HIGHLIGHTS AT 5 PM- The Week

New Delhi: Following are the top stories at 5 pm:

     NATION

     DEL45 2ND LD BYPOLLS
     * Assembly bypolls: AAP retains 2 seats in Punjab, Gujarat; Cong-led UDF wrests Nilambur from Left front in Kerala
     New Delhi: AAP's Gopal Italia on Monday won from Gujarat's Visavadar assembly constituency and his party also retained Punjab's Ludhiana West seat while the Congress-led UDF wrested Nilambur from the ruling LDF in Kerala, according to results of assembly bypolls in four states. *

     DEL47 DL-KEJRIWAL-RAJYA SABHA
     * Not going to RS: Kejriwal after MP Sanjeev Arora wins Ludhiana West assembly bypoll
     New Delhi: Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he would not go to the Rajya Sabha, after the party's sitting Upper House member Sanjeev Arora won the Ludhiana West bypolls in Punjab. *

     DEL34 NIA-PAHALGAM-CUSTODY
     * Pahalgam terror attack: NIA gets 5-day remand of two accused
     Jammu: A local court on Monday granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) five-day remand of two accused who were arrested for harbouring the Pakistani terrorists behind the deadly Pahalgam terror attack in April, officials said here. *

     DEL31 THAROOR-MODI
     * PM Modi's dynamism, willingness to engage remains 'prime asset' for India on global stage: Tharoor
     New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's energy, dynamism and willingness to engage remains a "prime asset" for India on the global stage but deserves greater backing, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Monday, in remarks that are likely to irk his party and widen the growing cracks in his ties with its leadership. *

     MDS12 KA-KHARGE-LD PM
     * People will not tolerate if you belittle oppn, Kharge tells PM Modi
     Raichur (Karnataka): Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "trivialising" the opposition, and criticised his absence from the all-party meetings convened after the Pahalgam terror attack. *

     DEL49 KANISHKA-ANNIVERSERY-EAM
     * Reminder of why world must show zero tolerance towards terrorism: EAM on anniversary of 'Kanishka' bombing
     New Delhi: Paying tributes to the victims of Air India 182 'Kanishka' bombing, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said it was "one of the worst acts of terrorism" and stands as a stark reminder of why the world must show zero tolerance towards terrorism and violent extremism. *

     LEGAL

     LGD1 UKD-HC-PANCHAYAT-POLLS
     * Reservation row: Uttarakhand HC stays panchayat polls in state
     Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday stayed the upcoming panchayat elections in the state over disputes in reservation. *

     LGD2 SC-OBC CERTIFICATE-SINGLE MOTHER
     * SC says important after plea seeks OBC certificates to kids of single moms
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday termed "important" the plea for amending rules to issue OBC certificates to children of single mothers from the same category. *

     FOREIGN

     FGN40 RUSSIA-IRAN
     * Russia says it stands ready to assist Iran
     Moscow: Russia is ready to help Iran in various ways, depending on what Tehran requests, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday. *

     FGN12 UN-GUTERRES-US-IRAN
     * US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites mark perilous turn in Middle East: UN chief
     United Nations: The US bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities marks a “perilous turn” in the Middle East, UN chief Antonio Guterres told an emergency session of the Security Council here, amid escalating tensions in the region. By Yoshita Singh *

     FGN46 LANKA-TREASURY SECRETARY
     * Sri Lanka makes key change to highest Treasury job, deputy minister is new Secretary
     Colombo: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday appointed a deputy minister, who was part of the top negotiating team with the International Monetary Fund on the ongoing bail out process, to the highest bureaucratic job at the Treasury. *

HIGHLIGHTS AT 5 PM

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