HIGHLIGHTS AT 2100 HRS

     New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 2100 hrs:
     NATION:
    
     DEL52 UKD-2NDLD RAIN
     12 killed in rain-related incidents in Uttarakhand
     Dehradun: The death toll in rain-related incidents in Mori block of Uttrakhand's Uttarkashi district has risen to 12 with five people still missing. DES25 HP-2NDLD RAINS
    
     Death toll rises to 25 in Himachal, more rain predicted
     Shimla: The death toll in Himachal Pradesh rose to 25 on Monday with three more people losing their lives due to the rains, which the weather office predicted will continue over the next 24 hours. DES28 RJ-SHIVRAJ (CORRECTED)
    
     Rahul deserted sinking ship, says Shivraj; mocks transfer of power to Sonia
     Jaipur: BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Monday likened Rahul Gandhi's resignation as Congress president to the captain deserting a sinking ship and mocked the transfer of power in that party to Sonia Gandhi.
    
     DEL27 RJ-LD-MANMOHAN
     Manmohan Singh elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
     Jaipur: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan on Monday.
    
     DEL30 UP-SHEKHAR-RS
     Neeraj Shekhar elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from UP
     Lucknow: Neeraj Shekhar, son of former prime minister Chandra Shekhar, was on Monday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha.
    
     DEL15 MHA-KASHMIR
     NSA briefs HM Shah on Kashmir; reviews security situation
     New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Monday briefed Home Minister Amit Shah on the prevailing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, where restrictions have been imposed since August 5, officials said.
    
     DEL51 JK-POK-BUS
     Cross-LoC bus service from Poonch to Rawalakot suspended, 42 PoK residents stranded
     Jammu: The weekly Poonch-Rawalakot bus across the Line of Control was suspended on Monday, following PoK's apparent decision to call off the service, an official said. DEL44 JK-DETENTION-PROTEST
    
     DEL66 MODI-TRUMP
     Modi talks to Trump on phone; Says extreme rhetoric against India by some regional leaders not good for peace
     New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump during which he made an indirect reference to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's extreme rhetoric against India, and said such incitement to anti-India violence was not conducive to peace.

    
     CAL10 WB-LD BJP-MAMATA
     Mamata alleges human rights violation in Kashmir,BJP says she is speaking Pak PM language
     Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday alleged that human rights have been "totally violated" in Kashmir, drawing a sharp reaction from the BJP which said wryly she is speaking language of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as part of her "muslim-appeasement policy".
    
     DES14 UP-MAYAWATI-BHAGWAT
     Sangh should shed anti-reservation mindset: Mayawati
     Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Monday asked the RSS to shed its "anti-reservation mindset", saying reservation was a constitutional provision and disturbing it would be an injustice.
    
     CAL9 WB-NETAJI FAMILY
     Netaji's family demand formation of SIT by PM to unravel the mystery of his disappearance
     Kolkata: Family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to form a SIT to unravel the mystery surrounding the nationalist leader's disappearance over seven decades ago.
    
     DEL40 CBI-UNNAO
     Driver, helper of truck that hit Unnao rape survivor's car may undergo narco test: CBI
     New Delhi: The CBI is likely to carry out narco-analysis on the driver and helper of the truck that hit the Unnao rape survivor's car and may seek their custody in this regard, officials said on Monday.
    
     FOREIGN:
    
     FGN35 PAK-ARMY-2NDLD BAJWA Pak Army chief Gen Bajwa gets 3-year extension; 'regional security environment' cited
     Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa's term has been extended for another three years by Prime Minister Imran Khan in view of the "regional security environment", an official announcement said on Monday.
    
     FGN17 US-AFGHAN-PAK-LD KASHMIR
     Pak efforts to link Kashmir with Afghan peace process is 'reckless and irresponsible': Afghanistan
     Washington/Kabul: Pakistan's efforts to link Kashmir with the US-led peace process in Afghanistan was "reckless, unwarranted and irresponsible", Kabul has asserted as it also slammed Islamabad's "sinister intention" to prolong the violence in the country.
    
     FES50 PAK-INDIA-SUTLEJ
     India releases 2L cusecs water into Sutlej without intimation, causes flood-like situation: Pak
     Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday said India released about 200,000 cusecs water into the Sutlej river without any intimation, causing flood-like situation in various areas in the country.
    
     LEGAL:
    
     LGD38 DL-HC-CHIDAMBARAM
     INX media case: HC likely to deliver verdict Tuesday on P Chidambaram's anticipatory bail plea
     New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce on Tuesday its verdict on the anticipatory bail plea of Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram in the corruption and money laundering cases related to the INX Media scandal.
    
     LGD37 DL-HC-SHAH FAESAL DETAIN
     Plea in HC against detention of Shah Faesal
     New Delhi: A plea was moved in the Delhi High Court on Monday alleging that former IAS officer Shah Faesal was illegally detained at the IGI Airport here on August 14 and taken back to Srinagar where he has been kept under house arrest. PTI RDK

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