HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm:
    
    NATION
    
    DEL27 INDOPAK-LD BSF JAWAN
    * Pakistan hands over BSF jawan to India after 21 days
    Amritsar: Pakistan on Wednesday handed over BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw to India, 21 days after he was apprehended by the Rangers from along the International Border between the two countries in Punjab. *

    CAL7 WB-BSF JAWAN-LD FAMILY
    * Great relief for us, thank Centre for securing his release from Pak custody: BSF jawan's family
    Rishra (WB): The family members of Border Security Force constable Purnam Kumar Shaw, who was released by Pakistan from its custody on Wednesday, expressed immense relief and gratitude to the central government and BSF authorities for securing his return. *

    DEL28 CONG-TRUMP-LD GOVT
    * 'Ameriki papa ne war rukwa di kya': Cong takes swipe at govt over Trump's remarks
    New Delhi: With US President Donald Trump reiterating his claims of brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, the Congress on Wednesday asked what do the "typically loquacious" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar have to say about this revelation and did they "mortgage" India's security interests in the face of US "pressure". *

    DEL25 BIZ-CHINESE MEDIA-LD X
    * China's Global Times, Xinhua X-account handles blocked in India
    New Delhi: The X account handles of Global Times and Xinhua on Wednesday showed that it has been withheld in India in response to a legal request. *

    DEL17 MEA-INDIA-LD CHINA
    * Vain and preposterous: India on China renaming places in Arunachal Pradesh
    New Delhi: India on Wednesday outrightly rejected as "vain and preposterous" China renaming some places in Arunachal Pradesh and said such attempts will not alter the "undeniable" reality that the state "was, is, and will" always remain an integral part of India. *

    MDS5 KL-LD EXPIRED FOOD
    * Expired food found at Kerala caterer allegedly supplying to railways
    Kochi: Days old and expired food material were found at a catering unit here which allegedly supplies food to the Indian Railways, a Health Department official said on Wednesday. *

    LEGAL

    DEL19 CJI-LD OATH
    * Justice B R Gavai sworn in as next CJI
    New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, who has been part of several benches that delivered landmark rulings including the one upholding the Centre's decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 bestowing special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was on Wednesday sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India. *

    LGD4 CJI-PROFILE
    * Article 370, rape, bulldozer justice... India's new CJI Justice Gavai has delivered many a landmark verdict    
    New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, India's 52nd chief justice and its first Buddhist one, has played a key role in shaping the judicial landscape, penning about 300 verdicts, including landmark rulings on constitutional issues, liberty, and perhaps most importantly against the executive's "bulldozer justice". By Abhishek Anshu *

    BOM1 MH-JUSTICE GAVAI-FAMILY
    * Hard work, service to poor brought him this reward: Justice Gavai's mother
    Amravati (Maharashtra): Sheer hard work and determination are key to Justice Bhushan Gavai's success and he has earned it by serving the poor and needy, his mother says. *

    LGM1 KA-HC-WHEELING
    * Karnataka HC calls for tougher laws to curb 'wheeling' on roads
    Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has raised serious concerns over the lack of specific legal provisions to deal with the growing menace of 'wheeling', and has called for tougher laws to curb it. *

    FOREIGN
    FGN11 PAK-INDIA-US-TRUMP
    * Convinced India, Pak to let's have peace: President Trump
    New York: US President Donald Trump has repeated his claim that Washington “got involved” with India and Pakistan, saying he “didn’t like what was happening” and that he did a “good job” as he “convinced” the two countries “to let's have peace and let's go and make trade deals.” By Yoshita Singh *

    FGN8 PAK-INDIA-US
    * Want to encourage direct communication between India, Pak: US State Department
    New York/Washington: The US said it encourages “direct communication” between India and Pakistan and commends Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for choosing the path of peace. By Yoshita Singh *

    FGN 5 PAK-INDIA-UK
    * Will support efforts to deal with terrorist threat: UK on India-Pakistan conflict
    London: The UK stands ready to work with India and Pakistan to ensure a lasting ceasefire and will lean in to support efforts on both sides to deal with “horrendous terrorism”, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has told the British Parliament. By Aditi Singh *

    FGN16 CANADA-CABINET-INDIAN MINISTERS
    * Indian heritage Anita Anand is Canada's new foreign minister; Sidhu given International Trade
    Ottawa: Indo-Canadians Anita Anand and Maninder Sidhu have landed important portfolios in the new cabinet announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney after reshuffle. *

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