New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm: NATION DEL7 LADAKH-CURFEW-SITUATION (10.03 AM)

Ladakh: LG to review security situation; preparations underway for cremation of 2 more slain persons Leh:Curfew remained in force for the sixth day in this violence-hit town on Monday with Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta set to chair a meeting to review the overall security situation.

DEL8 CONG-BH-SHAH (10.04 AM)

Shah banking on 'vote chori', 'vote revdi' in Bihar, such machinations will be defeated: Cong New Delhi: With Home Minister Amit Shah urging people to ensure NDA victory in more than 160 seats in Bihar, the Congress on Monday said he is hoping that "VC (vote chori) plus VR (vote revdi)" will bring about this outcome.

DEL2 RAHUL-TN-STAMPEDE (9.28 AM)

Rahul speaks with Stalin, Vijay over Karur stampede New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin over phone to enquire about the Karur stampede and also called TVK party president Vijay to convey his condolences over the death of his supporters in the incident, party sources said on Monday.

BOM4 MH-RAINS-MUMBAI ( 10.02 AM)

Light to moderate showers in Mumbai; 'orange alert' in place Mumbai: Mumbai witnessed light to moderate rains on Monday morning, a day after heavy showers lashed the city.

BOM5 MH-UDDHAV-BJP (10.05 AM)

Cancel Dussehra rally, redirect funds for flood victims: BJP to Uddhav Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP's chief spokesperson Keshav Upadhye on Monday demanded that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray cancel his party's annual Dussehra rally and utilise the expenditure for flood relief in Marathwada.

BOM6 MH-RAINS-CONG (11.29 AM)

Cong demands special session of Maharashtra legislature to address rain crisis Mumbai: Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday demanded that a special session of the Maharashtra legislature be convened immediately to discuss the flood situation and extensive damage caused by heavy rains in the state.

CAL3 MN-MILITANTS-ARREST (9.28 AM)

Four militants arrested in Manipur, arms and ammunition seized.

Imphal: Security forces have arrested four militants belonging to different proscribed outfits from Manipur's Imphal West and East districts, police said on Monday.

CAL4 TR-CM-HIGHWAYS (10.08 AM)

Repair of national highways in Tripura to be undertaken on war footing after monsoon: CM Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that the damaged stretches of the national highways in the state will be repaired on a war footing as soon as the monsoon retreats fully.

BUSINESS DEL12 BIZ-NCH-GST (12.36 PM) NCH receives 3,000 GST-related complaints post tax cuts: Consumer Affairs Secretary New Delhi: Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare on Monday said the government's National Consumer Helpline (NCH) has received 3,000 complaints related to GST since the implementation of reduced taxes. PTI LUX DR DEL4 BIZ-RUPEE-OPEN (9.44 AM)

Rupee rises 3 paise to 88.69 against US dollar in early trade Mumbai: Rupee rises 3 paise to 88.69 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, tracking positive Asian currencies and weakness of the American currency in the overseas market.

DEL10 BIZ-RBI-DG-APPT (12.10 PM)

Govt appoints S C Murmu as RBI Deputy Governor New Delhi: The government has appointed Shirish Chandra Murmu as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a three-year term.

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GST-related consumer complaints rise after tax reductions, prompting helpline reports and potential regulatory consumer-protection scrutiny. The National Consumer Helpline received 3,000 complaints related to GST since the implementation of reduced taxes, as reported by Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare, highlighting increased consumer dispute intake under consumer protection mechanisms.