HIGHLIGHTS AT 1700 HRS

Following are the top PTI stories at 1700 hours:

Stories in the pipeline: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's press conference.

Stories on the wire:

NATION:

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CBI-NIRAV MODI (LD expected)

CBI quizzes chief financial officer of Nirav Modi's company

New Delhi: The CBI is questioning Vipul Ambani, the Chief Financial Officer of diamantaire Nirav Modi's Fire Star diamond company, officials say here.

ED-PNB-NIRAV

PNB fraud: ED raids Nirav Modi's Mumbai residence; searches continue for 5th day New Delhi/Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searches the Mumbai residence of diamond merchant Nirav Modi as raids continued for the fifth day in connection with the agency's money laundering probe in the Rs 11,400-crore alleged fraud at the Punjab National Bank (PNB).
 

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CBI-ROTOMAC (LD expected)

FIR against Rotomac promoter for Rs 800 cr bank fraud: CBI

New Delhi:The CBI registers an FIR against Rotomac pen promoter Vikram Kothari on the basis of a complaint from Bank of Baroda for allegedly swindling over Rs 800 crore, officials say here.

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JK-INTRUDER-BODY

Body of heavily-armed Pak infiltrator recovered along LoC

Jammu: The body of a heavily-armed Pakistani intruder recovered along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Pooch district after the Army thwarted an infiltration attempt by a group of terrorists under the cover of Pakistani firing, an Army official says.

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BYPOLL-BJP

BJP announces by-poll candidates

New Delhi: The BJP announces its candidates for the Lok Sabha by-elections next month, choosing seasoned organisational leader Upendra Shukla for Gorakhpur and former Varanasi mayor Kaushalendra Singh Patel for Phulpur.

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CVC-PNB

CVC meets PNB, fin min officials in connection with Rs 11,400 cr fraud

New Delhi: Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary meets senior PNB and Finance Ministry officials in connection with the Rs 11,400 crore fraud case, involving jewellery designer Nirav Modi and being probed by the CBI.

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SHIVAJI-TRIBUTES

Naidu, Modi, Rahul pay tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi pay tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji on his birth anniversary.

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POL-ML-RAJNATH

Rajnath hits out at Cong govt in Meghalaya

Songsak (Meghalaya): Home Minister Rajnath Singh hits out at the Congress-led government in Meghalaya over the killing of a candidate ahead of the assembly elections, saying there is no law and order in the state.

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JK-MAN-SECURITY FORCES

Man killed after he tried to enter Budgam Air Force Station

Srinagar: Security forces shoot dead a man, believed to be mentally unsound, near the Air Force station in Budgam district of central Kashmir after he tried to enter the high-security area, a police spokesman says.

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UP-MP BOOKED

BJP MP booked for rioting, criminal conspiracy

Gorakhpur: A ruling BJP lawmaker and 27 other people have been booked under various charges, including rioting and criminal conspiracy, following a fracas over a land dispute in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, police say.

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RJ-ASSEMBLY-ADJOURN

Betting video: Rajasthan Assembly adjourned till 4 pm

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Assembly adjourned till 4 pm amid a din after Speaker Kailash Meghwal stopped Leader of Opposition Rameshwar Dudi from giving an explanation on the video purportedly showing him telling a man that he bet Rs 3 crore in the recent bypolls in the state.

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GA-PARRIKAR-SESSION

With Parrikar ill, Goa Assembly session cut short to 4 days

Panaji:The Budget session of the Goa Legislative Assembly, which began today, would last for only four days owing to the illness of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who was hospitalised in Mumbai.

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MG-ATTACK-PROBE

NCP candidate's killing: death toll 4, probe on

Shillong: The police have started investigating the killing of NCP candidate Jonathone N Sangma and three others in a suspected IED blast yesterday, East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Ram Kumar says.

LEGAL:

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DL-HC-SYMBOL

HC reserves order on Dhinakaran's plea for interim name, symbol

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court reserves its decision on a plea of T T V Dhinakaran, who heads a faction of the AIADMK, seeking a temporary name and symbol for his group till his claim to the party's symbol is decided.

FOREIGN:

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PAK-IMRAN-2NDLD MARRIAGE

Imran Khan's hat-trick; marries his spiritual guide

Lahore: Imran Khan ties the knot with his "spiritual guide", his party has confirmed, ending weeks of speculation about the 65-year-old flamboyant Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician's third marriage.