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DELHI DEL6 CONG-NITISH Aaya Kumar, gaya Kumar Congress slams Nitish, says people will give befitting reply New Delhi The Congress on Monday took a swipe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with another chameleon barb and aaya Kumar, gaya Kumar jibe at him, a day after the JDU leaders latest volte-face in Bihar.

Following are the top stories at 1.20 pm: NATION CAL8 BH-LALU-ED **** 'Land-for-jobs' scam: RJD chief Lalu Prasad appears before ED for questioning Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here for questioning in connection with its probe into the alleged land-for-jobs scam, officials said.

**** DEL8 ED-HEMANT SOREN **** ED team visits J'khand CM Hemant Soren's Delhi house New Delhi: An Enforcement Directorate team on Monday visited the residence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in connection with a money laundering investigation, official sources said. **** DEL17 PM-LD STUDENTS **** Compete with yourself, not others: PM Modi to students at 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday advised parents against treating their child's report card as their own visiting card, and suggested that students should compete with themselves and not others. **** CAL11 WB-CAA-THAKUR **** CAA implementation within a week: Union minister Shantanu Thakur Kolkata: Union Minister Shantanu Thakur on Monday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) would be implemented in the country within a week. **** DELHI DEL6 CONG-NITISH **** 'Aaya Kumar, gaya Kumar'€™: Congress slams Nitish, says people will give befitting reply New Delhi: The Congress on Monday took a swipe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with another chameleon barb and 'aaya Kumar, gaya Kumar' jibe at him, a day after the JD(U) leader's latest volte-face in Bihar. **** DEL19 GOVT-ALL PARTY-MEETING **** Ahead of Budget session, govt convenes all-party meeting on Tuesday New Delhi: The government has called a meeting of floor leaders of different parties in Parliament on Tuesday ahead of the Budget session. **** DEL23 COVID-CASES **** India logs 112 new COVID-19 cases New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 112 cases of COVID-19, while the number of active cases of the infection was recorded at 1,460, the health ministry said on Monday. **** BOM2 CG-TEACHER-ARREST **** Chhattisgarh school headmaster held after making people take pledge not to believe in Hindu gods Bilaspur: A 60-year-old headmaster of a government school in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district has been arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments after administering a pledge to people not to believe in Hindu gods and to embrace Buddhism, police said on Monday. **** CAL2 WB-YATRA **** Rahul Gandhi's Nyay Yatra resumes in West Bengal Sonapur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' resumed its journey from Sonapur in Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal on Monday morning. **** MDS1 KA-HANUMAN DWAJA-PROTESTS **** Karnataka village continues to be tense after Hanuman flag removed; protests continue Mandya: The situation remained tense in Keragodu village in Karnataka, but under control on Monday, a day after it witnessed strong protests and police action, following the removal of a saffron flag bearing Lord Hanuman's picture hoisted on a 108-ft tall flag post by the authorities. **** LEGAL LGD4 SC-CALCUTTA HC-ORDER **** SC transfers to itself pleas related to caste certificate scam in MBBS admissions in West Bengal New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday transferred to itself pleas related to a tussle between two benches of the Calcutta High Court over the issue of a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in issuance of caste certificates to candidates aspiring for reserved category seats. **** LGD10 SC-CHANDRABABU **** SC dismiss AP govt's plea against anticipatory bail to TDP chief Naidu in Inner Ring Road scam case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of the Andhra Pradesh government challenging the anticipatory bail granted to TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the Amaravati Inner Ring Road scam case. **** FOREIGN FGN15 PAK-IRAN-MINISTER **** Iranian foreign minister in Pakistan for 'in-depth' talks to mend frayed ties Islamabad: Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdolahian will hold ''in-depth'' talks with his Pakistani counterpart Jalil Abbas Jilani here on Monday, days after the two neighbours conducted tit-for-tat military strikes at alleged terrorist bases in both countries. By Sajjad Hussain ****