Highlights at 1700 hours

Following are the top PTI stories at 1700 hours: NATION

CAL1 OD-CYCLONE

Cyclone Fani: Massive evacuation operation underway in Odisha Bhubaneswar: A massive operation was launched in Odisha Thursday to evacuate over eight lakh people from low-lying coastal areas as the extremely severe cyclonic storm 'Fani' moved closer to the eastern coast, officials said.

DEL34 MEA-AZHAR

Pulwama attack played a role in Azhar's listing as global terrorist by UN: MEA New Delhi: The Pulwama terror attack played a role in designation of JeM chief Masood Azhar as global terrorist by the UN, the Ministry of External Affairs said Thursday, asserting that Pakistan was making claims over the listing to divert attention from the "huge diplomatic" setback it has suffered.

DEL9 CBSE-LD RESULTS

CBSE declares Class 12 results New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the results for the Class 12 examination on Thursday.

ELN21 PRIYANKA-LD INTERVIEW

Nationalism means respect for people, don't see respect in anything BJP does: Priyanka Amethi/Rae Bareli (UP): True nationalism means love of the people and for the country but the BJP mirrors neither love nor respect in anything it does, says Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. By Sanjeev Chopra

DEL22 CYCLONE-RAIL

Cyclone Fani: Around 89 trains cancelled, 3 special trains put in service to evacuate tourists New Delhi: The Railways Thursday said around 89 trains have been cancelled in the last two days in view of the 'extremely severe' cyclonic storm 'Fani', which is likely to affect Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, while three special trains have been put into service to ferry stranded passengers from affected areas.

DEL17 POL-BJP-AZHAR

Oppn not celebrating sanctioning of Azhar as they may have to pay political price: Jaitley New Delhi: Describing the UN designating JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist as a great diplomatic victory for India, the BJP on Thursday said opposition parties are reluctant to celebrate the achievement because they feel they may have to pay political price for it.

ELN18 JH-LD RAHUL

People are 'maalik' in democracy, Cong will do what they say: Rahul Simdega (Jharkhand): People are the 'maalik' (masters) in democracy, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Thursday, asking them to tell his party's government what to do and it will be done.

ELN17 UP-LD MAYAWATI

Cong, BJP have tacit understanding: Mayawati Lucknow: Hitting out at both the BJP and the Congress, BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday accused the two national parties of having a tacit understanding in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls and unitedly working against the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh.

ELN16 POL-YECHURY-BJP

Fielding Pragya Thakur BJP's way of consolidating Hindutva votebank: Yechury New Delhi: Fielding "undertrial terror accused" Pragya Thakur as a candidate for the Lok Sabha polls is BJP's way of consolidating the Hindutva votebank, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury has charged.

MDS1 TL-CHARMINAR

Iconic Charminar suffers damage as portion of stucco falls off Hyderabad: Charminar, the historic emblem of Hyderabad, has suffered damage as a portion of the stucco decoration work on one of its minarets fell off, officials said Thursday.

LEGAL LGD7 SC-LD MODEL CODE

SC asks EC to decide by May 6 Congress complaints alleging MCC violations by PM, Shah New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday directed the Election Commission to decide by May 6 nine complaints of the Congress party alleging MCC violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.

LGB3 GJ-COURT-LD ISHRAT

Former cops Vanzara, Amin discharged from Ishrat Jahan case Ahmedabad: A special CBI court here Thursday discharged former police officers D G Vanzara and N K Amin from the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case.

FOREIGN

FGN16 US-LD PAK Pakistan military too must take right decisions: US

Washington: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is saying the "right things", but his military leadership too needs to take the "right decisions", the Trump administration has said, hours after the UN Security Council designated JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. By Lalit K Jha

SPORTS SPF12 SPO-BAD-LD IND

Prannoy stuns Sugiarto, Sai Praneeth crashes out of NZ Open Auckland: India's HS Prannoy stunned Tommy Sugiarto in straight games to sail into the men's singles quarterfinals even as his compatriot B Sai Praneeth crashed out in the second round of the New Zealand Open badminton tournament here Thursday. PTI DPB

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