HIGHLIGHTS AT 1700 HRS

These are the top stories at 1700 hrs:

NATION

DEL21 UP-LD PM PM credits grassroot workers for his victory

Varanasi: Chemistry has triumphed over poll arithmetic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday, profusely thanking Varanasi voters for electing him by a huge margin in the Lok Sabha elections.

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Sanctity of CWC meet should be respected: Cong New Delhi: After the debacle in the Lok Sabha polls and calls for accountability, the Congress on Monday urged everyone to respect the sanctity of its working committee meeting, while asking the media not to fall into the trap of "conjectures, insinuations, gossip and rumour mongering".

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Shocked by RJD rout, Lalu Prasad gives up meal at hospital Ranchi/Patna: Stunned by the rout of his Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar and Jharkhand in the Lok Sabha election, Lalu Prasad gave up lunch for two days after the declaration of poll results on May 23.

DEL24 PB-KARTARPUR-MEETING India, Pak officials meet, discuss modalities for Kartarpur corridor

Chandigarh: Officials from Pakistan and India on Monday held a meeting to discuss the modalities for a corridor linking Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab's Gurdaspur district to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur across the border.

DEL23 CIC-RBI-DEFAULTERS Provide names of big loan defaulters: CIC to RBI

New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Reserve Bank of India to disclose the list of big loan defaulters it had sent to banks for resolution.

DEL29 UP-2NDLD RESHUFFLE LS poll results create vacancies in UP Cabinet, first rejig likely soon

Lucknow: The BJP's win in Uttar Pradesh has paved the way for the first reshuffle of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's council of ministers to fill the vacancies created by three state ministers winning the Lok Sabha election and a fourth being sacked. By Arunav Sinha

CAL8 JH-RITUALS-TONSURING Jharkhand: Men's heads tonsured, women's nails trimmed for not following rituals

Jamshedpur: The Jharkhand Police has detained six people for allegedly forcibly tonsuring the heads of nine men and trimming the nails of seven women in Seraikela-Kharsawan district after they refused to perform the rituals themselves following the death of a fellow villager, police said on Monday.

CAL9 BH-VENDOR-SHOT Muslim vendor shot at in Bihar in suspected hate crime case

Begusarai (Bihar): In a suspected case of hate crime, an inebriated man here asked a street vendor his name and then shot him in the back on learning that he is a Muslim, police said on Monday.

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Siddaramiah says JD(S)-Cong govt strong, rubbishes Yeddyurappa's claims that it will fall Bengaluru: Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah Monday asserted that the JDS-Congress government was a 'strong' one and ridiculed state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa for repeatedly claiming that the coalition will collapse.

CAL4 SK-CM-LD OATH P S Golay sworn in as Sikkim CM

Gangtok: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) president Prem Singh Tamang, popularly known as P S Golay, on Monday took oath as the chief minister of Sikkim.

LEGAL

LGD6 DL-HC-LD VADRA Delhi HC seeks Vadra's response on ED plea to cancel his anticipatory bail in money laundering case

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday sought Robert Vadra's response on the ED plea to cancel his anticipatory bail in a money laundering case on the ground that it required his custody as he was not cooperating in the investigation.

LGD4 SC-MP SC refuses to grant protection from arrest to newly elected BSP MP Atul Rai

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant protection from arrest to newly elected BSP MP from Ghosi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, Atul Rai, accused of raping a college student from Varanasi.

FOREIGN FGN9 PAK-CHINA

China will always stand by Pakistan's 'core interests': Chinese Vice President Islamabad: China will always stand by Pakistan’s "core interests" no matter how the international landscape changes, visiting Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan has said as he cited the USD 60 billion CPEC as the manifestation of their all-weather relationship. By Sajjad Hussain

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Historical 'Guru Nanak palace' demolished in Pakistan Lahore: A centuries-old 'Guru Nanak palace' was partially demolished by a group of vandals who sold its precious windows and doors in Pakistan's Punjab province, a media report said Monday.

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NAB team to record Sharif's statement in jail over illegal purchase of over 30 bulletproof vehicles Lahore: A team of Pakistan's top anti-graft body will quiz deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Kot Lakhpat Jail here on Monday over the illegal purchase and use of more than 30 bulletproof government vehicles from Germany.