New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm:
NATION
DEL5 PAR-INDOPAK
* Foreign secretary set to brief parliamentary panel on issues related to Pakistan
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will brief a parliamentary committee on Monday on the India-Pakistan military conflict in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. *
DEL10 UP-ISI AGENT-LD ARREST
* Suspected ISI agent arrested in UP's Rampur
Lucknow/Rampur: An alleged agent of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur on Sunday by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force. *
DEL12 CONG-PROFESSOR
* BJP 'fearful' of any opinion which it dislikes: Cong on arrest of Ashoka University professor
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) The Congress on Monday condemned the arrest of Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, saying it shows how fearful the BJP is of any opinion which it dislikes. *
DEL3 POL-BSP-AKASH
* Mayawati names nephew Akash as chief national coordinator of BSP
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has appointed her nephew Akash Anand as the party's chief national coordinator, a month after he was brought back into the party fold. *
LEGAL
LGD8 SC-HC JUDGES-PENSION
* All high court judges entitled to full pension: SC
New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday held all high court judges, including additional judges, will be entitled to full pension and retirement benefits. *
LGD6 SC-PROFESSOR-ARREST
* Social media posts on Operation Sindoor: SC to hear plea of professor against arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea of Ashoka University's political science department head Ali Khan Mahmudabad challenging his arrest for social media posts related to Operation Sindoor. *
LGD7 SC-VARMA-PLEA
* SC to hear plea seeking FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma in cash row
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list for urgent hearing a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Allahabad High Court's Justice Yashwant Varma in connection with the cash discovery row. *
BUSINESS
DEL11 BIZ-UBER-ONDC
* Delhi Metro ticketing goes live on Uber app; more cities, B2B logistics up next
New Delhi: Ride-hailing platform Uber on Monday announced the rollout of metro ticketing on the Uber app, powered by the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), starting with Delhi Metro. *
FOREIGN
FGN10 INDIA-MALDIVES-MOUS
* India, Maldives sign 13 MoUs to implement projects under Indian grant assistance
Male: India has signed 13 MoUs with the Maldives for enhancing ferry services in the island nation with an MVR 100 million grant, expanding maritime connectivity and uplifting community livelihoods. *