New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm: NATION DEL35 PM-2NDLD SESSION (12.34 pm)

Opposition using Parliament to vent out frustration, no place for drama: PM Modi New Delhi: Parliament is not a place for drama, it is a place for delivery, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday in a hard-hitting attack on the opposition and accused it of turning the House into a "warm up arena" for elections or as an outlet to vent out frustration after defeat.

DEL36 CONG-PM-LD SESSION (12.47 pm)

PM 'biggest dramabaaz', indulging in hypocrisy: Congress New Delhi: The Congress on Monday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi the "biggest dramabaaz" and said his statement accusing the opposition of indulging in drama in Parliament is "nothing but hypocrisy".

PAR4 RS-PM-VICE PRESDIENT (11.53 am)

PM Modi says rise of Radhakrishnan to post of Vice President reflects true strength of democracy New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the rise of C P Radhakrishnan from an ordinary background to the office of Vice President reflects the true strength of democracy, and hoped his experience and guidance will aid in the smooth running of the Rajya Sabha.

PAR12 RS-KHARGE (12.35 pm)

Be just to both sides, Kharge tells Chairman CP Radhakrishnan New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday assured Chairman CP Radhakrishnan of cooperation from the Congress party in the smooth conduct of the House, as he also urged him to treat the Opposition and Treasury benches equally.

PAR13 LS-TOBACCO-PAN MASALA (12.52 pm)

Sitharaman introduces 2 bills in LS to levy excise duty on tobacco, cess on pan masala New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced two bills in the Lok Sabha to levy excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products, and a new cess on manufacturing of pan masala, which will replace the GST compensation cess on such sin goods.

PAR11 LS-LD ADJOURN (12.33 pm)

Lok Sabha adjourns till 2 pm amid Opposition protests over SIR New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Monday amid Opposition protests demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

DEL33 MEA-JAISHANKAR-BIOWEAPONS (12.17 pm)

Need framework to deal with challenge of biological weapons: Jaishankar New Delhi: India on Monday pitched for a global mechanism to check any possible misuse of biological weapons in view of the uncertain international security environment.

DEL32 ED-KL-MASALA BOND-LD CM NOTICE (12.16 pm)

ED issues show cause notice to Kerala CM, ex-minister Issac in Masala Bond case New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: The Enforcement Directorate has issued a Rs 467-crore FEMA contravention show cause notice to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, former finance minister Thomas Issac, and the CM's chief principal secretary K M Abraham in the KIIFB Masala Bond case, officials said on Monday.

BOM3 MH-LOCAL POLLS-FADNAVIS (12.38 pm)

SEC's decision to postpone some local body polls wrong: Fadnavis Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the State Election Commission's decision to postpone some of the local body polls was "wrong".

CAL4 WB-MAMATA-ANTI-SIR RALLIES (9.29 am)

Mamata to scale up anti-SIR campaign with rallies in Malda, Murshidabad, Cooch Behar Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will intensify her offensive against the EC's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls with rallies in Malda and Murshidabad this week, followed by a major mobilisation in Cooch Behar next week, TMC sources said.

FOREIGN FGN15 BANGLA-HASINA (11.52 am)

Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 5-year jail term in land scam case Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to five years of imprisonment in a land scam case.

FGN16 ASIA-FLOODS (12.06 pm)

Flooding recovery efforts underway in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand as death tolls rise Padang Sidempuan (Indonesia): Recovery and aid efforts are underway in parts of Southeast Asia and South Asia where the full number of dead and missing are not yet known after heavy rains and flooding left a devastating toll in the past week.(AP)

FGN13 LEBANON-POPE (11.19 am)

Pope Leo XIV's visit highlights Christian resilience in Lebanon despite regional turmoil Beirut: Over the past few decades, hundreds of thousands of Christians have left parts of the Middle East for good, driven by wars and the rise of Muslim extremists.(AP)

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Tobacco and pan masala taxation revised; ED issues FEMA show cause notice in Masala Bond matter. Legislation was introduced to impose excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products and to establish a new cess on pan masala replacing the GST compensation cess on those goods. The Enforcement Directorate issued a Rs 467 crore FEMA contravention show cause notice in the KIIFB Masala Bond matter to state officials, commencing statutory response and penalty procedures under foreign exchange law.