New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5.15 pm: NATION CAL61 BH-LD VOTING (4.49 pm)

Bihar polls: 54 pc voting till 3 pm, deputy CM alleges attack, Lalu calls for change of guard Patna: Polling progressed at a moderate pace across 121 assembly constituencies of Bihar on Thursday, with 53.77 per cent of 3.75 crore voters casting their votes till 3 pm to decide the fate of over 1,000 candidates in the first phase of elections, which also witnessed sporadic incidents of violence. Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha alleged that RJD supporters attacked his convoy in his home turf, Lakhisarai.

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RJD, Cong have soft corner for infiltrators, dislike for Lord Ram because of vote bank, alleges PM Bhagalpur/Araria: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday charged the opposition RJD-Congress combine in Bihar with having a soft corner for infiltrators, but "dislike" for Lord Ram and 'Chhathi Maiya' because of vote bank politics.

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On poll day, Bihar Dy CM alleges his convoy attacked by RJD supporters; EC asks DGP to take action Lakhisarai (Bihar): Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha caused a flutter on Thursday, alleging that his convoy had been attacked by workers of the main opposition party, RJD, who were trying to "intimidate" voters in the area.

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BJP will try to steal votes with all might in Bihar polls, responsibility of youth to stop it: Rahul Purnea: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the BJP will try to “steal votes” in the Bihar assembly polls with all its might, and it is the responsibility of the youth to act against it.

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ED issues fresh summons to Anil Ambani for Nov 14 New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani for questioning next week in an alleged bank fraud linked-money laundering case, sources said.

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'58 times': Congress takes swipe at govt after Trump repeats 'India-Pak' claim New Delhi: With US President Donald Trump again repeating his claim that India and Pakistan "made peace" after he threatened them with snapping trade deals, the Congress on Thursday took a swipe at the Modi government and said "this makes it 58 times" this has been stated.

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India repatriates 270 Indians who fled to Thailand from Myanmar scam centre New Delhi: India on Thursday repatriated 270 of its nationals from Thailand in two military transport aircraft, days after they fled to Thai border town of Mae Sot from a notorious scam centre in Myanmar following a crackdown on it.

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ED attaches assets worth Rs 11.14 Cr of ex-Indian cricketers Raina, Dhawan in online betting case New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 11.14 crore of former cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan as part of a money-laundering probe linked to the operations of an alleged illegal betting site, official sources said on Thursday.

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MP HC dismisses plea by Shah Bano's daughter seeking to stop release of film 'Haq' Indore: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the daughter of Shah Bano Begum, whose legal battle to get alimony from ex-husband became a landmark case, seeking a stay on the release of Hindi film 'Haq', holding that it was devoid of merits.

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Cal HC asks ECI to file affidavit on PIL questioning SIR on basis of 2002 voters' list Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India to state its position by filing an affidavit on a PIL questioning why the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was being done on the basis of the 2002 voters' list.

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PIL in SC seeking judicial intervention to address rising air pollution levels New Delhi: A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court by a wellness expert seeking urgent judicial intervention to tackle a "persistent and systemic failure" in addressing the country's rising air pollution levels which has reached proportions of a "public health emergency".

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Rush of voter applications at age 18 could overwhelm authorities, open floodgates: HC Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday said if every individual began submitting voter enrolment applications immediately upon turning 18, it would overwhelm the authorities with verification work and "open the floodgates".

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India needs world-class banks; in talks with RBI, lenders: FM Sitharaman Mumbai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the country needs big and world-class banks, and discussions are on with the Reserve Bank and lenders in this regard.

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Trump updates number of planes shot down between India-Pak conflict; now claims 8 were downed New York: Known to make inconsistent comments, US President Donald Trump now claims that eight planes were shot down during the war between India and Pakistan in May, once again without specifying who they belonged to. By Yoshita Singh

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Indian envoy discusses bilateral trade, defence deal with key US Senator Washington: India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, discussed bilateral trade and the signing of a 10-year defence framework agreement between the two countries in a meeting with Senator Steve Daines.

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