New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm: NATION DEL10 OPPN-PAR-PROTEST (11.22 AM)

Kharge, Sonia, Rahul, other opposition MPs protest against SIR in Parliament complex New Delhi: Several opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday staged a protest in the Parliament House complex against the SIR and demanded a discussion on electoral reforms.

DEL11 TELECOM RULES-PRIYANKA (11.29 AM)

Turning country into dictatorship: Priyanka on DoT direction to pre-install app in new phones New Delhi: With the Department of Telecom asking mobile phone makers to pre-install Sanchar Saathi application in new handsets, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday described it as a "snooping app" and alleged that the government is turning the country into a dictatorship.

DEL9 CONG-TELECOM RULES-CHOWDHURY (10.59 AM)

Cong MP moves adjournment notice on Sanchar Saathi application issue New Delhi: Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury has filed an adjournment motion notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking suspension of business to discuss the government's directions on installation of the Sanchar Saathi App in new mobile handsets.

DEL17 ED-BETTING APP-ACTOR (12.18 PM)

ED questions actor Neha Sharma in online betting app case New Delhi: Model and actor Neha Sharma on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a money laundering case linked to online betting platform 1xBet, officials said.

DEL16 DEF-NAVYCHIEF (12.16 PM)

Operation Sindoor remains in progress: Navy chief New Delhi: Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Tuesday said his force's aggressive posturing during Operation Sindoor in May forced Pakistan Navy to remain close to their ports.

CAL6 BH-ASSEMBLY-SPEAKER (11.33 AM)

BJP leader Prem Kumar unanimously elected Speaker of Bihar assembly Patna: Veteran BJP leader Prem Kumar was on Tuesday unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Bihar assembly.

MDS18 KA-SIDDARAMAIAH-2NDLD DKS (12.41 PM)

Shivakumar will become CM when Cong high command decides, we are united: Siddaramaiah Bengaluru: Asserting that there are no differences between him and his deputy D K Shivakumar, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that they both are running the government unitedly, and will continue to do so in the future too.

CAL7 WB-ADHIKARI-SIR (11.50 AM)

Bengal LoP alleges bid to retain dead voters in rolls; TMC says valid documents needed for deletion Kolkata: Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday accused the state administration of attempting to retain the names of deceased voters in the electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), alleging a coordinated effort involving officials and local strongmen.

DEL18 LS-BENGAL-FISHERIES (12.21 PM)

Bengal govt did not implement Central fisheries scheme for 2 years: govt New Delhi: The West Bengal government did not implement the PMMSY central scheme for fisheries for two years and has spent only Rs 58.51 crore of the sanctioned amount, Union Minister for Fisheries Rajiv Ranjan Singh informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

DEL8 CONG-HERALD (10.10 AM)

Judiciary will see through this political vendetta: Congress on fresh FIR in Herald case New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday attacked the Modi government over the filing of a fresh FIR in the National Herald case and said it is confident that the judiciary will see through this "political vendetta and mindless attempts to hound".

BOM5 MH-LOCAL POLLS-TURNOUT (11.49 AM)

7.94 pc turnout till 9.30 am in Maharashtra local polls; 2 'bogus' voters caught, claims Cong Mumbai: An estimated 7.94 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling on Tuesday for elections to 264 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Maharashtra, officials said.

CAL3 TR-CM-EXFILTRATION (10.07 AM)

Tripura now witnessing exfiltration: CM Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said the northeastern state, which is surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides, is now witnessing exfiltration instead of infiltration from across the international border.

MDS4 TL-THREAT-FLIGHT-DIVERSION (10.31 PM)

Hyderabad-bound IndiGo flight diverted to Mumbai due to bomb threat, lands safely Hyderabad: A Kuwait-Hyderabad IndiGo flight was diverted to Mumbai on Tuesday following a bomb threat email, police said here.

LEGAL LGD6 SC-DELHI RIOTS-BAIL (12.10 PM)

Police claim of 'regime change operation' not in chargesheet: Gulfisha Fatima to SC New Delhi: Stressing that she cannot be subjected to "endless custody", activist Gulfisha Fatima, seeking bail in the February 2020 riots case, told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that Delhi Police's claim of a coordinated “regime change operation” finds no mention in its chargesheet.

LGD5 SC-RIL-SEBI (12.05 PM)

Jio-Facebook deal: SC rejects plea of RIL against SAT order imposing Rs 30 lakh fine New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal of Reliance Industries Limited and two of its officials against a decision of the Securities Appellate Tribunal, which had upheld a penalty imposed by markets regulator SEBI for not making prompt clarification to stock exchange about the Jio-Facebook deal.

BUISNESS DEL12 BIZ-TAX-FM (11.42 AM)

Digitalisation, new financial products call for timely global tax info exchange: Sitharaman New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said with the growing digitalisation of the economy and emergence of new financial products, countries globally will have to cooperate with timely exchange of information, while ensuring fairness and public trust in the tax system.

FOREIGN FGN10 BANGLA-ZIA (12.29 PM)

Security tightened at Dhaka hospital as Chinese medics join efforts to treat critically ill Zia Dhaka: Security was tightened around Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday as a specialist medical team from China joined efforts to treat the ailing politician, who remains in a highly critical condition at a private hospital in Dhaka.

FGN17 LANKA-DISASTER-INDIA (12.12 PM)

Indian forces evacuate 9-month pregnant woman in flood-hit Lanka amidst intensified rescue ops Colombo: A nine-month pregnant woman was safely evacuated and provided urgent medical care by India's disaster response force in Sri Lanka, as New Delhi intensified rescue and relief operations across the cyclone-hit island nation, the Indian mission here said on Tuesday.

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