HIGHLIGHT AT 1700 HRS

Following are top stories at 1700 hrs:

NATION

MDS5 KA-SPEAKER

Every step I make will become history, can't make any mistakes: Karnataka speaker

Bengaluru: Every step he takes will become history and he cannot afford to make any mistakes, Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar, who holds the key to the future of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government, said on Tuesday.

DEL16 PM-2NDLD YATRAS

Modi asks BJP MPs to embark on 150-km long 'padayatra' on Gandhi birth anniversary

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked BJP MPs to embark on a 150-km-long 'padayatra' in their constituencies between October 2 and 31 period, to mark the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said Tuesday.

 

DEL23 AVI-DGCA-AIRPORTS

Show cause notices to Chennai, Ahmedabad airport directors over safety issues

New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA Tuesday issued show cause notices to the directors of the Chennai and Ahmedabad airports after it found that some critical areas were not being maintained as per its safety standards, sources said. By Deepak Patel

DEL21 PAR-JAITLEY

Jaitley phone surveillance: Par'l panel asks Delhi Police to pursue criminal case with all sincerity

New Delhi: A parliamentary panel looking into the issue of alleged surveillance of mobile phones of senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley in 2013 said on Tuesday that unauthorised collection of call records of MPs amounts to breach of privilege if it hinders their functioning.

CAL3 WB-CONG-LD MITRA

Bengal Cong chief submits resignation letter taking responsibility for Lok Sabha poll debacle

Kolkata: West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra submitted a letter of resignation from the post taking responsibility for the party's poor show in the Lok Sabha election, according to a press statement released Tuesday.

DEL20 RJ-PEHLU-POLICE

Police seek court nod to reinvestigate case against Pehlu's sons

Jaipur: The Rajasthan police has sought permission from an Alwar court to investigate further the cow smuggling case against the two sons of Pehlu Khan, who was lynched two years ago for allegedly transporting the animals illegally.

DEL10 CBI-LD SEARCHES

CBI searches 110 locations in 19 states in corruption, arms smuggling cases

New Delhi: In a countrywide operation, the CBI carried out searches at 110 locations in 19 states in connection with fresh cases related to alleged corruption, arms smuggling and criminal misconduct, officials said Tuesday.

DEL6 AVI-AIR INDIA-ZAMZAM

Haj pilgrims can carry Zamzam water within permissible baggage allowance: Air India

New Delhi: Air India on Tuesday stated that pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia after Haj will be allowed to carry holy water from the Zamzam well within the permissible baggage allowance.

DEL15 CONG-DWIVEDI

Rahul Gandhi should form panel for suggesting name of new Cong chief: Janardan Dwivedi

New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi on Tuesday suggested that Rahul Gandhi should form a committee for suggesting the name of the new Congress president.

LEGAL

LGD13 SC-LD AYODHYA

Ayodhya land dispute: A litigant moves SC for early hearing as 'nothing much has been happening'

New Delhi: One of the original litigants in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking early hearing of the matter.

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SC refuses to give more time to 'Saravana Bhavan' owner to surrender for serving life term

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday declined to entertain a plea of P Rajagopal, the founder of South Indian food chain 'Saravana Bhavan', seeking more time on medical grounds to surrender for serving life imprisonment in a murder case.

FOREIGN

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Overall homicide rate declines in India, increases 'noticeably' in some northern states: UN report

New York: The overall homicide rate in India has decreased by 10 per cent over a period of six years till 2015 but the trend increased "noticeably" in some northern states, according to a UN report.

FGN15 US-2NDLD GREENCARD

US Congress to vote on bill to remove 7% country-cap on Green Card, Indians may benefit

Washington: US lawmakers will vote on Tuesday on lifting the seven per cent country-cap on issuing the Green Card, a move which may benefit thousands of highly-skilled Indian IT professionals waiting in the queue for decades.