HIGHLIGHTS AT 1700 HOURS

Following are the top PTI stories at 1700 hours:

NATION BOM11 GJ-PRIYANKA

Priyanka targets Modi govt in maiden rally on PM's home turf Ahmedabad: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra targeted the Modi government, adding she was saddened by what was happening in the country.

BOM18 GJ-RAHUL

Rahul attacks Modi on home turf with GST, Masood Azhar swipes Ahmedabad: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 2014 promise of "depositing" Rs 15 lakh in the account of every citizen.

DEL13 POL-MODI-CONG

Cong culture anti-thesis of Gandhian thought: PM on Dandi March's anniversary New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the anniversary of the Dandi March to target the Congress and said the "anti-thesis" of Gandhian thought is the opposition party's culture.

DEL24 GJ-CONG-CWC RESOLUTION

PM Modi exploiting national security issue to divert attention from failures: Cong Ahmedabad: The Congress alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "cynically exploiting" the issue of national security to divert attention from his "colossal failures" and "persistent falsehoods".

DEL10 CONG-SONIA-CWC

Sonia Gandhi accuses PM Modi of playing 'victim card' Ahmedabad: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of playing the "victim card" as she said people of the country were the victims of his "wrong policies".

CAL1 WB-TMC-LIST MAMATA

Mamata releases TMC list for all 42 WB seats; alleges attempt to bribe voters

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a list of TMC candidates for all the 42 Lok Sabha seats of the state, dropping 10 sitting MPs.

DEL25 POL-MAYAWATI-LD CONG No electoral alliance with Cong in any state: Mayawati

New Delhi/Lucknow: In a setback to the prospects of an opposition grand alliance to take on the ruling BJP in the Lok Sabha election, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) made it clear that it would not have any electoral tie-up with the Congress in any state for the polls beginning April 11.

BOM14 GJ-HARDIK Hardik Patel joins Congress; praises Rahul, attacks Modi

Ahmedabad: Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel joined the Congress in the presence of party president Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.

BOM6 MH-LD VIKHE Maharashtra Oppn leader's son joins BJP

Mumbai: Sujay Vikhe Patil, the son of senior Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, joined the BJP here, ahead of next month's Lok Sabha polls.

LEGAL LGD11 SC-VOTING RIGHTS

Exclusion from draft Assam NRC will not affect voting rights for LS polls: ECI to SC New Delhi: Allaying the fears of over 40 lakh persons whose names were not included in the draft Assam NRC, the Election Commission of India (ECI) told the Supreme Court that exclusion will not affect their voting rights in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls provided their names feature in the electoral rolls.

FOREIGN

FGN17 US-PAK-2NDLD MILITANTS Pakistan assures US to deal 'firmly' with all terrorists, says NSA Bolton

Washington: Pakistan has assured the US that it will deal "firmly" with all terrorists operating from the country and take steps to de-escalate tensions with India, according to National Security Adviser John Bolton. By Lalit K Jha PTI HMB

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