HIGHLIGHTS AT 17:30 HOURS

Following are the top PTI stories at 17:30 hours:

DEL10 JK-LDALL-CLASHES

Clashes at funeral procession of youth hit by CRPF vehicle

Srinagar: Clashes break out between protesters and security forces in the old city here after the death of a youth who was allegedly hit by a CRPF vehicle during another confrontation yesterday.

BOM5 MH-ARBAAZ-LD IPL-BETTING

IPL betting case: Arbaaz confesses to placing bets earlier, claims cops

Thane (Maha): Bollywood actor and filmmaker Arbaaz Khan has told police that he has been betting on cricket matches for the past five to six years, a police official claims.

DEL5 UP-LD-STORM

17 killed in dust storm in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh was hit by another deadly dust storm that claimed 17 lives and left 11 persons injured last evening.

 

CAL3 WB-MAN-LD HANGING

Another person found hanging in Purulia; triggers protests

Purulia (WB): The body of a 35-year-old man was found hanging from a high-tension tower here, triggering protests by locals, police said.

MDS2 KL-VIRUS-LD WOMAN

Re-opening of schools, colleges in Kozhikode postponed to June 12

Kozhikode (Ker): The Kerala government decides to postpone the re-opening of educational institutions in Kozhikode district to June 12, besides deferring all examinations, except those conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

FOREIGN

FGN9 PM-LD MATTIS

PM Modi meets US Defence Secretary in Singapore

Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis in Singapore and discussed security related issues, days after the Pentagon renamed its Pacific Command as Indo-Pacific Command in a largely symbolic move to signal India's importance to the US military. By Gurdip Singh

FGN12 PM-SINGAPORE-LD GANDHI

PM Modi unveils Gandhi's plaque with former Singaporean premier

Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Singapore's former premier Goh Chok Tong today jointly unveiled a plaque to pay tribute at the immersion site of Mahatma Gandhi's ashes at the waterfront Clifford pier in the city-state. By Gurdip Singh

SPORTS

SPD8 SPO-SAHA-INJURY

Saha ruled out of Afghan Test, Karthik to replace him

New Delhi: India's wicketkeeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha ruled out of the historic one-off Test against Afghanistan after failing to recover from the thumb injury he suffered in this year's Indian Premier League.