HIGHLIGHTS AT 2110 HOURS

Following are the top stories at 2110 hours:

NATION DEL72 LDALL CHIDAMBARAM

In CBI custody, Chidambaram gets SC's interim protection from arrest by ED till Monday New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday protected former union finance minister P Chidambaram from arrest by the ED till August 26 in a money laundering case in INX media scam, an order that will have little effect since the Congress leader is in CBI custody till Monday in a related corruption case.

DEL79 CBI-LD CHIDAMBARAM

CBI sends LRs to five countries to unearth money trail in INX media case New Delhi: The CBI has sent judicial requests to five countries, seeking details of international transactions related to investments and payments made by the companies accused in the INX media case, officials said Friday.

DEL22 FATF-LD PAK

FATF Asia-Pacific Group puts Pakistan in terror 'blacklist': Officials New Delhi: The Asia Pacific Group of the FATF, a global watchdog for terror financing and money laundering, has put Pakistan in a terror 'blacklist' for its failure to curb funnelling of funds to groups responsible for scores of attacks in India, officials here said on Friday.

DEL67 DEF-IAF-CHOPPER-LD PROBE

IAF chopper in Budgam crashed on Feb 27 after hit by Indian missile: probe report New Delhi: Five IAF personnel were found guilty for the crash of a Mi-17 helicopter in Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir as a high-level probe concluded that the chopper went down after being hit by a surface-to-air missile on February 27, the day Indian and Pakistani air forces were engaged in a dogfight, military sources said on Friday.

DEL77 CONG-2NDLD MODI

Singhvi, Tharoor come out in support of Jairam Ramesh New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) Congress leaders Abhishek Singhvi and Shashi Tharoor come out in support of party colleague Jairam Ramesh on Friday, saying "demonising" Narendra Modi was "wrong" and the prime minister should be praised for doing the right things.

DEL64 JK-LD RESTRICTIONS

Kashmir peaceful except for scattered protests after Friday prayers: officials Srinagar: The situation in Kashmir's main city and the rest of the Valley remained mostly peaceful on Friday except for scattered protests after the afternoon prayers, officials said as authorities imposed fresh restrictions to ward off trouble.

DEL36 UP-SP-LD DISSOLVE

Akhilesh dissolves all SP units in Uttar Pradesh Lucknow: Attempting a course correction in the party after its Lok Sabha poll debacle, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday dissolved its all units in Uttar Pradesh, including the state executive, and district and youth wings, sources said.

CAL13

WB-2NDLD STAMPEDE TEMPLE Three killed, 25 injured in stampede near Loknath Dham temple

Kolkata: At least three persons were killed and over 25 injured in a stampede near a temple in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Friday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.

LGD21 SC-2NDLD TRIPLE TALAQ Triple Talaq: SC agrees to examine validity of new law; issues notice to Centre

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday agreed to examine the validity of a newly enacted law which makes the practice of instant divorce through triple talaq among Muslims a punishable offence entailing imprisonment of up to three years.

LGD40 SC-2NDLD BABRI JUDGE Babri Masjid demolition case: Trial Judge seeks police protection in SC

New Delhi: A Special Judge holding trial in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case, involving BJP veterans L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti, sought police protection from the Supreme Court on Friday.

BUSINESS

DEL69 BIZ-FM-ECONOMY-LD FPI Govt withdraws super-rich surcharge on foreign, domestic equity investors

New Delhi: Buckling under pressure from overseas investors, the government on Friday rolled back the enhanced surcharge imposed on foreign portfolio and domestic investors in Budget 2019-20 as it announced a slew of measures to boost sagging economic growth.

DEL61 BIZ-LD AIRINDIA-OIL DUES Air India owes Rs 5,000 cr in fuel dues; hasn't paid in 230 days: Oil cos

New Delhi: Air India owes three state-owned oil firms Rs 5,000 crore in unpaid fuel bills with payments being delayed by almost eight months, forcing retailers to snap supplies, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) said on Friday.

FOREIGN

FGN23 PM-LD FRANCE Resounding poll mandate to build new India; Corruption, nepotism reined in like never before: Modi

Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the resounding mandate to the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls was for building a 'new India', and asserted that corruption, nepotism, loot of people's money, and terrorism have been reined in like never before.

CHINA-US-LD TARIFF China to slap 10 per cent tariffs on USD 75 billion worth of US exports

Beijing: China on Friday said it will impose additional 10 per cent tariffs on USD 75 billion worth of US exports in retaliation to President Donald Trump's threat to impose new tariffs on USD 300 billion worth of Chinese imports as trade war between the top two economies continues to intensify. By K J M Varma

FGN7 UN-PRIYANKA Priyanka Chopra has right to speak in personal capacity on issues of concern to her: UN

United Nations: Priyanka Chopra retains the right to speak in her personal capacity on issues of concern to her, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said amid demands from a Pakistan minister that the Indian actor be removed as UNICEF goodwill ambassador for her stand on Kashmir. By Yoshita Singh AAR AAR