HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Aug 4 (PTI) Following are the highlights at 1700 hours:



TOP STORIES



SPF14 SPO-IND-RES

India lose first Test against England by 31 runs

Birmingham: India lost the first Test against England by 31 runs at the Edgbaston today.



DEL16 LAW-SC LD JUDGES

Justice Joseph among three appointed as SC judges

New Delhi: Three high court chief justices were appointed to the Supreme Court today, taking the total number of judges in the apex court to 25.



DEL15 JK-2NDLD-FAROOQ-SECURITY

Security breach at Farooq Abdullah's Jammu house, man shot dead after he rams car into gate

Jammu: In a serious security breach, a man forcibly drove into the residence of former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar, both Z-plus protectees, here and ransacked the house before being shot dead by CRPF personnel guarding the premises, police said.



FGN1 US-INDIA-EXPORT

India third Asian nation to get STA-1 status from US

Washington: India has become the third Asian country after Japan and South Korea to get the Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) status after the US issued a federal notification to this effect, paving the way for high-technology product sales to New Delhi, particularly in civil space and defense sectors. By Lalit K Jha



NATION:



DEL18 PM-HEALTH-SCHEME

PM reviews preparations for launch of health assurance scheme

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reviewed the progress of preparations for the launch of the health assurance programme under Ayushman Bharat.



DEL24 CONG-RAFALE-MODI

Will launch public campaign to 'expose' Modi govt on corruption issue: Cong

New Delhi: The Congress today decided to take on the Narendra Modi Government on the issue of corruption by launching a public campaign that will highlight the bank scams, Rafale deal and the "bad" state of the economy.

CAL3 WB-NRC-VERIFICATION

Verification of WB migrants' identities for Assam NRC to take couple of months more

Kolkata: The verification of identities of the people, who have migrated from West Bengal to Assam, for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) may take another couple of months to be completed, a senior state government official said here.

DEL2 JK-ENCOUNTER

4 militants killed in fresh exchange of fire with security forces in Shopian

Srinagar: Four militants were killed in a fresh exchange of fire with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army said today.



DEL17 HR-LD KILLING

Man beaten to death over suspicion of cattle theft in Haryana

Chandigarh: A man was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of cattle theft in Palwal district of Haryana, police said today.



DEL23 RAJE-LD YATRA

Shah flags off 'Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra', targets Cong

Rajsamand (Rajasthan): BJP president Amit Shah flagged off Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's pre-poll tour 'Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra' today and tore into the opposition Congress over alleged lack of development in the state under its rule.



CAL4 WB-TMC BLACK DAY

TMC observes 'black day' in WB against manhandling of its leaders

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress today observed a 'black day' in various parts of West Bengal in protest against the alleged "detention and manhandling" of its leaders in Assam's Silchar airport.



DEL8 AI-PASSENGER-COCKPIT

Delhi-bound AI flight returns to Milan after passenger tries to enter cockpit

New Delhi: A Delhi-bound Air India flight from Milan had to return to the airport in Italy within 30 minutes of take-off after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit, the airline said today.



LEGAL:



LGD1 UKD-HC-MATERNITY LEAVE

U'khand HC declares govt rule denying maternity leave for third child unconstitutional

Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court has come to the rescue of a government servant who was denied maternity leave for her third child, terming a state government rule to this effect "unconstitutional".

LGB3 MH-COURT-PNB-BAIL

PNB scam: Senior executive of Nirav Modi firm gets bail

Mumbai: A special CBI court here today granted bail to Vipul Ambani, senior executive of a firm owned by diamantaire Nirav Modi, in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank scam.

BUSINESS:



DCM1 BIZ-US-IMPORTS

Higher import duties on 29 US products to be effective from Sep 18: Govt

New Delhi: The government has extend by 45 days the deadline for imposition of higher customs duties on 29 products, including almond, walnut and pulses, imported from the US.



FOREIGN:



FGN8 PAK-IMRAN-OATH

Imran may take oath as Pak PM on August 14

Islamabad, Aug 4 (PTI) Imran Khan, who is set to become Pakistan's new Prime Minister, may take oath of the office on the country's Independence Day on August 14, a media report said today. By Sajjad Hussain



FGN16 UK-NIRAV MODI

Indian mission submits Nirav Modi extradition request to UK authorities

London: The Indian High Commission in London has handed over the extradition request documents for fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, wanted in India as a prime accused in the USD 2 billion loan fraud scam at Punjab National Bank, to the UK Central Authority, according to official sources here. By Aditi Khanna

FGN2 US-INDIA-TRADE

US' export to India increases as bilateral trade deficit drops: official figures

Washington: The US' export to India in both goods and services has increased this year, resulting in substantial drop in trade deficit as compared with the last year, according to the latest official figures. By Lalit K Jha IJT IJT