Following are the top PTI stories at 1800 hours:
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MHA-STORM-LD DEATHS
Fresh thunderstorm, squall warning for 4 states, 124 deaths in 2 days: MHA
New Delhi: A fresh warning about thunderstorm and squall hitting West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh today has been issued, the home ministry said, and noted that 124 people were killed while more than 300 injured in five states due to thunderstorm and lightning in the last two days.
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MODI-XI-MEETINGS
PM Modi, President Xi could meet 3 more times this year: Chinese envoy
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have the opportunity to meet at least three times this year to take forward their friendship forged during their unprecedented informal summit in Wuhan, China's ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui said today.
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UP-STORM-CM
UP CM cuts short Karnataka campaign, rushing back
Lucknow: Yogi Adityanth, currently on an election campaign in Karnataka, is rushing back tonight to visit storm-ravaged Agra, a senior official said today.
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POL-RAHUL-PM-BENGALURU
Rahul attacks Modi over 'Bengaluru garbage city' jibe, says it's insulting
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's description of Karnataka capital Bengaluru as a "garbage city" was insulting, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said today.
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DALITS-RSS
Do not accept any kind of caste-based discrimination : RSS
New Delhi: The RSS today said it does not accept any kind of caste-based discrimination and was votary of "One Temple, One Well and One Cremation ground " for all.
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UP-LD-DALIT-MOSQUITO BITE
Ministers spending nights in villages braving mosquito bites: UP BJP leader
Lucknow: An Uttar Pradesh minister today defended BJP leaders visiting homes of Dalits, saying that they brave "mosquito bites the whole night", but still go there to make the community aware about government welfare schemes meant for them.
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BH-BUS-ADMINISTRATION
No death in bus mishap in East Champaran in Bihar: Dist administration
Patna: The East Champaran district administration in Bihar today made it clear that no one was killed when a Delhi-bound bus fell into a 20-feet deep pit and burst into flames, saying all those on board have been accounted for.
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LAW-HC-ACTING CJ
Justice A K Mittal appointed acting chief justice of Punjab and Haryana HC
New Delhi: Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal has been appointed as the acting chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court after incumbent chief justice Shivax Jal Vazifdar demitted office at midnight upon his retirement.
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UP-AMU-INTERNET
Internet services suspended in Aligarh
Aligarh (UP): Internet services were today suspended in Aligarh district in the wake of unrest in AMU after the Jinnah portrait row.
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KA-VIJAYKUMAR-DEATH
Sitting MLA B N Vijaykumar passes away
Bengaluru: Sitting BJP MLA B N Vijaykumar died of a massive heart attack at a hospital here in the early hours today, the party said.
LEGAL:
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SC-LD GANGRAPE
SC reserves order on review plea by 2 death row convicts in Nirbhaya gangrape and
murder case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today reserved its order on the plea of two of the four condemned convicts seeking a review of its 2017 verdict upholding the death penalty awarded to them in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case.
FOREIGN:
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US-2NDLD TWITTER
Twitter urges users to change passwords
San Francisco: Twitter today asked its over 300 million users to consider changing their account passwords after the social media giant identified a bug that stored "unmasked" information.
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