HIGHLIGHTS

Following are the PTI highlights at 1700 hours:

TOP STORIES ELN31 OD-MODI-LD RALLY

BJD govt did not cooperate, 'chowkidar' transformed Odisha with central schemes: Modi Bhawanipatna (Odisha): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday slammed the Naveen Patnaik government of Odisha for "not cooperating" with the Centre for the speedy

development of the state and said he used central schemes as a tool for the welfare of the Odiyas.

ELN28 CONG-RAHUL-WAYANAD South India 'feels hostility' from Modi, standing from Wayanad to express support for people: Rahul

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed people in South India "feel hostility" from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he decided to contest from Wayanad in Kerala to send out the message that he stands with them.

ELN22 CONG-LD MANIFESTO Cong releases poll manifesto with focus on jobs, farmers, Nyay

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, making a slew of promises, including giving Rs 72,000 each to five crore poor families under the 'Nyay' scheme, filling up 22 lakh government vacancies, bringing a separate budget for farmers and fixing a single moderate GST rate.

FGN8 NASA-3RDLD INDIA-SATELLITE India's ASAT test created 400 pieces of debris, poses risk to ISS and its astronauts: NASA chief

Washington: India shooting down of one of its own satellites was a "terrible thing" as it created about 400 pieces of orbital debris, the chief of NASA has said, warning that the risk of debris colliding with the International Space Station has risen by 44 per cent since the Indian anti-satellite weapon test. By Lalit K Jha

NATION

DEL11 UP-JAN DHAN-DEPOSITS About 1,700 Jan Dhan bank accounts in UP under scanner for suspicious deposits ahead of polls

New Delhi: About 1,700 Jan Dhan bank accounts in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district have come under the scanner of the Election Commission-deployed surveillance teams for receiving suspicious deposits during the poll season, officials said.

DEL8 MHA-AR-AFSPA AFSPA withdrawn partially from Arunachal Pradesh

New Delhi: After 32 years, the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, which gives sweeping powers to security forces, was partially removed from three of nine districts of Arunachal Pradesh but would remain in force in the areas bordering Myanmar, officials said here.

ELN32 SHAH-RALLY-TUTICORIN BJP chief Amit Shah hits out at Kanimozhi, Karti Chidambaram

Tuticorin (TN): BJP president Amit Shah Tuesday charged Congress nominee Karti Chidambaram contesting from Sivaganga Lok Sabha seat and DMK's Kanimozhi seeking

election from here with being tainted by corruption.

ELN23 UP-MULAYAM-ASSETS Mulayam owes over Rs 2cr to son Akhilesh, poll affidavit discloses

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav owes more than Rs 2.13 crore to his son and party president Akhilesh Yadav and the value of his assets has declined by Rs 3 crore in the last five years.

ELN21 EC-PHASE 4-NOTIFICATION Notification for phase 4 of LS polls to be held on April 29 issued

New Delhi: The Election Commission Tuesday issued notification for phase four of Lok Sabha elections to be held on April 29 in which 71 seats across nine states will go to polls.

DEL7 JK-SHELLING Seven Pak posts destroyed as Indian Army retaliates to ceasefire violations

Jammu: Seven Pakistani posts across the LoC were destroyed as the Indian Army retaliated to cross border shelling by Pakistani troops who targeted border areas in Rajouri and Poonch districts, officials said Tuesday.

LEGAL

LGD9 SC-LD HARDIK SC declines urgent hearing on Hardik Patel's plea

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to accord urgent hearing to Congress leader Hardik Patel's plea challenging the Gujarat High Court order which rejected his plea to stay his conviction in the 2015 Vispur rioting case.

LGD10 SC-LD MAYAWATI Mayawati justifies construction of statues in UP, tells SC they represent will of people

New Delhi: BSP supremo Mayawati Tuesday defended in the Supreme Court the construction of life-size statues of herself in Uttar Pradesh, saying they represent the "will of the people".

FOREIGN FGN10 PAK-HINDU-LD COURT

Pak HC forms commission to probe Hndu sisters' 'forced' conversion and marriage Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday formed an independent five-member commission to probe the alleged abduction, forced conversion and marriage of two teenage Hindu girls in Sindh province that led to massive protests by the minority community in the country.

By Sajjad Hussain

BUSINESS DEL3 WHATSAPP-FAKE NEWS

WhatsApp unveils 'tipline' to tackle fake news New Delhi: WhatsApp Tuesday unveiled its 'Checkpoint Tipline', where people can check the authenticity of information received as the messaging giant looks to crack down on fake news ahead of the general election in the country.

SPORTS SPB2 SPO-HOCK-LD OLYMPIANS

Gomes sees Olympic qualifiers as first challenge for Reid Mumbai: Former hockey Olympian Marcellus Gomes sees the qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Games as the first major challenge for Graham Reid, who is set to be appointed as coach of the senior men's team.

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