New Delhi, Feb 22 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm: NATION
DEL4 PM-MANN KI BAAT-WOMEN Women achievers to take over PM Modi's social media accounts to mark Women's Day New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that he will hand over his various social media accounts to women achievers in different fields to mark the International Women's Day on March 8.
MDS2 TL-TUNNEL-RESCUERS Telangana tunnel collapse: Rescue teams inch closer to trapped workers Hyderabad: Rescuers have inched closer to the engineers and workers trapped inside a tunnel after a section of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal project collapsed 24 hours ago, with operations underway to extricate them, officials said on Sunday.
BOM1 MH-MSRTC-SUSPENSION Maharashtra state transport buses to Karnataka suspended after attack on bus, driver Mumbai/Belagavi: Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has ordered the suspension of the state transport buses to Karnataka after an MSRTC bus and its driver were attacked in the neighbouring state.
CAL3 KUMBH-BANGLA-DANCE Bangladeshi artistes break ice, perform at Maha Kumbh Prayagraj: While politics and diplomacy struggled to mend the bridge, faith seems to have pulled off the job with elan. By Sougata Mukhopadhyay
MDS4 KA-BORDER-BUS Border row flares up in Belagavi affecting bus services between Karnataka - Maharashtra Bengaluru: Bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra have been affected due to attack on bus drivers from both sides amid the sudden flare-up of border row in Belagavi in the last two days.
MDS3 AP-ASSEMBLY Budget for FY26 to be tabled in Andhra assembly session commencing on February 24 Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh state budget for the fiscal 2025-26 is to be tabled in the Assembly during its session that will commence on Monday.
LEGAL
LGD2 DL-COURT-MLA Delhi court refuses cognisance of chargesheet against ex-AAP MLA Rituraj Jha New Delhi: A Delhi court has refused to take cognisance of a chargesheet against former AAP MLA Rituraj Govind Jha and others in a case of allegedly defying police order during a protest in March 2024.
LGD1 GREEN-DESILTING Complete desilting of 24 drains by May 31: NGT tells Delhi govt department New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Irrigation and Flood Control Department (I&FCD) of the Delhi government to submit an undertaking that the desilting works of 24 drains in the national capital will be completed by May 31 to prevent flooding during the monsoon.
FOREIGN
FGN20 US-TRUMP-INDIA-ELECTION Trump again attacks USAID, claims USD 18 mn given to India to help with elections Washington: US President Donald Trump has claimed that the Biden administration allocated USD 18 million in funding to India to help with its elections, arguing that the country doesn’t need this money.
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