HIGHLIGHTS AT 1730 HOURS

Following are the highlights at 1730 hours:

IN THE PIPELINE:

Bengaluru: BJP President Amit Shah's Karnataka election campaign stories

New Delhi: SC reserves judgement on pleas challenging Aadhaar

TOP STORIES

MDS15 KA-POLLS-RAHUL-SONIA ORIGIN

"My mother more Indian than many Indians" : Rahul

Bengaluru:"My mother is more Indian than many Indians," an emotional Rahul Gandhi said today, as he responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's sarcastic barb at UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi over her foreign origin.

DEL13 BIZ-WALMART-CEO

Flipkart deal good for India, says Walmart CEO

New Delhi: World's largest retailer Walmart Inc today tried to assuage concerns around its USD 16 billion takeover of Flipkart, saying the deal is good for India as it will help create millions of jobs over time and help the economy through local sourcing of goods by the company.

 

FGN6 MALAYSIA-ELECTION-LD NAJIB

Malaysia leader concedes defeat after historic election loss

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, who led the ruling National Front coalition to a historic election loss, conceded defeat today and said the country's king will appoint a new premier.

Nation

DEL19 UP-3RD LD-STORM

Up storm toll rises to 16, fresh storm warning

Lucknow: The death toll in the storm that hit parts of Uttar Pradesh last night has risen to 16, an official said today as the Met office issued another bad weather alert for the state.

CAL4 LALU-LD PAROLE

Lalu granted 3 days parole for son's marriage

Ranchi/Patna: Jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad was today granted a three- day parole to attend his son's wedding in Patna this Saturday, a senior jail officer said today.

BOM4 MH-LD BHUJBAL

Sena bound to have concern for me as I spent 25 years with them: Bhujbal

Mumbai: Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who was granted bail in a money laundering case, today said the Shiv Sena was bound to have some concern about his health as he had been with the saffron party for 25 years.

DEL15 PREZ-SIACHEN

Prez visits Siachen base camp; expresses gratitude to soldiers

Siachen: President Ram Nath Kovind today visited the Army base camp in Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, and expressed gratitude to the soldiers posted there.

DEL17 RAIL-ELEPHANT-BEES

Sound of bees to keep elephants off rail tracks creating a buzz

Guwahati: The sound of honeybees downloaded from the internet to keep elephants away from railway tracks has created quite a buzz after the novel idea introduced by the Northeast Frontier Railway brought down the number of accidents. By Ananya Sengupta

MDS21 KA-POLL-SHAH ROADSHOW

Amit Shah holds massive road show in Badami

Badami (Karnataka): In a display of strength, BJP president Amit Shah today took out a massive road show in Badami from where Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is in the fray in the Karnataka assembly polls.

Legal

LGD21 SC-COLLEGIUM

Justice Chelameswar writes to CJI on elevation of Justice K M Joseph

New Delhi: Justice J Chelameswar, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India asking him to convene a meeting of the collegium to urgently forward to the Centre the name of Uttarakhand Chief Justice K M Joseph as the judge of the apex court.

LGD26 SC-3RD LD WB PANCHAYAT POLLS

SC stays Calcutta HC order on WB panchayat polls

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today stayed the Calcutta High Court order asking the West Bengal State Election Commission to accept nomination papers filed through e-mail for contesting the panchayat elections in the state.

Foreign

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Swaraj in Myanmar to hold talks with country's leadership

Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived here today on a two-day visit during which she is expected to hold discussions with Myanmar's top leadership on key bilateral and regional issues, including the situation in the Rakhine state from where thousands of Rohingya Muslims had fled following violence last year.

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Nepal all set to welcome PM Modi

Kathmandu: Nepal is all set to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is arriving in the country tomorrow for a two-day state visit during which he will hold talks with the top leadership here with a focus on implementing key India-assisted projects and building mutual trust.