HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.30 pm.
    
    LEGAL
    
    LGD26 SC-CBI-LD WEST BENGAL
    * 2021 post-poll violence: SC raps CBI over its plea seeking transfer of cases outside West Bengal
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rapped the CBI for making "scandalous allegations" against the courts in its plea seeking transfer of cases relating to the 2021 post-post violence cases outside West Bengal. *

    LGD10 SC-KARNATAKA-JUDGE
    * SC takes cognisance of ‘objectionable’ comments of Karnataka HC judge against woman lawyer
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of alleged controversial and objectionable comments made by a Karnataka High Court judge against a woman lawyer during court proceedings. *

    LGD24 UKD-HC-QUOTA
    * High court seeks Uttarakhand govt's reply on 10 per cent quota to statehood agitators
    Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court has sought a reply from the state government on a PIL challenging the constitutionality of an Act granting 10 per cent reservation to those who participated in the movement for statehood and their dependents in government jobs. *

    LGD32 SC-COACHING CENTRE-DEATHS
    * Coaching centre deaths: SC asks Centre-appointed panel to submit interim measures in 4 weeks
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed a Union government-appointed high-level committee probing the death of three IAS aspirants in a coaching centre here in July due to flooding in the building's basement to submit interim measures in four weeks to prevent such incidents. *

    LGD19 DL-COURT-LALU
    * Land-for-jobs case: Sanctions to prosecute Lalu Prasad obtained, CBI tells court
    New Delhi: The CBI told a Delhi court on Friday that it has obtained requisite sanctions from authorities concerned to prosecute former railway minister Lalu Prasad in a corruption case related to the alleged land-for-jobs scam. *

    LGM1 AP-TIRUPATI LADDU-PETITION
    * AP HC to hear YSRCP leader Subba Reddy’s plea on Tirupati laddu issue on Sept 25
    Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday agreed to hear a petition filed by senior YSRCP leader Y V Subba Reddy on September 25 over the Tirupati laddu (consecrated sweet) controversy raging in the country. *

    NATION

    DEL11 NAXAL-SHAH
    * Amit Shah appeals to Naxals to lay down arms, warns of action if they don't
    New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday appealed to Naxals to give up violence, lay down arms and surrender, saying an all-out operation will otherwise be carried out against them. *

    DEL13 CONG-TIRUPATI LADDU
    * Suits BJP to allow polarising conspiracy theories in election season: Cong on Tirupati laddu row
    New Delhi: The Congress on Friday said if claims of "desecration" of the Tirupati laddu are right, a full-fledged enquiry must identify the guilty, but if they are wrong or motivated, millions of Tirupati devotees will not forgive those playing with their faith. *

    DEL16 CONG-MH-PM
    * Where does PM stand between Gandhi and Godse: Cong on PM's Maharashtra visit
    New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Maharashtra's Wardha, the Congress on Friday posed questions to him asking where does the PM stand between Mahatma Gandhi and Nathuram Godse. *

    CAL6 WB-DOCTORS-PROTEST
    * RG Kar impasse: Bengal junior doctors to hold march to CBI office in Salt Lake on Friday
    Kolkata: The agitating junior doctors in West Bengal, who have announced withdrawal of their sit-in before Swasthya Bhavan, will hold a march to the CBI office in Salt Lake on Friday, seeking justice for the alleged rape and murder of a medic in the state-run RG Kar hospital last month. *

    FOREIGN
    
    FGN6 US-QUAD-PRIORITIES
    * Quad summit to have significant announcements in areas like maritime security and critical and emerging technologies
    Washington, Sep 20 (PTI) The Quad summit in Delaware will feature ambitious announcements in multiple areas such as maritime security, high-quality infrastructure and critical and emerging technologies to demonstrate the group's endurance, a top White House official has said. By Lalit K Jha *

    FGN10 US-QUAD-INDIA
    * US says it sees India as leader within Quad
    Washington, Sep 20 (PTI) The US sees India as a leader within the Quad and is grateful for New Delhi's role in the four-nation grouping, a top White House official has said. By Lalit K Jha *

    FGN12 LANKA-INTERNATIONAL-OBSERVERS
    * International observers arrive in Sri Lanka for presidential election monitoring
    Colombo: A group of election observers from the European Union and the Commonwealth have arrived in Sri Lanka to monitor the presidential election on Saturday. *

    

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