New Delhi, Apr 23 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 17.10 HRS

Following are the top stories at 17.10 HRS LGD26 SC-LD BILKIS Bilkis Bano case: SC directs Gujarat govt to give her Rs 50 lakh compensation, job, accommodation New Delhi: The Supreme Tuesday directed the Gujarat government to give Rs 50 lakh compensation, a job and accommodation to Bilkis Bano who was gang raped during the 2002 riots in the state. LGD24 SC-RAFALE 2NDLD RAHUL SC issues contempt notice to Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Rafale verdict New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday issued criminal contempt notice to Congress President Rahul Gandhi for his "chowkidar chor hai" remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi while referring to the Rafale judgment, which the apex court said was "incorrectly attributed" to it.

DEL9 BIZ-IRAN-INDIA-OIL India to stop importing oil from Iran; make up lost volumes from alternate sources New Delhi: India will stop importing crude oil from Iran following the US move to end sanction waivers, and will use alternate supply sources such as Saudi Arabia to make up for the lost volumes, top officials and industry sources said Tuesday. FGN10 LANKA-BLASTS-INDIANS-TOLL 2 more Indians killed in Easter blasts in Sri Lanka, taking toll to 10 Colombo: With the death of two more Indians, the total number of Indian nationals who died in Sri Lanka rose to 10 on Tuesday after a string of devastating suicide blasts tore through churches and luxury hotels across the country on Easter Sunday.

NATION ELN40 OD-MODI-KENDRAPARA Wave in favour of BJP giving sleepless nights to oppn: PM Modi Kendrapara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asserted that the Congress and opposition parties are spending sleepless nights as the 'lahar' (wave) for the BJP has become a 'lalkar' (challenge) for them after the first two phases of elections. ELN22 GJ-2ND LD MODI Voter ID more powerful than IED, says Modi after casting vote Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said the voter ID (identity card) is more powerful than the IED (improvised explosive device) of terrorists.

ELN45 RJ-LD RAHUL I want to do justice in next five years: Rahul Gandhi Dungarpur (Raj): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the BJP government had done injustice in the last five years but he wants to reverse the trend by doing justice in the next five. ELN43 UP-POLLS-LD-SP Akhilesh alleges EVM malfunctioning across India Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday alleged that EVMs were "malfunctioning or voting for the BJP" across the country and termed it a "criminal negligence". ELN47 UP-PRIYANKA Will contest from Varanasi if party wishes: Priyanka Rae Bareli: Amid speculation that she might contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Tuesday she would abide by the party decision in this regard.

DEL3 ED-KOCHHARS-SUMMON ICICI-Videocon case: ED summons Chanda Kochhar, husband at Delhi New Delhi: The ED has summoned former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar next week here in connection with a money laundering case related to a bank loan fraud, officials said. DEL8 BJP-LD SUNNY DEOL Sunny Deol joins BJP, says party is his family New Delhi: Actor Sunny Deol joined BJP on Tuesday in presence of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, days after he met BJP president Amit Shah at Pune airport.

LGM1 TN-HC-TRANSSEXUAL-BRIDE A transwoman is also a bride under Hindu Marriage Act: HC Madurai: (PTI) In an important ruling, the Madras High Court bench here has held that as per the Hindu Marriage Act, a transsexual is also a "bride" and the term would not necessarily refer only to a woman. LEGAL LGD5 SC-LD CJI Sexual harassment allegations against CJI: SC seeks response from lawyer who claimed conspiracy New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought response from a lawyer, who had made a sensational claim that there was a conspiracy to make CJI Ranjan Gogoi resign by "framing him" in a false case of sexual harassment.

FOREIGN FGN8 LANKA-BLASTS-LD MOURNING Sri Lanka observes 3-minute silence as death toll in attacks rises to 310, including 10 Indians Colombo: A shell-shocked Sri Lanka started a day of national mourning on Tuesday with a three-minute silence to pay homage to more than 300 people, including 10 Indians, killed in the gruesome Easter Sunday bombings, the country's worst terror attack blamed on a previously little-known local Islamist outfit. FGN11 LANKA-BLASTS-APOLOGY Sri Lankan government apologises for failure to act on intelligence tip off Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has apologised for its failure to act despite receiving advance intelligence inputs about the possibility of terror attacks that rocked the island nation on Easter Sunday, killing 310 people.

FGN28 LANKA-BLASTS-ISIS Islamic State claims Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka Colombo: The Islamic State on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a series of devastating suicide attacks that killed 321 people and wounded more than 500 others in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. IND IND.