New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm: NATION DEL26 UKD-CLOUDBURST-LD RESCUE

Flash floods: 65 stranded in Uttarkashi rescued, advanced equipment to be airlifted to Dharali Dehradun: Rescue operations in Uttarakhand's flash flood-ravaged Uttarkashi district gained momentum on Thursday, with 65 stranded people airlifted to Matli, officials said.

DEL27 OPPOSITION-SIR

Kharge, Sonia other Opposition MPs protest against SIR in Parliament New Delhi: Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties, including Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Thursday against the Election Commission's voter roll revision in Bihar.

DEL21 PM-LD-AGRICULTURE

India will not compromise on farmers' interest, ready to pay heavy price: PM New Delhi: In a subtle message directed at US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India will never compromise on the interests of its farmers and dairy sector, and declared he was prepared to bear a significant personal cost if necessary.

DEL4 EC-VP ELECTION-LD NOTIFICATION

Notification for vice president's election issued, nomination process begins New Delhi: The Election Commission issued a notification on Thursday for the September 9 election to the office of the vice president, kickstarting the nomination process.

DEL30 JK-ENCOUNTER J-K: Anti-terror operation in Kulgam enters seventh day

Srinagar: The anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district entered the seventh day on Thursday -- the longest so far this year -- as security forces continued to battle the ultras hiding in the deep forest area, officials said.

DEL20 INTERVIEW-ITALY-IMEC ENVOY

Initiatives like IMEC needed especially in times of volatility, uncertainty: Italy's envoy Talo' New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) The ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor project was started with a "lot of hope" and such initiatives are needed especially in times of volatility and uncertainty driven by global security challenges, Italy's envoy for IMEC, Francesco Talo' said. By Kunal Dutt

DEL28 ED-UP INVEST-LD SEARCHES

ED raids in money laundering case against ex-UP Invest CEO, others Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches in the city as part of a money laundering probe against suspended IAS officer and former Invest Uttar Pradesh CEO Abhishek Prakash, an alleged middleman Nikant Jain and some others, official sources said.

FOREIGN FGN11 US-INDIA-LD TARIFFS

Trump's reciprocal tariffs come into effect globally, including India New York/Washington, Aug 7 (PTI) The initial 25 per cent tariffs announced by the US on Indian imports came into effect Thursday, with President Donald Trump saying billions of dollars from countries that have taken advantage of America will now start flowing into the country. Yoshita Singh

FGN7 US-UNITED-FLIGHT DISRUPTION

US: United Airlines' tech outage grounds flights nationwide; delays ripple through global routes Houston: More than 800 United Airlines flights were cancelled and hundreds more delayed by late Wednesday following a major technology outage that forced a systemwide ground stop across the United States, severely disrupting both domestic and international travel. By Seema Hakhu Kachru

FGN6 US-TRUMP-INDIA

India very close to China in purchasing Russian oil, you are going to see so much secondary sanctions: Trump New York/Washington, Aug 7 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has said India is "very close" to China in terms of its purchases of Russian oil and will pay tariffs of 50 per cent as he indicated that "you are going to see so much secondary sanctions".

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Money laundering probe under PMLA prompts searches targeting former Invest CEO and alleged middleman for financial records. A criminal-financial investigation under PMLA involves coordinated searches targeting a former Invest Uttar Pradesh CEO and an alleged intermediary to obtain documents, electronic records and other material tracing the origin, movement and concealment of suspected illicit funds, with the objective of securing evidence for forensic analysis and potential attachment.