New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) These are the top stories at 22:15 hours:

NATION

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Eid prayers peaceful, but festive buzz missing in Kashmir

Srinagar: The festive buzz was missing in Kashmir on Monday with Eid prayers limited to neighbourhood mosques as authorities imposed strict controls and security forces fanned out across towns and villages, restricting the movement of people and prohibiting congregations in large grounds. By Sumir Kaul

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Flood toll over 200 in 4 states, rescue ops intensify; 14 die in rain-related incidents elsewhere

Thiruvananthapuram/Dehradun/Ahmedabad: Over 120 people were airlifted from an inundated road in Kutch as rescue operations were stepped up on Monday in flood-hit Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra, the four states where over 200 people have perished so far, while nine people were killed in landslides in Uttarakhand and Jammu following heavy rains.

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Modi walks in the wild with Bear Grylls

New Delhi: Walking through the wild and taking a ride on a cold river in a makeshift boat were some of the things that Prime Minister Narendra Modi put up with as he teamed up with survivalist Bear Grylls to promote causes close to his heart -- conservation and cleanliness.

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NSA undertakes aerial survey of Kashmir Valley

Srinagar: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Monday undertook an aerial survey of the city and South Kashmir areas to take stock of the security situation as the valley celebrated Eid al-Adha amid strict restrictions that are in place after the decision to revoke provisions of Article 370.

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CRPF helpline flooded with calls from Kashmiris seeking to know wellbeing of family

New Delhi: A Srinagar-based CRPF helpline which was restored on Sunday has been inundated with calls from Kashmiris living across the country and abroad seeking to know the wellbeing of their kin in J-K, officials said on Monday.

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Rahul Gandhi assures all help to flood affected people Wayanad (Ker): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday visited flood-hit areas in his Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, including worst-hit Puthumala, and urged the Centre to "aggressively support" the people hit by floods and landslides in Southern states.

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No exchange of sweets along Indo-Pak border on Eid

New Delhi: The customary exchange of sweets between the BSF and Pakistan Rangers along the International Border did not take place on the occasion of Eid on Monday as the neighbouring country refused to send its personnel, officials said.

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One dead, 13 injured as fire engulfs ship in Visakhapatnam outer port

Visakhapatnam (AP): One person drowned and 13 others suffered burn injuries after a major fire swept through an offshore support vessel, forcing the crew to jump into the sea in the outer harbour of the port here on Monday, police said.

LEGAL

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Article 370: SC to hear plea on Tuesday against 'regressive measures' in J&K

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a plea challenging the Centre's decision to impose restrictions and "other regressive measures" in Jammu and Kashmir following the revocation of the provisions of Article 370.

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Ayodhya land dispute: Crucial day-to-day hearing of case in SC to enter 5th day on Tuesday

New Delhi: The crucial day-to-day hearing in the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case in the Supreme Court will entre the 5th day on Tuesday with the counsel for the deity, 'Ram Lalla Virajman', re-commencing arguments for claim over the entire 2.77-acre disputed land in Ayodhya.

BUSINESS

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Ambani to sell stake to Aramco, BP to make Reliance debt-free by March 2021

Mumbai: On a mission to cut debt in Reliance Industries, billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Monday announced plans to sell stakes in the firm's oil and chemicals business to Saudi oil giant Aramco and in fuel retail network to BP plc for Rs 1.15 lakh crore, and said its telecom unit Jio will begin offering fibre-based broadband services from next month.

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Days after submitting EoI, Vedanta's Agarwal says not interested in Jet

Mumbai: In the second major setback to the lenders bid to revive the grounded Jet Airways by selling it out, billionaire businessman Anil Agarwal, a day after announcing interest in the airline, Monday said he is no longer interested to pursue the deal.

FOREIGN

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Any bilateral differences should not become disputes: Jaishankar to China

Beijing: India and China on Monday agreed on a host of initiatives to improve their relations, with New Delhi emphasising that the future of the ties will depend on the mutual sensitivity to each other's "core concerns" to ensure that any bilateral differences should not become disputes. By K J M Varma

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Pak undertaking multiple efforts to redress Kashmir situation: Bajwa

Islamabad: Pakistan has initiated multiple efforts to "redress" the situation in Kashmir and will support the Kashmiri people "whatever effort it takes," Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Monday. By Sajjad Hussain. PTI

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