HIGHLIGHTS AT 1205 HOURS

Following are the top stories at 1205 hours:

DEL4 PAR-SESSION Govt mulling extension of ongoing Parliament session by 2-3 days: Source

New Delhi: The government is considering extending the ongoing session of Parliament by at least two to three days to complete its legislative business, sources said Friday.

DEL3 UP-MAYAWATI Mayawati attacks BJP, asks it to make public its source of funds during polls

New Delhi: BSP chief Mayawati Friday attacked the BJP asking it to make public the source of funds received by it during elections and alleged that it cannot tolerate when people of deprived sections progress in business.

 

DEL2 BIZ-STOCKS-OPEN Sensex drops over 200 pts, Nifty below 11,550

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex dropped nearly 200 points in early trade Friday amid heavy foreign fund outflow and weak domestic headwinds.

MDS4 KA-CONFIDENCE-SPEAKER

Karna Assembly Speaker says he is not delaying trust vote

Bengaluru: Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar Friday dismissed suggestions that he was trying to delay the vote on the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to decide the fate of his government.

MDS3 KA-YEDDYURAPPA Kumaraswamy will make his farewell speech Friday: Yeddyurappa

Bengaluru: With the Karnataka Governor asking Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to prove majority in the Assembly by Friday afternoon, state BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa predicted the end of the coalition government and said his party will decide on the future course of action after consulting the national leadership.

MDS2 KA-PONZI-LD ARREST Mohd Mansoor Khan arrested in Delhi, being questioned by ED: SIT

Bengaluru: Mohammed Mansoor Khan, the owner of IMA jewels, has been arrested in New Delhi by the Enforcement Directorate and is being questioned by it, said a special investigation team here which is probing the alleged ponzi scam.

CAL1 WB-BENGALI SHOW Bengali musical show with major artistes on YouTube from today

Kolkata: Sixteen popular singers from across the country have come on board to dish out Bengali songs with influences from genres ranging from Baul, Bihu to new-age pop in a new music series, that will be streamed on YouTube from Friday afternoon.

LEGAL:

LGD7 SC-ASSAM Centre, Assam move SC seeking extension of deadline for finalisation of NRC

New Delhi: The Centre and the Assam government Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of the July 31 deadline for finalisation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

FOREIGN:

FGN12 US-PAKISTAN-LD AID US security aid to Pak to remain suspended pending decisive action against terror groups: Report

Washington: America's security assistance to Pakistan will remain suspended pending "decisive and irreversible" action by the country against externally-focused militant groups like the LeT and Al Qaeda operating from its territory, a US congressional report has said ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit here. By Lalit K Jha

FGN6 US-CHINA-HUMAN RIGHTS China home to one of worst human rights crisis: Pompeo

Washington: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said China was home to one of the worst human rights crisis of the present times, slamming Beijing for violations against ethnic and religious minorities. By Lalit K Jha

FGN2 US-IRAN-LD DRONE US shoots down Iranian drone: Trump

Washington: President Donald Trump has said a United States naval ship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Horumz after coming within its "threatening range", a development that is likely to escalate the simmering tensions between the two countries.