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DEL10 PREZ-LS-DISSOLVE President dissolves 16th Lok Sabha

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind Saturday dissolved the 16th Lok Sabha with immediate effect on recommendation of the Union cabinet, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a statement.

DEL14 PREZ-LD-EC EC submits list of elected candidates to Prez; process for formations of 17th LS initiated

New Delhi: The Election Commission Saturday submitted a list of newly-elected MPs to President Ram Nath Kovind, an official statement said, Setting in motion the process for constituting the 17th Lok Sabha.

DEL20 CWC-RAHUL CWC unanimously rejects Rahul's offer to step down as Cong president after poll debacle

New Delhi: A crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Saturday unanimously rejected Rahul Gandhi's offer to resign as party president after the Lok Sabha poll debacle and authorised him to overhaul and restructure the party at all levels.

DEL13 PM-PREZ-MEET PM Modi to meet Prez in evening to stake claim to form new govt

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to meet President Ram Nath Kovind Saturday evening to stake a claim to form the new government, sources said.

NATION

BOM1 GJ-FIRE-ARREST Surat fire: Coaching centre owner held, builders on run

Surat: Police have arrested the owner of the Surat coaching centre in which a massive fire had erupted Friday claiming lives of 20 persons, mostly teenage students.

BOM3 MP-BEEF ARREST Two beaten up for carrying beef in MP, cops arrest them as well as 5 attackers

Seoni: Suspected cow vigilantes allegedly thrashed two persons in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni with sticks, accusing them of carrying beef, following which five accused have been arrested, police said Saturday.

CAL6 POLL-WB-VIOLENCE 1 dead, several injured in post-poll clashes between TMC, BJP across Bengal

Kolkata: Violent incidents were reported from across West Bengal on Saturday in which one person died and many were injured, officials said, as a face-off brewed between the ruling Trinamool Congress and a surging BJP after the Lok Sabha results were declared.

CAL7 SK-SKM-STAKE CLAIM SKM leaders meet Sikkim Governor, stake claim to form government

Gangtok: A Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) delegation led by its president P S Golay on Saturday called on Governor Ganga Prasad and staked claim to form the next government in the state.

CAL2 POLL-AR-ASSEMBLY (RPT) BJP wins 41 seats in 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly

Itanagar: The BJP has won 41 seats in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly after results of all the constituencies were announced, an election official said Saturday.

DEL2 JK-CURFEW Musa killing: Curfew continues in parts of Kashmir for second day

Srinagar: Curfew continued in parts of Kashmir for a second day Saturday following killing of Zakir Musa, the so-called chief of an Al-Qaeda afiliated group, in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district Friday.

FOREIGN

FGN14 US-TRUMP-MODI-G20 President Trump and PM Modi to meet at G-20 Summit in June

Washington: US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to meet at the G-20 Summit in Japan next month as both the leaders pledged to further strengthen the US-India strategic partnership and build on the achievements of the last two years. By Lalit K Jha

FGN1 VENEZUELA-JAIL-LD RIOT At least 29 inmates killed in clashes at Venezuela jail

Caracas: At least 29 prisoners were killed and 19 police wounded in clashes at a jail in western Venezuela Friday, authorities said. PTI IND IND