New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
NATION
DEL20 EC-BIHAR-VOTER LIST
* No demand by any party to include or remove names from Bihar draft roll so far: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday said no political party in Bihar has so far approached it for inclusion or removal of names from the draft electoral roll published on August 1. *
DEL13 BJP-TEJASHWI
* Tejashwi committed crime by keeping two voter IDs: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP alleged on Sunday that RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has committed a crime by keeping two voter IDs, noting that his Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number he cited at a presser was different from the one he officially carries. A day after the Elections Commission refuted his claim that his name was missing from the draft electoral rolls in Bihar, the BJP sharpened its attack on the opposition leader. *
DEL18 PARLIAMENT-GOVT
* Govt looks to push legislative agenda amid parliamentary deadlock over SIR discussion demand
New Delhi: The government is likely to push on Monday the passage of a key sports bill in the Lok Sabha, amid a continuing deadlock in Parliament as the Opposition's united demand for a discussion on SIR failed to draw a positive response from the ruling alliance. *
DEL11 PREZ-LD PM
* PM Modi meets President Murmu
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. *
DEL15 AVI-SPICEJET-UNRULY PASSENGER
* Passenger assaulted four staffers at Srinagar airport on Jul 26; FIR filed: SpiceJet
New Delhi: SpiceJet on Sunday said a senior Army officer, who was to board a flight to Delhi, assaulted four airline ground staffers at the Srinagar airport on July 26, and one of them suffered a spinal fracture. *
BOM9 MP-MALEGAON VERDICT-PRAGYA
* Malegaon blast case verdict is victory of Hindutva: Pragya Singh Thakur
Bhopal: Former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Sunday said the special court's verdict acquitting her in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case was a victory of Hindutva and a "slap on the face" of people who coined the term "saffron terror". *
CAL13 AS-GAURAV-ECI
* EC's neutrality questionable; Oppn wants discussion in Parliament: Gaurav Gogoi
Guwahati: Senior Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday alleged that the neutrality of the Election Commission is questionable, which is why the opposition parties want a discussion on the revision of the voter list in Parliament. *
BOM12 MH-FADNAVIS-URBAN NAXALS
* Those who act like urban Naxals will be arrested: Fadnavis on Special Public Security Bill
Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has made it clear that the Special Public Security Bill is not for taking action against those who criticise the government, but warned that those who act like urban Naxals will be arrested under it. *
BOM11 MH-AADITYA-CRICKET
* Blockbuster fixture, mockery of emotions: Aaditya slams Centre over Asia Cup Indo-Pak match
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday hit out at the Centre over the scheduled India-Pakistan cricket match in the upcoming Asia Cup, stating that engaging in sports with the neighbouring country in the wake of the Pahalgam attack was a "mockery of emotions". *
BOM4 MH-MALEGAON BLAST-PUROHIT
* Lt Col Purohit gets warm welcome as he returns home in Pune after acquittal in Malegaon blast case
Pune: Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, one of the seven accused acquitted by a court in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, was accorded a grand welcome by his family members and supporters on his return home in Pune on Sunday. *
DEL14 UP-2ND LD ACCIDENT
* Eleven killed as SUV falls into canal in UP's Gonda
Gonda (UP): An SUV fell into the Saryu canal in the district on Sunday, leaving 11 people dead and four others injured, police said. *
MDS10 AP-QUARRY-ACCIDENT
* Six migrant workers killed in granite quarry accident in Andhra Pradesh
Ballikurava (Andhra Pradesh): Six migrant workers were killed and three injured after a massive granite rock fell on them at a quarry in Bapatla district on Sunday. *
DEL17 JK-SOCIAL MEDIA
* From ideology to income: The new social media game in Kashmir
Srinagar: Security agencies have uncovered a new trend among some youngsters in the Kashmir Valley of using social media to glorify separatist and terrorist figures not out of ideological conviction, but as a calculated tactic to gain followers and earn money from advertisers. By Sumir Kaul *
LEGAL
LGD2 SC-RAPE-ENGINEER
* Software engineer moves top court against Rajasthan HC's 'erroneous' order on foreign travel
New Delhi: A software engineer, accused of raping a woman on a false pretext of marriage, has moved the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Rajasthan High Court which directed his wife to be present in the country if he wished to travel abroad for a job. *
LGD1 SC-COLONEL
* Colonel assault case: SC to hear Monday plea against transfer of probe to CBI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea challenging an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court transferring to the CBI the investigation into the alleged assault of a colonel by Punjab Police personnel over a parking dispute in March. *