New Delhi, May 17 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm:
NATION
DEL9 INDOPAK-GOVT-LD DELEGATIONS
* Key oppn leaders join govt's international outreach delegations after Operation Sindoor
New Delhi: Opposition leaders Shashi Tharoor and Kanimozhi will join members of the ruling alliance, including Ravi Shankar Prasad and Sanjay Jha, in leading seven all-party delegations to key partner countries to convey India's message of zero tolerance against terrorism following Operation Sindoor. *
DEL11 INDOPAK-DHANKHAR
* Dhankhar draws similarities between Op Sindoor and Osama bin Laden's killing
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday drew similarities between Operation Sindoor and the killing of Osama bin Laden by US forces in Pakistan. *
CAL3 WB-TEACHERS-PROTEST
* Jobless teachers protest outside Bengal Education dept hqs continue for 3rd day
Kolkata: School teachers, who lost their jobs following a Supreme Court order last month, continued their demonstration outside the West Bengal Education department headquarters in Salt Lake, for the third day on Saturday. *
MDS3 ISRO-PSLV-COUNTDOWN
* Countdown for the launch of PSLV-C61 mission commences
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): The 22-hour countdown for the launch of an earth imaging satellite on-board a PSLV rocket commenced here on Saturday, ISRO sources said. *
FOREIGN
FGN9 INDOUS-TRUMP-TRADE
* India willing to cut 100% tariffs; trade deal with New Delhi soon: Trump
New York: India is willing to cut 100 per cent tariffs on American goods, US President Donald Trump claimed once again while saying that a trade deal between New Delhi and Washington is coming soon. By Yoshita Singh *
FGN5 US-TRUMP-INDOPAK
* A bigger success than I'll ever be given credit for: Trump on bringing India, Pakistan back from brink
New York: US President Donald Trump has said his talking to India and Pakistan and bringing them back from the brink is a "bigger success" than he'll ever be given credit for, saying there was "great hatred" among the two nations and tensions got to a point where the next phase was probably "nuclear". By Yoshita Singh * DIV
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