New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.20 pm:
NATION:
DEL28 UKD-CLOUDBURST-2NDLD RESCUE
* Rescuers retrieve one body in flood-hit Dharali, 150 rescued but many still missing
Uttarakashi (Uttarakhand): A body was recovered and 150 people rescued from the flood-ravaged mountain village of Dharali on Wednesday as the search for the missing resumed amid huge challenges on a rain-drenched morning. *
DEL30 RAHUL-TRUMP-PM
* PM can't stand up to Trump despite repeated threats due to US probe into Adani: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot stand up to US President Donald Trump despite his repeated threats due to "the ongoing US investigation into Adani". *
DEL40 PM-KARTAVYA BHAVAN-INAUGURATION
* PM Modi inaugurates Kartavya Bhavan
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Kartavya Bhavan, the first of the ten upcoming Common Central Secretariat buildings to house the bureaucracy. *
PAR4 RS-ADJOURN
* Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm as Opposition protests rejection of notices
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned on Wednesday till 2 pm following protest by Opposition members over the non-admission of 35 notices they had submitted on various issues. *
PAR6 LS-LD ADJOURN
* Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 PM
New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the second time on Wednesday till 2 PM amid relentless protests by opposition parties demanding a discussion on voter roll revision exercise in Bihar.
DEL4 CONG-PAR-SIR
* Opposition's demand for discussion on votebandi non-negotiable: Congress
New Delhi:The Congress on Wednesday said the Opposition's demand for a discussion on the "votebandi" by the Election Commission is "non-negotiable" in both Houses of Parliament. *
DEL6 ED-CYBER FRAUD-SEARCHES
* ED raids in NCR, Uttarakhand in global cyber fraud case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple premises in the national capital region and Uttarakhand as part of a money laundering probe linked to a global cyber fraud ring in which Indian and foreign nationals were duped of funds worth crores of rupees, official sources said. *
MDS1 AP-GREEN PLANT
* Andhra govt backs Rs 35,000-cr green energy plant near Machilipatnam port
Machilipatnam (AP): A delegation from Poland and representatives of the JKSH Group met with Andhra Pradesh Mines, Geology, and Excise Minister Kollu Ravindra here to discuss setting up a Rs 35,000 crore Green Energy plant near the Machilipatnam port. *
CAL5 JH-LD MAOIST
* Maoist with Rs 15 lakh bounty killed in gunfight with security forces in J'khand: Police
Gumla (Jharkhand): An area commander of the banned Maoist splinter group, People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), carrying a bounty of Rs 15 lakh on his head, was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Gumla district, police said on Wednesday. *
LEGAL:
LGD6 SC-CASES-SENIOR COUNSELS
* Senior lawyers can't mention cases for urgent hearing in my court from Aug 11: CJI Gavai
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai on Wednesday said that from August 11, no senior advocate will be permitted to mention cases for u
rgent listing and hearing in his court so that juniors get an opportunity to do it. *
LGD7 SC-BIHAR- ELECTORAL ROLLS
* SC asks EC to furnish details of 65 lakh deleted voters in Bihar draft electoral rolls
New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to furnish by August 9 the details of around 65 lakh electors left out from the draft electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. *
BUSINESS:
DEL33 BIZ-LD RBI
* RBI keeps interest rates unchanged amid uncertainty over Trump's tariffs
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its policy interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, as policymakers weighed the risks posed by US President Donald Trump's trade policies and the uncertainties surrounding the potential for higher tariffs. *
FOREIGN:
FGN4 CHINA-PAK-US-TIES
* Pakistan will not develop closer ties with US at the cost of China: Chinese experts
Beijing: As US President Donald Trump has ramped up his country's ties with Pakistan, China's all-weather ally, Chinese strategic experts say Islamabad understands the limits given his strategy to contain Beijing's global influence. By K J M Varma *
FGN7 US-TRUMP-RUSSIA-IMPORTS
* 'I don't know anything about it,' says Trump on US imports of Russian fertilisers and chemicals
New York/Washington: President Donald Trump has said that he doesn’t know anything about the US imports of Russian uranium, fertilisers and chemicals. Trump made the comments on Tuesday while responding to a question on India’s statement on American imports of these commodities. By Yoshita Singh *
FGN11 PAK-AFGHANS-REPATRIATION
* Pak to repatriate over 1.3 million Afghans with PoR cards from Sept 1
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to repatriate over 1.3 million Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration cards from September 1, a media report said on Wednesday. By Sajjad Hussain **