HIGHLIGHTS AT 1715 HRS

Following are top PTI stories at 1715 hours:

NATION

DEL32 PM-2NDLD DEF EXPO

Commitment to peace as strong as commitment to safeguarding territory, says PM

Thiruvidanthai (TN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India's commitment to peace is just as strong as its commitment to protecting its territory and listed his government's efforts in making the country a hub of defence manufacturing and bolstering the armed forces. PM By Manash Pratim Bhuyan

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Unnao gangrape case: FIR filed against BJP MLA, no decision on arrest

Lucknow: The police in Uttar Pradesh today registered an FIR against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the alleged gangrape of a minor girl in Unnao, hours after the government said it would hand the probe over to the CBI.

 

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UPA's 'policy paralysis' hampered defence preparedness: Modi

Thiruvidanthai (TN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hit out at the previous UPA government for policy paralysis in the defence sector and told foreign companies that it will not take a decade to take a decision on procurement of a batch of 110 fighter jets. By Manash Pratim Bhuyan

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Opposition has all options open: Cong on impeachment motion

New Delhi: The Congress today said opposition parties have "all options open" on the issue of moving an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra

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3, including woman, arrested in CBSE paper leak case

New Delhi: Three persons, including a woman, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in leaking the CBSE Class 10 mathematics paper in connivance with a teacher arrested earlier from Himachal Pradesh, Delhi Police said today.

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ISRO launches IRNSS-1I navigation satellite

Sriharikota (AP): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today launched the IRNSS-1I navigation satellite from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.