HIGHLIGHTS- The Week

New Delhi, May 17 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 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. *

    DEL35 INDOPAK LD OWAISI
    * Pakistan has become threat to humanity: Owaisi on message to world as all-party delegation member
    Hyderabad: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi said on Saturday that Pakistan with its long history of sponsoring terrorism has become a threat to humanity, affirming that this will be the heart of his message to the international community as a member of all-party delegations the government is sending to world capitals. By Vijay Joshi *

    DEL34 INDOPAK-OWAISI-MP MINISTER
    * MP minister Shah 'scum' for comments on Col Qureshi, should be arrested: Owaisi
    Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday termed Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah "scum" and "filth" for his comments on Col Sofiya Qureshi, saying the BJP government should sack and arrest him to set an example. *

    DEL33 INDOPAK-DELEGATIONS CPM
    * CPI(M) says it agreed to be part of all-party delegations despite reservations
    New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday said it has agreed to be part of the all-party delegations for the government's international outreach following Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor in national interest despite having "reservations", and again demanded a special session of Parliament. *

    DEL29 CONG-THAROOR-DELEGATION
    * Difference between 'Congress mein hona, Congress ka hona': Jairam Ramesh in dig at Tharoor
    New Delhi: There is a difference between "being in the Congress and of the Congress", Jairam Ramesh said in an apparent swipe at party colleague Shashi Tharoor after a controversy over the government nominating him to lead a multi-party delegation abroad to put across India's stand against Pakistan on terrorism. *

    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. *

    LEGAL

    LGD2 DL-HC-LG-JASMINE SHAH
    * Jasmine Shah withdraws from Delhi HC plea over removal from DDCD post
    New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has permitted AAP leader Jasmine Shah to withdraw his petition challenging a city government order restraining him from performing duties as vice chairperson of the Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi in 2022. *

    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 *

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