HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, May 16 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
    
    NATION
    
    DEL49 JK-TERROR-2NDLD OPERATIONS
    * 6 terrorists killed in 2 major operations in south Kashmir in 3 days: Officials
    Awantipora (J-K): Security forces turned the focus of their anti-terror operations to specific south Kashmir areas in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam attack and eliminated six terrorists in the last three days, officials said on Friday. *
    
    DEL54 INDOPAK-LD DELEGATIONS (RPT)
    * Govt to send delegations for diplomatic outreach to expose Pakistan on terrorism
    New Delhi: The government will send several all-party delegations to different countries, starting next week, to expose Pakistan-sponsored terrorism on the world forum as part of a major diplomatic offensive post Operation Sindoor in the aftermath of the terror attack in Pahalgam. *
    
    DEL62 MHA-LD INTELLIGENCE
    * Operation Sindoor reflects PM's firm political will, precise intelligence of agencies: Amit Shah
    New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Operation Sindoor was a reflection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's firm political will, precise intelligence gathering by various agencies and unmatched strike capability of the country's armed forces. *
    
    DEL60 INDOPAK-2NDLD FUTURE WARS
    * War for taking back PoK should be war of choice: Ex-DGMO Anil Bhatt
    New Delhi: Military conflict with Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack has brought into focus the importance of drones in modern warfare, which along with space and cyberspace will write the new paradigm of future wars, a former Director General of Military Operations, who oversaw the Doklam crisis, has said. By Vijay Joshi and Sagar Kulkarni *
    
    BOM7 GJ-INDOPAK-LD RAJNATH
    * IMF must rethink assistance to Pakistan: Rajnath
    Bhuj: India on Friday called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reconsider its USD 1-billion assistance to Pakistan, suggesting that Islamabad could use it for terror funding. *
    
    DEL56 INDOPAK-IWT-JAL SHAKTI
    * IWT to remain suspended until Pakistan abjures support for cross-border terror: Jal Shakti ministry
    New Delhi: The Indus Waters Treaty will remain suspended "until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism", the Union Jal Shakti ministry has conveyed to the cabinet secretary. *
    
    DEL63 BJP-CONG-LD INDIA BLOC
    * Congress has no future: BJP on Chidambaram's remarks on INDIA opposition bloc
    New Delhi: The BJP took a swipe at the Congress on Friday over its leader P Chidambaram's remarks on the INDIA bloc, saying even Rahul Gandhi's "close aides" know that the party has no future. *
    
    DEL45 ED-TN-TASMAC-LD SEARCHES
    * ED conducts fresh searches in Tamil Nadu TASMAC case
    Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted fresh searches in connection with the Tamil Nadu TASMAC-linked money laundering case, officials said. *
    
    LEGAL
    
    LGD8 SC-JUSTICE TRIVEDI-PROFILE
    * Eleventh woman judge in SC history, Justice Bela M Trivedi bids adieu
    New Delhi: Justice Bela M Trivedi, who was the eleventh woman judge to be elevated to the Supreme Court in its 75-year-old history on Friday demitted office after spending three-and-a-half years on the bench. *
    
    LGD10 CJI-SCBA-TRIVEDI
    * CJI chides SCBA for not holding Justice Bela Trivedi farewell event
    New Delhi: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Friday deprecated the decision of the Supreme Court Bar Association of not holding the usual farewell ceremony for retiring judge Justice Bela M Trivedi. *
    
    LGD9 SC-WAQF ACT-PLEAS
    * 'Everyone wants name in newspapers': SC says no to fresh pleas against Waqf law
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to examine a couple of fresh pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, saying everybody wants name in newspapers. *
    
    LGD5 SC-ISKCON
    * Hare Krishna temple in Bengaluru belongs to ISKCON Society Bengaluru: SC
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday held that the Hare Krishna temple in Bengaluru belongs to the ISKCON Society in the city. *
    
    LGD13 DL-HC-TERROR-PFI
    * Delhi HC refuses interim bail to PFI leader
    New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has denied interim bail on medical grounds to Popular Front of India leader A S Ismail, who is accused in a terror case noting he was showing improvement. *
    
    FOREIGN
    
    FGN21 PAK-INDIA-DAR
    * Pak Foreign Minister calls for 'composite dialogue' with India to address contentious issues
    Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called for a “composite dialogue” with India to address the contentious issues between the two sides. By Sajjad Hussain *

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