New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm: NATION PAR16 LS-MOTION-4THLD RAHUL-BOOK (4.48 PM)

Lok Sabha adjourned for day amid uproar over Rahul seeking to quote from ex-army chief's 'memoir' New Delhi: A row erupted in Lok Sabha on Monday when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi sought to quote from a "memoir" of former Army chief M M Naravane on the 2020 India-China conflict but faced strong opposition from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other BJP members who accused the Congress leader of misleading the House, leading to uproar and adjournment of proceedings for the day.

DEL10 MEA-JAISHANKAR-US (12:37 PM)

Jaishankar embarks on 3-day visit to US New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday embarked on a three-day visit to the US to attend a Washington-led ministerial meeting on critical minerals supply chain.

DEL9 HP-DALAI LAMA-GRAMMY (11.47 PM)

Dalai Lama says Grammy win reflects shared responsibility, not personal achievement Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday said his Grammy Award win was not a personal achievement but a recognition of a shared universal responsibility.

DEL37 SPACE-LD DIGANTARA (4.20 PM)

Digantara, Singapore's defence arm ink pact on situational space awareness New Delhi: India's Digantara Industries has joined hands with Singapore's defence arm to develop tools for space situational awareness and also to protect their national satellites from collision with space debris.

DEL16 MAMATA-LD DELHI POLICE (R) (3.20 PM)

Mamata confronts cops deployed at Delhi's Banga Bhawan, claims SIR-affected families 'threatened' New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday confronted police personnel deployed outside the Banga Bhawan in Delhi and alleged harassment of the families affected by the SIR exercise in her state.

BOM9 MH-AJIT PAWAR-RAUT (2.58 PM)

Raut cites Ajit Pawar's statement on BJP 'scam' file, casts doubts on death; ruling party hits back Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday said former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar died just days after his revelation that he had a file on BJP's scam and asserted the chain of events was "mysterious".

CAL6 JH-MIGRANT-DUBAI (12.29 PM)

14 migrant workers stranded in Dubai, appeal to Jharkhand govt for safe return Ranchi: Nearly 14 migrant workers from different districts of Jharkhand facing difficulties allegedly due to unpaid wages in Dubai have appealed to the state government for facilitating their safe return, an official said on Monday.

MDS11 KL-BUD-CPI(M)-BLACK DAY (2.10 PM)

Union Budget ignores Kerala, CPI(M) to observe Feb 3 as 'Black Day' Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling CPI(M) on Monday called for observing February 3 as a 'Black Day' across Kerala, protesting what it described as the Centre's "severe neglect" of the state in the Union Budget.

MDS14 KA-HATE BILL-BJP (3.38 PM)

Karnataka BJP justifies sending Hate Bill to President's consideration Shivamogga (Karnataka): BJP state president B Y Vijayendra on Monday justified Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's decision to send the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill to President Droupadi Murmu for her consideration saying the bill was flawed.

DES27 DEF-WARFARE-COURSE (3.40 PM)

Third edition of tri-services future warfare course to be held in Delhi from Feb 2-25 New Delhi: The third edition of the tri-services future warfare course featuring an enhanced curriculum which covers specialised subjects and domain-specific warfare developments in military operations will be held here from February 2-25, officials said on Monday.

LEGAL LGD11 SC-CCI-PATENT RIGHTS (3.55 PM)

SC to rule on competition body's power to probe patent-linked disputes New Delhi: While staying portions of a ruling of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), the Supreme Court on Monday said it will examine whether the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has the authority to look into allegations of anti-competitive conduct arising from the exercise of patent rights.

LGD6 SC-CENSUS-PIL (12.56 PM)

SC refuses to entertain PIL questioning procedures to record caste of citizens in 2027 census New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL questioning the procedure to be adopted to record, classify and verify the caste data of citizens in the 2027 general census.

BUSINESS DEL34 BIZ-FM-IBC (4.06 PM)

Govt to introduce IBC Amendment Bill in second half of Budget session starting Mar 9: FM New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government intends to introduce the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the second half of the Budget session beginning March 9 as the parliamentary committee has already submitted its report.

FOREIGN FGN28 CHINA-DALAI LAMA-REAX (RPT) (3.34 PM)

China criticises Grammy Award for Dalai Lama Beijing: China on Monday deplored the Grammy Award given to the Dalai Lama, saying it "firmly opposes" the Tibetan spiritual leader using the recognition to carry out "anti-China activities".

PTI SHS SHS

Competition Commission authority over patent-linked conduct to be examined; IBC Amendment Bill 2025 set for introduction. The Supreme Court stayed parts of an NCLAT ruling and will examine whether the Competition Commission can probe anti-competitive conduct arising from the exercise of patent rights, addressing the boundary between patent enforcement and competition law oversight; concurrently, the government plans to introduce an Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Amendment Bill following a parliamentary committee report, and a state hate speech bill has been sent to the President for consideration.