by former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy seeking a direction to cancel the "illegal transfer" of shares held by him and his wife Bharathi in Saraswati Power and Industries in the names of his sister YS Sharmila and mother Vijayamma.
    
     MDS5 ISRO-NISAR-SCIENTIST
    NISAR Mission would showcase Indian Space Engineering on a Global Scale: Ex-ISRO scientist
    Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): The NISAR mission, a collaborative effort between ISRO and NASA, will demonstrate Indian space engineering capabilities for Earth observation on a global scale, a top scientist has said.
    
     MDS8 KL-NUNS-DELEGATIONS
    Nuns' arrest: UDF, BJP delegations arrive at Chhattisgarh
    Raipur/Thiruvananthapuram: Two delegations, one consisting Congress-led UDF MPs and another of the BJP Kerala unit, on Tuesday arrived in Chhattisgarh to visit the Catholic nuns from the state, who had been arrested recently on charges of human trafficking and forced conversion.

    
     LEGAL
    
     LGD10 SC-BIHAR-ELECTORAL ROLLS
    SC fixes timeline for considering pleas on SIR in Bihar; hearing to start from August 12
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed a timeline for considering a batch of pleas challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar, and said that hearing on the issue will be held on August 12 and 13.
    
    
     LGD6 SC-PRESIDENTIAL REFERENCE-BILLS
    SC fixes schedule for hearing Presidential Reference on timeline for assent to state bills
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed a time schedule for hearing the Presidential Reference raising constitutional issues on whether timelines could be imposed for dealing with bills passed by assembly, and proposed to start the hearing from August 19.
    
     LGD9 DL-COURT-NATIONAL HERALD
    National Herald case: Court defers order on cognisance of ED chargesheet
    New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday deferred its order on taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case.
    
    
     LGD11 SC-KATARA
     Nitish Katara murder: SC extends interim bail of Vikas Yadav by 4 weeks
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended by four weeks the interim bail granted to Vikas Yadav, undergoing a 25-year jail term in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case, to attend to his ailing mother.
    
     LGD13 SC-CONTEMPT NOTICE-JUDGE
    SC issues contempt notice over scurrilous allegations against Telangana HC judge
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued contempt notices to a litigant and his lawyers for making "scurrilous allegations" against a sitting judge of the Telangana High Court in their plea.

    * LGD12 SC-ABDULLAH AZAM KHAN
    SC stays trial in two cases involving Azam Khan's son Abdullah
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed an order of the Allahabad High Court directing Rampur's MP-MLA court to proceed with the trial in two cases linked to former MLA and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's son Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan.*
    
     FOREIGN
    
     FGN9 CHINA-FLOOD-LD DEATHS
    30 killed in heavy floods in Beijing     
     Beijing: Thirty people have died and over 80,000 others were relocated in the latest round of heavy rainstorms in Beijing, the city's municipal flood control headquarters said on Tuesday.

    FGN10 UN-SHAH-COOPERATIVES
    Cooperatives in India now medium for innovation, self-reliance: Amit Shah to UN
    United Nations: Cooperatives in India have gone beyond their traditional boundaries and are now a medium for innovation and self-reliance in areas such as digital services, energy and financial inclusion, Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah told the UN.
    
     FGN14 SINGAPORE-NAIDU-INVESTORS
    Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu invites Singapore entrepreneurs to invest in his state
    Singapore: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has invited Singapore-based investors and entrepreneurs to participate in India's development drive and listed a wide range of projects planned and being implemented in his state.* PTI ANM
    
    








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