Highlights at 20.30 hours

Following are the top PTI stories at 20.30 hours:

NATION DEL44 LDALL PM

Chemistry triumphed over poll arithmetic: PM on LS poll result Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said chemistry has triumphed over poll arithmetic to give the BJP a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections and also spoke about how his party always faced the dangers of "political untouchability" and political violence.

DEL42 CONG-LD CWC

Disquiet in Cong ranks as Rahul insists on resigning, fate of Raj and K'taka govts uncertain New Delhi: Faced with a colossal electoral defeat, the Congress was on Monday riven by internal turmoil with Rahul Gandhi insisting on quitting as party president while its governments in Rajasthan and Karnataka teetered on the brink.

DEL57 PM-LD BENGAL

BJP workers killed in Bengal for their ideology: PM; TMC calls allegation baseless Varanasi/Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday alleged that BJP workers in West Bengal were being killed only for their political ideology, a charge dismissed as baseless by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).

BOM2 MH-LD DOCTOR

Doctor's suicide after casteist slurs: MSCW notice to dean Mumbai: Amid growing protests by students and tribal organisations over the suicide of a doctor in a state-run hospital, allegedly after casteist slurs, the state women's commission Monday asked the dean to submit a report in the case.

DEL56 UP-AMETHI-LD ARREST

3 held over killing of Amethi BJP worker Amethi (UP): Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of a BJP worker in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi district two days ago, 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.

DEL46 CONG-LD RAJASTHAN

Rumblings of discontent surface in Cong's Raj govt after Rahul rebukes Gehlot Jaipur/New Delhi: After Congress chief Rahul Gandhi gave Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot a tongue-lashing for putting his son above the party, several Rajasthan ministers and MLAs have demanded that accountability be fixed and action taken for the Lok Sabha poll debacle.

CAL11 CBI-LD KUMAR

Saradha scam: Ex-Kolkata police chief fails to appear before CBI for questioning, seeks time Kolkata: Former Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar Monday failed to appear before the CBI, which had summoned him for questioning in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam, and sought a week's time citing personal reasons.

MDS3 KA-SIDDARAMAIAH

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

LGD13 SC-LD MP SC refuses protection from arrest to BSP MP Atul Rai

New Delhi: In a setback to newly elected BSP MP Atul Rai, the Supreme Court Monday refused to grant him protection from arrest in a rape case while noting that 16 other criminal cases were pending against him.

BUSINESS DEL36 BIZ-LD STOCKS

Sensex, Nifty scale new highs on fresh hopes from Modi 2.0 Mumbai: Benchmark Sensex and Nifty Monday closed at another record highs as a renewed sense of positivity continued to dictate investor sentiment ever since the BJP scored a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha polls.

FOREIGN

FGN4 PAK-SIKH-PALACE 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. PTI HMB