New Delhi, Following are the stop stories at 9.20 pm: NATION DEL122 VP CANDIDATE-LD NDA

NDA picks Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as vice-president candidate New Delhi: Maharashta Governor Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan, a seasoned BJP leader from Tamil Nadu with an RSS background, was on Sunday named the vice-presidential candidate of the ruling National Democratic Alliance.

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Long-time RSS volunteer, former MP from TN and governor for multiple states is BJP's choice for VP post New Delhi: He became associated with RSS and Jan Sangh in his teens, won Lok Sabha elections twice from Coimbatore in the late 1990s and his supporters call him 'Modi of Tamil Nadu' -- Maharashtra Governor Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan is the BJP and NDA's choice for the Vice President's post.

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Submit affidavit in 7 days to back 'vote chori' claims: CEC Gyanesh Kumar to Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for his 'vote theft' charges against the Election Commission, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday served a seven-day ultimatum on the Congress leader to submit a signed affidavit to back his claims, else his allegations will be considered baseless and invalid.

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Whole country knows EC stealing polls in collusion with BJP: Rahul at launch of Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar Sasaram (Bihar): Embarking on a 1,300 km 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' from here, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the Election Commission of "stealing" elections in collusion with the BJP and asserted that the INDIA bloc will not let their "latest conspiracy" to steal Bihar polls through SIR of electoral rolls succeed. By Asim Kamal

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to meet PM Modi during 2-day India visit New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit to India beginning Monday, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

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Cloudburst, landslide in J-K’s Kathua; seven killed Jammu: Seven members of four families, including five children, were killed in two separate incidents of cloudburst and landslide in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir early Sunday, officials said.

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EC stands thoroughly exposed for incompetence, partisanship: Cong New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission stood "thoroughly exposed" not only for its "incompetence" but also for its "blatant partisanship", soon after the chief election commissioner defended the SIR in Bihar and rejected as "baseless" the opposition party's allegations of "vote theft".

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Persons holding multiple voter IDs due to migration, other issues: CEC Gyanesh Kumar New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday said instances of a person holding multiple voter identity cards arise due to migration or administrative lapses and the poll authority is working to rectify such mistakes.

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Can't share machine-readable voters list: CEC cites SC order New Delhi, Aug 17 (PTI) Citing a 2019 Supreme Court judgment, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday said that the voter list in machine-readable format cannot be shared with political parties.

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In Bihar, Rahul lets Tejashwi be in the driving seat Patna: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday made it clear that in Bihar, where his Voter Adhikar Yatra was kicked off, he would like Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD to be in the driving seat.

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PM Modi inaugurates two highways worth Rs 11,000 cr to decongest Delhi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and Urban Extension Road-II worth nearly Rs 11,000 crore to reduce traffic congestion in the national capital and its surrounding areas.

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Ex-CJI Khanna to ONOE committee: Constitutional validity does not mean desirability New Delhi: Former chief justice of India Sanjeev Khanna has told a parliamentary committee scrutinising the simultaneous election bill that the constitutional validity of a proposal in no way amounts to a pronouncement upon the desirability or necessity of its provisions.

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Next-Gen GST step towards a single tax slab GST New Delhi: The proposed ‘Next Gen GST’ with sweeping reforms, lower tax rates, and just two slabs, aims to boost the economy amid tariff threats and set the stage for a single tax rate regime by the time India becomes a developed nation, government sources said.

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Pak warns of more heavy rains as flash flood death toll hits 327 Peshawar: Pakistan’s weather department on Sunday warned of heavier torrential rains countrywide, as the death toll from flash floods in the country’s north rose to 327, according to authorities.

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FS Misri discusses strengthening of bilateral ties with Nepal’s top leadership Kathmandu: India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Sunday called on Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to discuss ways to further strengthen bilateral ties across multiple sectors.

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Next-Gen GST reform aims to simplify tax slabs and move toward a single-rate regime, altering compliance and structure. Proposed Next-Gen GST seeks consolidation to fewer slabs and a single-rate trajectory to simplify compliance, while electoral-administration points include a CEC demand for a signed affidavit to substantiate vote-theft claims, reliance on a Supreme Court precedent to deny machine-readable voter lists to parties, and administrative remediation of duplicate voter identities; a former judge advised that constitutional validity does not imply policy desirability for electoral reforms.