New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.10 pm: NATION DEL10 RAHUL-EC

SIR 'institutionalised chori'; EC colluding with BJP to carry out 'vote theft': Rahul New Delhi: Describing the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls as an "institutionalised chori", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that the Election Commission is "openly colluding" with the BJP to carry out this "theft" with the objective of taking away the voting rights of the poor.

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Opposition MPs protest against SIR, '€˜vote theft'€™ in Parliament complex New Delhi: Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties held a protest in the Parliament House complex on Friday against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar electoral rolls and alleged poll rigging that they dubbed as "vote theft".

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Evacuation of pilgrims underway in disaster-hit Uttarkashi, 80 more rescued safely Uttarkashi: Evacuation of stranded pilgrims from areas around the disaster-hit Dharali village continued on Friday, with authorities focusing on rescue and relief operations via air as the Gangotri National Highway and several rural motor roads are damaged at a number of points.

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EC officials question Rahul Gandhi over 'delay' in filing objections on draft Bihar poll roll New Delhi: With no political party approaching the Election Commission for inclusion or removal of names from Bihar's draft voters' list, sources in the poll panel on Friday questioned why Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has not raised any objections now.

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Battered by Trump onslaught, Modi trying to portray himself as farmers' champion: Cong New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Now that he is "bruised and battered" by the "Trump onslaught", Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to portray himself as the great champion of Indian farmers, but "nobody is fooled", the Congress said on Friday.

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Lok Sabha adjourned till 3 pm amid Opposition protests New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the second time on Friday till 3 pm amid vociferous protests by opposition parties demanding a discussion on the voter roll revision in Bihar.

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Serious questions which must be addressed, EC must act: Tharoor on Rahul's poll rigging claims New Delhi: Citing Rahul Gandhi's poll rigging claims, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said these are "serious questions" which must be seriously addressed in the interest of all voters and urged the Election Commission to act urgently.

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'Vote Adhikar Rally': Congress set for its mega show in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Opposition Leader in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will hold the party's 'Vote adhikar rally' at Bengaluru's Freedom Park on Friday, which is being organised in protest against the alleged "vote theft".

PAR8 LS-LD ADJOURN

Lok Sabha adjourned till 3 pm amid Opposition protests New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the second time on Friday till 3 pm amid vociferous protests by opposition parties demanding a discussion on the voter roll revision in Bihar.

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SC deletes observation against Allahabad HC judge New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday deleted its observation in which it criticised Allahabad High Court judge Prashant Kumar for allowing criminal proceedings in a civil dispute case, making it clear that its intention was not embarrass or cast aspersions on him.

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PIL in Kerala HC seeks implementation of CAG recommendations on human-wildlife conflict Kochi: A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Kerala High Court seeking directions to the state government to implement the CAG recommendations aimed at preventing and mitigating human-wildlife conflict.

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Not until we get it resolved: Trump on trade negotiations with India New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has ruled out the possibility of trade negotiations with India, until the issue of tariffs is resolved. By Yoshita Singh

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'When India and Pakistan went to war, we got involved directly,' claims Rubio New York: The US “got involved directly” when India and Pakistan "went to war", and President Donald Trump was able to deliver peace between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has claimed. By Yoshita Singh

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Trump's latest ‘tariff tantrum’ risks years of US-India partnership: US Congressman New York: US President Donald Trump’s latest “tariff tantrum" risks years of careful work to build a stronger US-India partnership, a prominent American Congressman has said. By Yoshita Singh

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Imposition of additional duty on India ‘national security issue’: White House trade adviser New York/Washington: The imposition of an additional 25 per cent duty on India is a “national security issue” associated with New Delhi’s “abject refusal to stop buying Russian oil”, White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro has said. By Yoshita Singh

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Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls questioned as collusion, prompting protests and scrutiny of objection procedures. Challenges to the Special Intensive Revision focus on procedural questions for inclusion and removal from draft electoral rolls, allegations that the process may deprive voters of rights and political collusion, parliamentary protests, and scrutiny of why formal objections were not lodged and why political leaders were queried about compliance with objection procedures.