Highlights at 1700 hours

Following are the top PTI stories at 1700 hours:

NATION ELN20 UP-LD PM

Oppn alliance of 'opportunists' will fail in their mission: PM Kannauj/Hardoi (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday slammed the SP-BSP-RLD tie-up, saying the alliance of "opportunists" wants a helpless government because its mantra is 'jaat, paat japna; janata ka maal apna'.

ELN26 UP-LD RAHUL

Foolishness of demonetisation, 'Gabbar Singh Tax' was not done by anyone in 70 years: Rahul Raebareli (UP): Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his strident criticism of the Congress, party president Rahul Gandhi Saturday said in the last 70 years, the "foolishness of demonetisation and Gabbar Singh Tax" was not done by anybody.

ELN28 WB-MAMATA BJP

BJP greatest danger for India, like 440 volt : Mamata Pandua (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Saturday came down heavily on BJP saying the party was the greatest danger for the country akin to 440 volt.

DEL8 AVI-3RDLD AIR INDIA

155 flights delayed as Air India's check-in software shuts down for more than 5 hrs New Delhi: Thousands of Air India passengers had a harrowing time at airports across the world on Saturday as its 155 flights were delayed due to the shutdown of its check-in software for more than five hours due to a technical snag.

MDS2 TN-LD DEPRESSION

Depression over Bay of Bengal intensifies into cyclonic storm Chennai: The deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm, named 'Fani,' the Regional Meteorological Centre said Saturday.

ELN22 JH-LD SHAH

Amit Shah slams Omar Abdullah over his 'separate PM for J&K' remark Daltonganj (Jharkhand): Slamming National Conference leader Omar Abdullah for his statement seeking a separate prime minister for Jammu and Kashmir, BJP president Amit Shah Saturday said J&K is an inseparable part of the country.

ELX14 DL-GAMBHIR-LD FIR

Returning officer asks police to register FIR against Gambhir for holding rally without permission New Delhi: The East Delhi returning officer Saturday asked police to register an FIR against BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir for allegedly holding a public meeting in Jangpura without permission, officials said.

DEL9 RAHUL-PRIYANKA

Rahul Gandhi explains what it means to be a good brother! New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who are on the campaign trail for the Lok Sabha polls, met each other at the Kanpur airport in Uttar Pradesh and shared a few light-hearted moments.

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UP-AKHILESH-ENDGAME Amid 'Avengers' craze, Akhilesh sees BJP's 'Endgame'

Lucknow: At a time when movie buffs are in a frenzy over the new "Avengers" movie, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Friday came up with a political version, saying the BJP's "endgame" has begun.

LEGAL LGD3 DL-COURT-THAROOR

Tharoor summoned by Delhi court over 'scorpion' remark New Delhi: A court here Saturday summoned Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on June 7 on a complaint over his remarks that an unnamed RSS leader had compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "a scorpion sitting on a Shivling".

FOREIGN

FGN10 LANKA-BLASTS-3RDLD RAIDS 6 children, 3 women among 15 dead as Sri Lanka forces raid Islamist hideout

Colombo: Six children and three women were among 15 people killed when militants linked to the Easter Sunday bombings opened fire and blew themselves up during a fierce gun battle with security forces in Sri Lanka's Eastern province, police said Saturday.

SPORTS SPF11 SPO-SHOOT-LD IND

Abhishek Verma shoots gold in first WC final, secures Olympic quota Beijing: Leading the final from beginning to end, Abhishek Verma secured India's fifth Olympic quota place in shooting, winning the 10m air pistol gold medal at the ISSF World Cup here Saturday. PTI

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