Following are PTI's top/expected stories at 6:50 pm:

Following are PTI's top/expected stories at 6:50 pm:

STORIES IN THE PIPELINE:

Canada PM Justin Trudeau's visit to India

Stories related to PNB scam

DEL 18 NIRAVMODI-LD BJP

New Delhi: BJP alleges that the multi-crore PNB scam involving billionaire jewellery designer Nirav Modi happened during the UPA rule and the Congress was spreading lies to mislead the public.

DEL 17 INDOIRAN-ROUHANI New Delhi: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says India and Iran have a "common stance" in effectively dealing with terrorism and extremism, and called for concerted regional efforts to deal with the challenge.

DEL16 MEA-2NDLD INDOIRAN New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold "substantive" talks on key issues of terrorism, security, trade and energy, after which the two sides inked nine pacts, including a lease contract for a part of Chabahar port's operation for 18 months.
 

DEL13 POL-CONG-NIRAVMODI New Delhi: The Congress held the BJP responsible for the Rs 11,400-crore Punjab National Bank scam involving jewellery designer Nirav Modi and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of institutionalising "crony capitalism".

DEL4 NIRAVMODI-CBI New Delhi: The CBI arrests two officials of Punjab National Bank, including a now retired deputy manager, and an authorised signatory of billionaire Nirav Modi's company in connection with alleged fraudulent transactions of Rs 11,400 crore, officials said.

BOM7 MH-NIRAVMODI-SENA Mumbai: The Shiv Sena attacks Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the multi-crore-rupee Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam and alleged that diamond czar Nirav Modi, who is at the centre of the scandal, had been a "partner" of the BJP and helped it collect funds for elections.

BOM5 MH-NAQVI-MUSLIM GIRLS Mumbai: The school drop-out rate among Muslim girls, which is more than 72 per cent, is a matter of concern for the government, says Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.

CAL3 BH-CPA-RJD Patna: The inaugural session of the 6th conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, India Region, here was marred by a protest by RJD MLAs over a statement of Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi.

MDS6KL-NAIDU-EDUCATION Kozhikode: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu calls for furthering human resource development, and said since 65 per cent of India's population was below 35 years of age, education institutes should seize the opportunity in shaping the future of the nation.

LGD1 DL-HC-VADRA New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has rejected the plea of a Delhi-based hospitality firm linked to Robert Vadra challenging an income tax (IT) department notice to it for re-assessment of its profits from land deals in Haryana and Rajasthan for the years 2010-11.

FGN10 PAK-GIRL-SENTENCE

Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan sentences to death a serial killer for the brutal rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl that sparked national outrage, the first ever trial in the country's history that concluded in shortest period of four days. (By M Zulqernain)

FGN 8 US-ALQAEDA-LD SENTENCE

Washington: Top Al-Qaeda operative Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun has been sentenced to life for

multiple terrorism offences, including conspiracy to kill American military personnel in Afghanistan and bomb the

US embassy in Nigeria, the Department of Justice says. (By Lalit K Jha)

FGN7 PAK-TROOPS-SAUDI

Islamabad: Pakistan today said the decision to send its troops to Saudi Arabia was taken after clarifying the "rules of engagement" for which negotiations were ongoing for some time. (By Sajjad Hussain).