New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.10 pm:
NATION
MDS9 ISRO-3RDLD PSLV
* Earth observation mission could not be accomplished due to 3rd stage pressure issue: ISRO chief
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): ISRO's 101st mission from here, an earth observation satellite onboard the agency's trusted PSLV rocket, could not be accomplished on Sunday following a pressure issue in the third stage of the launch vehicle, the space agency said. *
MDS18 TL-3RDLD FIRE ACCIDENT
* 13 killed in fire at a building in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: As many as 13 people, including four children, were killed in a massive fire that broke out at a building in Gulzar House near the historic Charminar on Sunday. *
DEL12 HR-PROFESSOR-ARREST
* Associate professor of Sonipat-based university arrested for remarks against Operation Sindoor
Sonipat (Haryana): An associate professor of a private university here has been arrested for his social media post on Operation Sindoor, police said on Sunday. *
DEL7 CONG-GOVT-COVID DEATHS
* 'Act of depravity': Cong slams govt over 'mismatch' in Covid death figures
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre over alleged mismatch between the official COVID-19 death toll and the figures reflected in the Civil Registration System data, saying it would be too much to expect this government to show regret for its "tone-deaf" actions but when history is written, it will be sure to record this "act of depravity". *
DEL8 OWAISI-BJP-OPPN
* BJP keeps winning because opposition is a failure: Owaisi
Hyderabad: The BJP is winning elections consistently because the opposition is a failure (nakaam) and because it has consolidated the Hindu votes, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has said, rejecting suggestions that he cuts into anti-Modi votes. *
DEL6 MPs-AWARDS
* Seventeen MPs to receive Sansad Ratna Awards
New Delhi: Seventeen Members of Parliament, including Bhartruhari Mahtab and Ravi Kishan, and two Parliamentary Standing Committees, have been selected for the Sansad Ratna Award 2025. *
MDS17 KL-THAROOR-DELEGATION-LD CPI
* CPI Kerala slams Tharoor's decision to lead delegation on Operation Sindoor
Thiruvananthapuram: Amid the controversy over the Centre picking Shashi Tharoor to lead a multi-party delegation post Operation Sindoor, the CPI Kerala unit on Sunday slammed the Congress MP, alleging that he was looking to be part of the "sleeping cells" in the grand old party. *
BOM1 MH-IIT BOMBAY-TURKEY
* IIT Bombay suspends ties with Turkish institutes over support for Pak
Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has suspended all agreements with Turkish universities, following Turkey’s support to Pakistan amid heightened tensions with India. *
CAL1 MN-ARREST
* Four militants arrested in Manipur
Imphal: Four militants belonging to different proscribed outfits, and involved in extortion and recruiting of new cadres, were arrested by security forces from Imphal East, Imphal West and Thoubal districts, police said on Sunday. *
FOREIGN
FGN16 PAK-IMF
* IMF imposes 11 new conditions on Pak, warns it against risks to bailout programme: Report
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slapped 11 new conditions on Pakistan for the release of the next tranche of its bailout programme and warned that tensions with India could heighten risks to the scheme's fiscal, external, and reform goals, according to a media report on Sunday. By Sajjad Hussain *
FGN15 PAK-DELEGATION
* Pakistan to send diplomatic delegation abroad to counter India's global outreach
Islamabad: Hours after India decided to send its delegations to key partner countries to put across its resolve to tackle terrorism against the backdrop of Operation Sindoor, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that he will send a diplomatic team to important world capitals to present the country's stance. By Sajjad Hussain *
HIGHLIGHTS
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Updated: May 18, 2025 13:15 IST
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