HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.27 pm:
    
    
    NATION
    
    LGD30 SC-BIHAR-LDALL ELECTORAL ROLLS
    Electoral rolls can't remain "static", says SC; Bihar SIR exercise "voter-friendly"
    New Delhi: Observing that electoral rolls cannot remain "static" and there is bound to be a revision, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said the expanded list of acceptable documents of identity from seven to 11 for Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters’ list was in fact “voter-friendly and not exclusionary.”

    DEL80 INDIA-LD DIPLOMACY
    Next week's key diplomatic engagements: China's Wang to visit India; Jaishankar heads to Russia
    New Delhi: India has two major diplomatic engagements next week as it is set to host Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi while External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar heads to Moscow, amid a strain in New Delhi's ties with the Trump administration over its procurement of Russian crude oil.

    DEL56 BJP-SONIA
    BJP alleges Sonia Gandhi became voter before getting Indian citizenship
    New Delhi: The BJP alleged on Wednesday that former Congress president Sonia Gandhi was registered as a voter before she became an Indian citizen, as the ruling party stepped up its counter-offensive amid the Opposition's charge of "vote-chori" against the government and the Election Commission.

    DEL65 RAHUL-EC-DEAD VOTERS
    Rahul has tea with 'dead' voters from Bihar, thanks EC for experience
    New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he had a unique experience of having tea with some "dead" voters from Bihar and thanked the Election Commission for it.

    DEL72 BJP-2NDLD OPPN-VOTE THEFT
    'Chor machaye shor': BJP taunts Oppn, alleges 'farziwada' in voter list in seats of Rahul, other 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 with "vote chori".
    
    DEL69 CONG-BJP-VOTE THEFT
    LS polls be considered null and void for being held on fake voter lists: Cong hits back at BJP
    New Delhi: Hitting back at the BJP for claiming irregularities in seats contested by some top opposition leaders, the Congress on Wednesday said the data shared by the ruling party points to its collusion with the Election Commission (EC) and demanded that the 2024 Lok Sabha polls be considered "null and void" for being held on "fake voter lists".
    
    DEL77 CONG-RAHUL-THREAT
    Rahul's lawyer raised issue of 'threat to his life' without his consent, will take it back in court: Cong
    New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said Rahul Gandhi's lawyer raised the issue of threat to his life without his consent and will take back the statement in court on Thursday.
    
    DEL71 JAISHANKAR-RUSSIA
    Jaishankar to visit Russia next week; to hold talks with top leaders
    New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Moscow next week to hold crucial talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, amid some strain in India's ties with the US over New Delhi's procurement of crude oil from Russia.
    
    BOM18 MH-COURT-RAHUL-THREAT
    He apprehends harm from followers of Savarkar and Godse's ideology, Rahul Gandhi tells court
    Pune: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has told a Pune court hearing a defamation case against him that he could face harm from the followers of the ideology of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Nathuram Godse, and providing "preventive protection" is the state's constitutional obligation.
    
    DEL60 EC-WB-CHIEF SECRETARY
    WB voter list revision row: Chief Secretary Manoj Pant appears before EC following summons
    New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Wednesday appeared before the Election Commission here, after he was summoned by the poll panel to explain the state government's decision not to suspend "tainted" officers over alleged irregularities in electoral roll revision.
    
    MDS17 AP-RAHUL GANDHI-LD JAGAN
    Rahul Gandhi tight-lipped on India's largest electoral 'anomaly' in Andhra, claims Jagan
    Amaravati: YSRCP supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday alleged that the largest electoral 'anomaly' in the country during the 2024 general elections occurred in Andhra Pradesh and accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of remaining silent on the issue.

    BOM16 MH-LD MEAT BAN
    NCP questions closure of meat shops on Aug 15; BJP says ban as per 1988 order
    Mumbai: At least five civic bodies in Maharashtra have ordered meat shops to remain shut on August 15, prompting the Ajit Pawar-led NCP to question the ban, while ruling ally BJP defended it, citing a 1988 state government order empowering these bodies to impose such restrictions.

    BOM30 MH-PIGEONS-JAIN MONK
    Only Raj Thackeray can resolve pigeon feeding issue: Jain monk after Marathi outfit stages protest
    Mumbai: As protests favouring and opposing feeding of pigeons in Dadar area of Mumbai threatened to escalate into a confrontation between two communities, a Jain monk on Wednesday sought the intervention of MNS chief Raj Thackeray to defuse the situation.
    
    DEL79 AVI-DGCA-AIRINDIA-WARNING
    DGCA finds Air India response on crew duty time violations unsatisfactory; warns to ensure compliance
    Mumbai: Civil aviation regulator DGCA has warned Air India's Accountable Manager and CEO Campbell Wilson after finding the airline's response as "unsatisfactory" to the show cause notice issued in relation to flight duty time violations by the crew of two long-haul flights that were operated in May, sources said on Wednesday.

    DEL75 UKD-UTTARKASHI-RESCUE
    Central, Uttarakhand agencies carry out rescue operations in Dharali amid bad weather
    Uttarkashi: Battling weather-related hindrances, rescuers carried out their operations on a war footing on Wednesday in disaster-hit Dharali.
    
    MDS15 TN-RAJINI-GOLDEN JUBILEE
    Rajinikanth completes 50 years in cinema,wishes pour in
    Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth completed 50 years in cinema on Wednesday and wishes poured in from various sections of the society, including from actor-politician Kamal Haasan, a contemporary of the top actor.

    DEL57 UKD-UTTARKASHI-EXPERTS
    Experts warn all-weather Uttarakhand road project in current form could spell disaster
    Dehradun: Two members of a Supreme Court-appointed panel on Wednesday warned of Dharali-like consequences if the much-hyped Chardham all-weather road widening project in Uttarakhand is pursued in its current form.

    
    
    
    BUSINESS
    
    DEL73 BIZ-RBI-CHEQUE CLEARANCE
    Banks to clear cheques within few hours from Oct 4: RBI
    Mumbai: The RBI will introduce a new mechanism from October 4 for clearance of cheques within hours of being presented to banks, reducing the current time period of up to two working days.

    
    
    
    LEGAL
    
    LGD37 SC-STRAY DOGS-ORDER
    Stray dogs: Judiciary's responsibility to have courage to remind people of truths, says SC
    New Delhi: Amid the uproar over the order on stray dogs in the Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court has said judiciary bore the sole responsibility to "possess the courage and strength" to remind people of truths which they may not prefer to hear.
    
    LGD34 SC-ACTOR-BAIL
    SC to pronounce verdict on actor Darshan's bail plea in murder case on Aug 14
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to deliver on Thursday its verdict on Karnataka government's plea to the cancel bail granted actor Darshan in the Renukaswamy murder case.

    LGD33 SC-STRAY DOGS
    New three-judge SC bench to hear stray dog case on Aug 14
    New Delhi: After widespread protests across the country following a top court verdict on relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, a new three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear the suo motu case on Thursday.
    
    LGD23 SC-2NDLD WRESTLER
    Murder case: SC sets aside order granting bail to Olympian Sushil Kumar, directs him to surrender
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside an order of bail to Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar in a 2021 murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar at the Chhatrasal Stadium in the national capital.    
    
    LGD28 DL-COURT-LD MALIWAL-ACQUITTAL
    Delhi court acquits Swati Maliwal accused of revealing rape victim's name
    New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted MP and former chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Swati Maliwal, accused of allegedly disclosing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who succumbed to injuries.


    
    
    
    FOREIGN
    
    FGN34 NEPAL-INDIA-ELECTRICITY
    Nepal to export additional 200 MW electricity to India
    Kathmandu: Nepal will export nearly 200 MW electricity to India in addition to the existing 940 MW, officials said, a development that will earn little more than NRs 80 billion for the Himalayan nation. By Shirish B Pradhan
    
    

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