HIGHLIGHTS AT 17:00 HOURS

Following are the top PTI stories at 17:00 hours:

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3 LeT militants killed in encounter in JK

Srinagar: A major terror attack was foiled by the Jammu and Kashmir Police today and three Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on the outskirts of Srinagar, police said.

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Modi blasts Congress, JD(S), says they have secret pact

Tumakuru (Kar): Claiming that the Congress and the JD(S) have entered into a "secret" pact for the Karnataka Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today H D Deve Gowda's party was "protecting" the Congress.

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Rahul seeks answers from Modi on tainted candidates

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi today demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the BJP giving tickets to those allegedly involved in corruption, including its chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa.

 

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14 arrested in rape and killing of woman in Jharkhand

Chatra: Fourteen persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged rape and killing of an 18-year-old woman by setting her on fire in Jharkahnd's Chatra district yesterday, a top district official said today.

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RLD, SP to join hands for Kairana, Noorpur bypolls

Lucknow: Hoping to repeat the Gorakhpur and Phulpur feat, the Rashtriya Lok Dal will join the united Opposition to contest the upcoming bypolls to two seats in Uttar Pradesh against the BJP, an RLD leader said. By Sangita Bakaya

SPORTS

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Neeraj shatters own national record, finishes 4th in Doha Diamond League

Doha: Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra shattered his own national record by clearing a distance of 87.43m en route finishing fourth in a star-studded field in the season opening Diamond League series meeting here.

FOREIGN:

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Trump to meet South Korean president at White House on May 22

Washington: Ahead of his much-awaited summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, US President Donald Trump will host his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in at the White House on May 22, according to an official announcement today. By Lalit K Jha

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US Navy veteran sentenced to life for killing Indian engineer

Washington: A US court has sentenced to life imprisonment a Navy veteran who yelled "get out of my country" before killing Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in a racially motivated hate crime at a bar in Kansas City last year.