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A Special CBI Court which had earlier this month convicted former Union Minister Dilip Ray and others in a coal block allocation case, today sentenced them to three-years imprisonment. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Uttarakhand High Court’s contempt proceedings against Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal for allegedly failing to pay rent for the government bungalow he was staying in. Also, the campaigning for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly Elections will end today evening. Here is a look at the top national stories for this hour at a glance.

Top 10 News @ 1 pm
Top 10 News @ 1 pm
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Published : Oct 26, 2020, 1:06 PM IST

1.Coal scam: Ex Union Minister Dilip Ray gets 3 years' jail, granted bail

A Special CBI Court which had earlier this month convicted former Union Minister Dilip Ray and others in a coal block allocation case, today sentenced them to three-years imprisonment.

2.SC stays contempt proceedings against Union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Uttarakhand High Court’s contempt proceedings against Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal for allegedly failing to pay rent for the government bungalow he was staying in.

3.Campaigning for the first phase of Bihar Elections to end today

The Campaigning for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly Elections will end today evening. Top leaders of both the alliances are making a last-ditch effort to woo the voters as only one day is left for campaigning for the first phase of elections.

4.Nitish Kumar involved in 'Saat Nischay' scam, will be sent to jail if found guilty: Chirag

A day after claiming that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would be put behind bars if his party is voted to power, Chirag Paswan, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief on Monday called Kumar a "corrupt" leader and accused him of being involved in the corruption in 'Saat Nischay'

5.US welcomes India's rise as a leading regional and global power

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper will hold meetings with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh for the US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.

6.Chandra Shekhar Azad claims shots fired at his convoy

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad took to Twitter and said that shots were fired at his convoy in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district in a cowardly manner.

7.Property owned by former SP MP attached in Prayagraj

As part of the ongoing administrative action against former SP MP Atique Ahmad, against whom a case is registered under the Gangster Act, another piece of property belonging to him in Prayagraj was attached on Sunday.

8.Don't you dare snatch our democratic rights: Kangana tells Uddhav

Hitting back at Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray who had taken a sly dig at her, Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut today said the former must be "ashamed" for indulging in "petty" fights.

9.Congress fights Bihar battle without policy, efficient leadership

The Congress is faced with a herculean task in Bihar assembly polls. In the absence of a fine-tuned set of policies, intent and leadership, the party is not able to strike a balance between its political turf and support base.

10.Viral video poking fun at Congress triggers war of words

A viral social media video which shows former Madhya Pradesh Chief Ministers Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath as a snake and snake charmer respectively, has triggered a war of words between the Congress and the BJP.

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