New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.55 pm: NATION DEL23 OPPN-PROTEST-DETAIN

Oppn MPs detained on way to EC hq, Rahul says fight not political but to save Constitution New Delhi: Scores of opposition MPs, including Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, were detained on Monday as they took out a protest march from Parliament House to the Election Commission but were stopped midway.

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Democracy 'assaulted', 'murdered' right outside Parliament: Ramesh after MPs stopped from taking out march New Delhi: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday alleged that democracy was being assaulted and murdered right outside Parliament, as opposition MPs were stopped from taking out their protest march to the Election Commission office.

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Cong, oppn protest well thought out strategy to create anarchy, instability in country: BJP New Delhi: The BJP on Monday slammed opposition parties over their protest against the voter roll revision in Bihar and alleged “vote theft” in past elections, accusing them of trying to create anarchy in the country.

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Rahul Gandhi demands clean, pure voter list New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the Opposition is protesting for the right to vote for every Indian, and demanded a "clean and pure" voter list.

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Delhi Police says Rahul Gandhi among 30 MPs held during march to EC office, cites lack of permission New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Monday said it has detained more than 30 opposition MPs who were holding a march to the EC office against the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls.

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SP chief Akhilesh slams Election Commission, accuses officials of ‘vote loot’ New Delhi: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the Election Commission of failing to act against large-scale irregularities, including in the Uttar Pradesh elections, and alleged that officials colluded with the ruling BJP to “loot votes”.

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PM inaugurates flats for MPs, asks them to celebrate festivals in their residential premises New Delhi: Inaugurating a complex of multi-storey flats for parliamentarians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday suggested that the residential premises housing the MPs should celebrate India's different festivals and compete on cleanliness.

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Delhi govt to implement SC order on stray dogs in time-bound manner: Mishra New Delhi: The Delhi government will implement in a time-bound manner the Supreme Court order for shifting stray dogs in the city to shelter homes, Development Minister Kapil Mishra said on Monday.

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SC directs Delhi authorities to pick up stray dogs, keep them in shelters New Delhi: Terming the stray dog menace in the city as "extremely grim", the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi government and civic bodies to start picking up strays from all localities at the earliest and keep them at dog shelters.

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'Publicity interest litigation': SC refuses to hear PIL New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a PIL for directions to state election commissions (SEC) to take steps to curb alleged illegal activities of political parties that could undermine "sovereignty, integrity, and unity of the country".

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Apologise for scurrilous remarks against Telangana HC judge: SC to litigant, lawyer New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed a litigant and his lawyers to tender an unconditional apology to a Telangana High Court judge against whom they levelled “scurrilous allegations”.

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SC confirms Medha Patkar's conviction in defamation case by Delhi LG Saxena New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday confirmed the conviction of activist Medha Patkar in a 25-year-old defamation case filed by Delhi LG V K Saxena.

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Delhi HC asks Yasin Malik to respond to NIA’s plea for death penalty New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday sought separatist leader Yasin Malik's response on a plea filed by the National Investigation Agency seeking death penalty for him in a terror funding case.

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Pak Army chief Munir repeats anti-India rhetoric in US New York, Aug 11 (PTI) Kashmir is the "jugular vein" of Pakistan, Pakistani Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has said, repeating his anti-India rhetoric. By Yoshita Singh

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Trump yet to decide on tariffs over China’s Russian oil purchase: Vance New York: US President Donald Trump has not yet decided on imposing levies on China for purchasing oil from Russia, as Washington’s ties with Beijing “affect many things that have nothing to do with the Russian situation", Vice President J D Vance has said. By Yoshita Singh

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India on UK’s ‘Deport Now Appeal Later’ expanded list for foreign criminals London: India is among the countries being added to an expanded UK government list of countries where foreign criminals will be deported once they are sentenced before their appeals are heard as part of measures to crack down on rising migration to the country. By Aditi Khanna

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