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....IGHLIGHTS<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 2-8-2025<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5.13 pm: NATION DEL44 PM-2NDLD VARANASI In Varanasi, PM Modi dedicates success of Operation Sindoor to Mahadev, slams Opposition Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invoked Lord Shiva's 'Rudra roop' (fierce form) to describe India's resolute action against terrorism, saying Operation Sindoor showcased the country's strength to the world and delivered a clear message that anyone who dares attack India will not be spared, not even in 'Pataal Lok'. DEL45 RAHUL-LD JAITLEY Rahul alleges Arun Jaitley threatened him on farm laws, BJP rubbishes charge as 'fake news' New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on ....
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....Saturday claimed that former finance minister Arun Jaitley had threatened him to not speak against the farm laws else he would face action, a charge rubbished by the BJP as "fake news" and asked him to stick to facts instead. DEL35 UP-PM-SWADESHI PM Modi urges people to embrace 'swadeshi' spirit amid 'global economic uncertainty' Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on citizens to adopt the spirit of "swadeshi" and support locally-made products, stressing that true service to the nation lies in promoting indigenous goods, especially amid "global economic uncertainties". DEL36 RAHUL-ELECTIONS Election system 'already dead' in country; 2024 LS poll was 'rigged': Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Ga....
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....ndhi on Saturday stepped up his attack on the Election Commission, alleging that the polling system in the country is "already dead" and the 2024 Lok Sabha election was "rigged". CAL9 BH-RAJNATH-OP SINDOOR Rajnath flays opposition for raising questions on Operation Sindoor in Parliament Patna: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday came down heavily on the Congress-led opposition for “raising questions” about Operation Sindoor “instead of paying tributes to the valour displayed by our armed forces”. DEL41 CONSTITUTION-KHARGE EC has become PM Modi's 'puppet': Mallikarjun Kharge New Delhi: Amid a row over the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday a....
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....lleged that the Election Commission has become a "puppet" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BOM14 CG-COURT-2NDLD NUNS-BAIL Nuns from Kerala walk out of Chhattisgarh jail after getting bail in `trafficking' case Durg: Two nuns from Kerala who were arrested on the charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion were released from Durg Central Jail in Chhattisgarh after a special court granted them bail on Saturday. MDS14 KL-FILM CONCLAVE-2NDLD CM Honouring 'The Kerala Story' endorses use of films to spread communal hatred: CM Vijayan Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said that awarding national film honours to 'The Kerala Story' can only be seen as an endorsement of attempts to ....
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....misuse movies to spread communal hatred and urged the cultural and film community to oppose such moves unitedly. DEL34 JK-LD ENCOUNTER 2 terrorists killed in encounter in J-K's Kulgam Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday, officials said. DEL37 JK-MHA-PAK-WOMAN Pakistani woman deported after Pahalgam attack to get visitor's visa: MHA to J&K HC Jammu: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has informed the Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh High Court that it has decided to grant a visitor's visa to Rakshanda Rashid, a Pakistani woman who was deported from Jammu after the Pahalgam terror attack, prompting the court to dismiss her petition seeking nod ....
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....to return to her family here. CAL8 BH-DRAFT ROLLS-TEJASHWI Tejashwi claims his name missing in draft electoral rolls; Bihar deputy CM refutes Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday claimed that his name was missing in the “draft electoral rolls” published by the Election Commission as part of the special intensive revision in Bihar, ahead of the assembly polls. BOM10 MH-YAVAT VIOLENCE-LD PROBE Five FIRs filed over communal violence in Pune's Yavat; more than 500 booked and 17 detained Pune: Police have registered a total of five FIRs against more than 500 persons in connection with the communal violence in Yavat village of Pune district that broke out over an alleged objectionable post on a social messaging platfor....
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....m, officials said on Saturday. CAL7 WB-BJP-CAA-BENGALI IDENTITY BJP rolls out CAA help desks to blunt Mamata's 'Bengali Asmita' pitch in crucial Matua belt Kolkata: In a push to reclaim the Matua vote and blunt TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's "Bangali Asmita" pitch, the BJP has launched CAA help desks in parts of West Bengal, facilitating citizenship applications in what is being seen as its most aggressive outreach initiative to woo refugee voters ahead of the 2026 assembly polls. By Pradipta Tapadar LEGAL LGD3 SC JUDGE-DISABILITY RIGHTS Rights of persons with disabilities: SC judge highlights need to create sensitisation & awareness New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Manmohan on Saturday highlighted the need to create....
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.... sensitisation and awareness about the rights of persons with disabilities. LGD2 SC-EMISSION Stakeholders must be on same platform to discuss plan to deal with emissions in power sector: SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stressed that all stakeholders must be on the same platform to discuss, formulate and implement the plan to address the issue of carbon emissions arising out of power generation. LGD5 JUSTICE CHANDRACHUD-BUNGALOW Former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud vacates official residence New Delhi: Former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has vacated the official residence of the head of the judiciary in the national capital. LGD4 UKD-HC-STATUES Uttarakhand HC permits relocation of Gandhi, Pant st....
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....atues in Nainital Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court has permitted the Nainital district administration to relocate iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Govind Ballabh Pant from their existing locations in the tourist town. FOREIGN FGN13 UK-AIR INDIA-CRASH Air India crash: UK families await update on DNA-matched remains London: British families, waiting for the remains of relatives aboard the London-bound Air India 171 plane that crashed soon after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport, are expecting confirmation on DNA matches after high-level India-UK government talks, their legal team has said. By Aditi Khanna PTI MPL MPL<BR> News - Press release - PIB....