New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5.10 pm: NATION PAR18 RS-DHANKHAR-LD NOTIFICATION

MHA notifies Dhankhar's resignation, Rajya Sabha informed New Delhi: The Union home ministry notified the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar as vice president on Tuesday, a day after he sent a letter to President Droupadi Murmu saying he was stepping down with immediate effect due to medical reasons.

PAR19 LS-3RDLD ADJOURN

LS adjourned for day as opposition protests demanding debate on SIR; govt slams 'double standards' New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday due to protests by the opposition demanding a discussion on the ongoing voter roll revision in Bihar, even as the government accused them of practising "double standards" by asking for a debate on one hand and disrupting the House on the other.

PAR17 RS-3RDLD ADJOURN

Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day without transacting any business amid Opposition protests New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday without transacting any business after uproar by Opposition members over several issues including a discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.

DEL20 OPPN-LD PROTEST

Opposition MPs protest against Bihar SIR; vow to press for PM's presence in House New Delhi: Opposition MPs, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, on Tuesday held a protest in the Parliament House complex against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.

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Oppn doing 'gundagardi', India not a dharamshala: BJP on protests against SIR in Parliament New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday slammed opposition parties over their protest against the Bihar voter list revision, accusing them of resorting to "gundagardi (hooliganism)" so that foreigners, including Bangladeshi and Rohingya "infiltrators", can get the right to vote in elections.

DEL29 JK-PAHALGAM-SECURITY LAPSE

Pahalgam massacre: With attackers at large, security concerns rise; demand to fix accountability gains traction Pahalgam: Three months after the brutal terror attack in Pahalgam that left many tourists dead, the perpetrators are still at large, raising concerns over security lapses in the region and sparking growing calls for fixing accountability. By Sumir Kaul

MDS9 KL-3RDLD BRITISH JET

Grounded British fighter jet flies back Thiruvananthapuram: The British F-35B fighter jet flew back on Tuesday after completing maintenance, more than a month after it made an emergency landing at the international airport here, and remained parked since then.

LEGAL LGD17 SC-ECI-LD SIR

'Aadhaar, voter, ration cards considered only for identification': EC justifies SIR in Bihar New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has justified its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar saying it adds to the purity of the election by "weeding out ineligible persons" from the electoral rolls.

LGD14 SC-KANWAR-LD EATERIES

Kanwar Yatra: SC refuses to stay QR code directive for eateries, asks hotels to display licenses New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the "QR" code directive for eateries along Kanwar Yatra route in UP, Uttarakhand and directed all hotel owners along the route to display their licences and registration certificates in line with the statutory requirements.

LGD9 SC-LD TRAIN BLAST

7/11 blasts: SC to hear Maharashtra’s appeal against acquittal on Thursday New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear the Maharashtra government's plea against the Bombay High Court verdict acquitting all 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train bomb blasts case on July 24.

LGD12 SC-PRESIDENTIAL REFERENCE-QUESTIONS

Assent to bills: SC agrees to examine Prez Murmu’s 14 questions on timelines for guv, prez New Delhi: A five-judge Supreme Court bench on Tuesday agreed to deliberate upon the 14 crucial questions raised by President Droupadi Murmu on its April 8 verdict that fixed timelines for governors and President to act on bills passed by state assemblies.

FOREIGN FGN23 BANGLA-2NDLD CRASH

Students protest to demand 'accurate' info as Bangladesh school jet crash toll rises to 31 Dhaka: Thousands of students on Tuesday protested during the visit of the interim government's top officials to the site of the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training jet, as the death toll in the country's one of the deadliest aviation accidents rose to 31, including 25 children.

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Call for UK to refresh Indo-Pacific strategy on eve of Modi visit London: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s highly anticipated visit to the UK to sign off on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), one of the country’s leading think tanks on Tuesday called for a refresh of Britain’s Indo-Pacific strategy that expands its links with India beyond the trade deal. By Aditi Khanna

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