PTI HIGHLIGHTS AT 5

The following are PTI's top/expected stories at 5 pm:

STORIES IN THE PIPELINE

New Delhi - Press conference by BJP and Congress.

STORIES ON THE WIRE:

NATION:

DEL9

EC-POLLS-DISABLED

Action required for meaningful electoral participation of

disabled: CEC

New Delhi: There is need for "real action" and not mere "tokenism" to enable people with disabilities to have a meaningful participation in electoral processes, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) O P Rawat says.

DEL6

PAR-DATA LAW

Parliamentary panel pushes for data protection

legislation

New Delhi: The country urgently needs data minimisation, data privacy and a data residency law to ensure the security of private and public data, a parliamentary panel say while cautioning against India becoming a "digital colony".
 

DEL5

POL-SHASTRI-LD-RSS

Shastri not hostile to RSS, often consulted Golwalkar:

Advani

New Delhi: Lal Bahadur Shastri was not ideologically hostile towards the RSS like Jawaharlal Nehru and would often invite its chief Guru Golwalkar for consultations when he was prime minister, veteran BJP leader L K Advani says.

CAL6

TR-POLL-NOTIFICATION

Notification for Tripura Assembly polls issued

Agartala: The Election Commission issues a notification for the Tripura Assembly polls to be held on February 18.

DEL15

RJ-PADMAAVAT-PROTESTS

Protesters block roads, damage vehicles in protest

against Padmaavat

Jaipur/Sikar: A day before the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmaavat, Rajasthan witnesses a spate of protests with protesters from fringe outfits taking out rallies, blocking roads and damaging vehicles in different parts of the state.

DEL3

JK-BORDER-SHELLS

Live shells along IB a 'death trap' for border dwellers

Arnia (JK): Guns along the Indo-Pak border have fallen silent but border dwellers are living in the shadow of death as hundreds of live mortar shells fired by Pakistani troops are lying across border villages and farm lands in Jammu region. By Anil Bhatt

BOM6

MH-PADMAAVAT-PROTESTERS

Padmaavat: 50 supporters of Karni Sena detained

Mumbai: Police detains around 50 supporters of Karni Sena in the city for protesting against controversial film "Padmaavat", which is scheduled to hit the screens tomorrow, an official says.

DEL12

DAY-AWARD-DRIVER

Driver who saved Amarnath pilgrims gets 2nd highest award

New Delhi: Gujarati bus driver Sheikh Salim Gafur, who defied terrorists' bullets and saved 52 Amarnath pilgrims, awarded the 'Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak', the second highest honour given to civilians for gallantry.

PD-NARAYANASAMY-VISIT

Pondy CM to meet Prez, PM to discuss Bedi's functioning

Puducherry: Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy says he would soon meet the president and the prime minister to apprise them of the "undemocratic style of functioning" of Lt Governor Kiran Bedi and her 'interference' in the routine administration.

LEGAL:

LGD18

DL-HC-2NDLD AAP-DISQUALIFICATION

No stay on AAP MLAs disqualification

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court refuses to stay the Centre's notification disqualifying 20 AAP MLAs for holding office of profit, but restrains the Election Commission (EC) from taking any "precipitate measures" like announcing dates for by-polls till January 29.

LGC3

JH-COURT-FODDER-LALU-SENTENCE

Lalu, Mishra awarded 5 yr jail term in fodder scam case

Ranchi: A special CBI court sentences former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra to 5 years in jail in a fodder scam case.

LGD4

SC-RAJIV

Rajiv case: Convict in SC seeks recall of its conviction

order

New Delhi: The Supreme Court asks the CBI to respond to a plea filed by one of the convicts in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case seeking recall of the apex court's May 1999 order upholding his conviction.

BUSINESS:

DEL13

BIZ-JAITLEY

Govt to infuse over Rs 88K cr in 20 public banks

New Delhi: The government today announced Rs 88,139 crore capital infusion in 20 public sector banks (PSBs) during the current fiscal, with IDBI Bank getting the most -- Rs 10,610 crore.

FOREIGN:

FGN15

WEF-US-PROTECTIONISM

Protections necessary for markets to function properly:

US officials

DavosL: As world leaders await to hear Donald Trump here about his America First policy, top officials from his administration assert protections are necessary for the markets to function properly but refuse to comment on what the president will talk about, saying he himself makes changes to his speeches. By Barun Jha

FGN14

PAK-LD SAEED

Lahore HC restrains Pak govt from taking action against

Saeed

Lahore: On the eve of a visit by the UNSC's sanctions monitoring team, a Pakistani court restrains the government from arresting the Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed till March 17. By M Zulqernain

FGN13

WEF-PAKISTAN-BELT ROAD

Belt Road Initiative much more than infra partnership

with China: Pak PM

Davos: Expressing strong support to China on its Belt and Road Initiative, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says it is much more than just an infrastructure partnership and will go a long way in creating a shared future in a fractured world. By Barun Jha.