Following are the PTI's top stories at 1700 hours today:

Following are the PTI's top stories at 1700 hours today:
DEL30 INDO-RUSSIA-DEFENCE
New Delhi: India and Russia will explore further ramping up of bilateral defence and security cooperation during Defence Minister Arun Jaitley's three-day visit to Moscow beginning tomorrow.
DEL27 ITX-LALU-BENAMI
New Delhi: The I-T Department charges family members of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, including his wife, son and daughters, under the Benami Transactions Act in connection with its probe into land deals worth Rs 1,000 crore and tax evasion.
DEL26 UP-VHP-RAM TEMPLE

Ayodhya (UP): The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) starts stockpiling stones for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya and says it is confident there will be no "hurdles" now that there is a BJP government in Uttar Pradesh.

DEL22 CRPF-RTI-INQUIRY
New Delhi: The killing of 25 CRPF personnel by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on April 24 this year does not qualify as a "human rights violation", says the paramilitary force.
DEL21 BIHAR-GOVERNOR RESIGNATION
New Delhi: Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind has resigned from the gubernatorial post following his nomination as the ruling NDA's presidential candidate.
DEL13 BIZ-FARMLOAN WAIVER
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rules out any waiver of farm loans and says the Centre will adhere to fiscal targets.
DEL17 MHA-TASLIMA-VISA
New Delhi: Controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen's visa is extended for one year, with effect from July 23, 2017, by the Union home ministry.

DEL12 BIZ-GST
New Delhi: Reminiscent of India's tryst with destiny at the mid-night of August 15, 1947, Parliament's historic Central Hall will host a function on the intervening night of June 30-July 1 to ring in the nation's biggest tax reform -- GST.
FGN19 CHINA-LD AZHAR
By K J M Varma
Beijing: China hints at blocking a UN ban on Pakistan- based JeM leader Masood Azhar once again, saying that disagreements continue to prevail in the UN Committee related to terrorism issues in this particular case.
FGN21 SPO-LD ICC
London: The next Champions Trophy scheduled in India could be scrapped to accommodate two World Twenty20 Championships in a four-year cycle, the International Cricket Council's CEO David Richardson reveals.

FGN11 UN-ICJ-LD BHANDARI
By Yoshita Singh
United Nations: Justice Dalveer Bhandari is nominated by India as its candidate for another nine-year term as judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN.
CAL1 WB-GJM-SITUATION
Darjeeling (WB): An all-party meet convened by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) will chalk out the "next course of action" as the indefinite shutdown crippled normal life in Darjeeling for the sixth consecutive day.
MDS1 KL-IS-YOUTH
Thiruvananthapuram: A man from Kerala, who was suspected to have joined terror outfit Islamic State (IS), is reportedly killed in Afghanistan.