New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
NATION
DEL37 LD SPIES-ARREST
* 12 alleged spies held so far in Punjab, Haryana and UP
Chandigarh/Lucknow: At least 12 persons, including a YouTuber, have been nabbed on the charges of spying for Pakistan in the past two weeks from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh with investigations pointing out that they were allegedly part of a Pakistan-linked espionage network operating in north India, police said. *
DEL36 PAR-LD INDOPAK
* Foreign secretary briefs parliamentary panel on issues related to Pakistan
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday briefed a parliamentary committee on the India-Pakistan military conflict in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. *
DEL34 THAROOR-DELEGATIONS
* Absolutely not getting into that subject: Tharoor on Congress' objections on all-party delegations
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday declined to join issue with some opposition parties, including his own, over the government's choice of MPs from their ranks for all-party delegations to foreign capitals following Operation Sindoor. *
DEL26 INDOPAK-DELEGATIONS-LD CONG
* Same PM who abused Congress, taking its help for diplomatic delegations: Ramesh
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday dismissed as an "absolute lie" Union Minister Kiren Rijiju's reported assertion that that the government did not ask for names for the all-party diplomatic delegations going abroad, and said it was "cheap politics" to not get the names it selected cleared with the opposition party. *
DEL32 INDOPAK-RAHUL-LD JAISHANKAR
* Rahul targets Jaishankar again, says his silence 'damning'; it's Pak's language: BJP
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a fresh attack on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, saying his silence on the number of aircraft India "lost" after Pakistan was "informed" about the military action under Operation Sindoor is "damning". *
DEL22 NUCLEAR-REFORMS
* Govt considering amendments to Atomic Energy Act, nuclear liability law
New Delhi: Government is considering amendments to the laws governing the nuclear power domain, including the sectoral regulator, to allow participation of private sector as India eyes to produce 100 GW atomic energy by 2047. *
MDS2 TL-FIRE-PROBE
* Multi-disciplinary team to submit report on Hyderabad fire accident: Minister
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has asked five departments, including fire and police, to go into the devastating fire in a building that left 17 people dead and submit a report, state Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said on Monday. *
LEGAL
LGD22 SC-MP-MINISTER-FIR
* 'Entire nation in shame': SC orders SIT probe against MP minister over remarks on Col Qureshi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah for his remarks on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and constituted a three-member special investigation team to probe the FIR lodged against him. *
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. *
LGD25 UP-COURT-LD SAMBHAL
* Sambhal mosque row: Allahabad HC junks Masjid committee plea against survey
Prayagraj/Sambhal (UP): The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a plea of the Masjid committee against the survey ordered by a Sambhal court in the Shahi Jama Masjid and Harihar Temple dispute. *
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. *
LGD26 SC-AGR-LD PLEA
* 'Misconceived': SC junks pleas by Vodafone, Airtel, Tata Teleservices for AGR dues waiver
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the pleas of telecom majors Vodafone, Airtel and Tata Teleservices seeking the waiver of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. *
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. *
FGN34 PAK-LD BOMBING
* 4 killed, 20 injured in blast in Pakistan's Balochistan province
Karachi: A bomb exploded near a market in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, killing four people and injuring 20 others, according to a media report on Monday. *
FGN25 NETHERLANDS-JAISHANKAR
* Jaishankar arrives in Netherlands on first leg of three-nation tour
The Hague: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday arrived in the Netherlands to hold discussions with the country's leadership to further boost bilateral ties. *