New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 6 pm:
NATION
DEL32 BJP-OPPN-VOTE THEFT
* 'Chor machaye shor': BJP alleges irregularities in voter registration in seats of Rahul, Priyanka, Akhilesh, other Oppn leaders
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday claimed irregularities in voter registration in Rae Bareli, Wayanad, Diamond Harbour and Kannauj parliamentary seats and asked Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Abhishek Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav to resign as Lok Sabha MPs, alleging they secured victory in elections with "vote chori". *
DEL28 CONG-BH-YATRA
* Rahul, INDIA bloc leaders in Bihar to take out 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' across state from Aug 17
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with INDIA bloc leaders in Bihar will embark on a 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' across the state starting August 17 against the revision of electoral rolls and to make the "battle against vote chori" a mass movement, the party said on Wednesday. *
DEL37 CONG-INEQUALITY
* Inequality in India has now taken form of 'huge social, economic crisis': Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday claimed that inequality in India has now taken the form of a "huge social and economic crisis" and alleged that the lower and middle classes are paying the price for the government's foreign, economic and industrial policies being designed to benefit a few industrialists. *
DEL35 INDIA-SINGAPORE-ISMR
* India, Singapore review ties
New Delhi: India and Singapore on Wednesday explored ways to further expand their bilateral cooperation in areas of advanced technology, trade, connectivity and digitisation during a meeting of their top ministers. *
DEL27 RJ-2NDLD ACCIDENT
* 11 from UP killed as pickup van rams into truck in Rajasthan's Dausa; mourning in Etah village
Jaipur: A pickup van crashed into a parked truck in Rajasthan's Dausa district in the early hours of Wednesday, killing 11 Uttar Pradesh residents, including seven children, and injuring eight others, police said. *
DEL26 ED-LD RAINA
* ED questions Suresh Raina in 'illegal' online betting app case
New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina was on Wednesday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged illegal online betting app-linked money laundering case, official sources said. *
DEL23 UP-BALRAMPUR-GANG RAPE (RPT)
* UP: Mentally-challenged mute woman gang-raped, chased by men on deserted road
Balrampur (UP): A mentally challenged and deaf-mute woman was allegedly gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district after being chased by bike-borne men on a deserted road, the horror captured on CCTV that helped identify two suspects, police said on Wednesday. *
BOM8 MH-MEAT BAN-PAWAR-BJP
* Policy to shut abattoirs on I-Day was first implemented when Pawar was CM in 1988, says BJP
Mumbai: The BJP on Wednesday said the policy to keep abattoirs shut on Independence Day was first implemented in 1988 when NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar was chief minister of Maharashtra, and sought to know if the opposition would question the veteran politician about it. *
MDS7 KL-GOPI-LD CHANDRASEKHAR
* Kerala BJP rallies behind Suresh Gopi over allegations regarding his 2024 LS win
Thiruvananthapuram/Thrissur: The BJP’s top leadership in Kerala on Wednesday rallied behind Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi as he faces mounting attacks from the Congress-led UDF and CPI(M)-headed LDF over alleged irregularities in his 2024 Lok Sabha election victory from Thrissur. *
BUSINESS
DEL42 BIZ-TARIFF-CEA
* US tariff impact not to last more than 6 months; pvt sector has to do more for India: CEA
Mumbai: Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said US tariffs-related challenges will dissipate in the next one or two quarters, and urged the private sector to do more as the country navigates through other longer-term challenges. *
LEGAL
LGD18 SC-JK-STATEHOOD
* SC to hear on Aug 14 plea for restoring Jammu & Kashmir statehood
New Delhi: The Supreme Court would on Thursday hear a plea for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. *
LGD13 SC-BIHAR-ELECTORAL ROLL
* 11 docs in Bihar SIR compared to 7 in summary revision shows it is voter friendly: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the 11 documents required to be submitted by an elector for Bihar's special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral roll as opposed to seven documents in summary revision conducted previously showed the exercise was "voter friendly". *
FOREIGN
FGN13 PAK-US-LD TERRORISM
* US, Pak to deepen bilateral cooperation to tackle leading militant groups
Islamabad: Pakistan and the US have agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation to tackle leading militant groups, including the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-Khorasan, and the Taliban. By Sajjad Hussain *
FGN14 US-HINDU-TEMPLE
* Hindu temple desecrated in US; Indian consulate calls act 'reprehensible'
New York: The signboard of a Hindu temple was defaced in the US city of Indiana, an incident described by the Indian consulate as "reprehensible". *
FGN18 BANGLA-HASINA-TRIAL
* Bangladesh: Corruption trial begins against Sheikh Hasina, her nieces in housing plot scam
Dhaka: The corruption trial against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 17 others, including her nieces Azmina Siddiq and British MP Tulip Siddiq, in a housing plot scam started on Wednesday at a Dhaka court with depositions of the complainant, media reports said. *