Following are the top PTI stories at 5.00 PM:
DEL7 POL-MODI-GRAND ALLIANCE Efforts of regional parties to form grand alliance with Cong reprehensible:PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday dubbed as "reprehensible" efforts of regional parties to form a grand alliance with the Congress, saying socialist ideologue Ram Manohar Lohia would be "horrified" as most of these parties claim to be his followers.
DEL19 PM-KISAN SCHEME PM-Kisan scheme: About 4.74 cr farmers to get second installment from next month
New Delhi: About 4.74 crore small and marginal farmers registered under the PM-Kisan scheme before the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for general election came into effect on March 10 will get the second installment of Rs 2,000 each in their bank accounts, a senior government official said Saturday.
DEL6 PREZ-LD LOKPAL-OATH Prez administers oath of office to Lokpal chief Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind Saturday administered the oath of office to Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as the country's first Lokpal.
DEL3 POLL-BJP-CANDIDATES BJP releases 2nd list of candidates for LS polls
New Delhi: The BJP has released its second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls containing 36 names, which included 23 nominees for Andhra Pradesh where polling will be held in the first phase on April 11.
ELN16 RAHULWB RALLY
Modi lies all day, he is chowkidar of the corrupt : Rahul
Malda(WB): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of lying all day and said he is the "chowkidar" of the corrupt and fugitives like Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and Vijay Mallya.
DEL15 CONG-PM-PAK DAY Stop writing love letters: Cong to PM Modi on Pak Day greetings
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sending best wishes to his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan on the eve of the neighbouring country's national day.
LGD1 DL-COURT-MALLYA Court orders attachment of Mallya's properties
New Delhi: A Delhi court has ordered attachment of liquor baron Vijay Mallya's properties in Bengaluru in a case relating to FERA violations.
DEL14 SHAH-RAHUL Cong has insulted martyrdom of soldiers, put question mark on national security: Shah
New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah Saturday asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi to clear his party's stand on Sam Pitroda's comments questioning the government's aggressive action against Pakistan after the Pulwama terror attack, saying the opposition party has "insulted" martyrdom of soldiers and put a question mark on the nation's security.
DEL21 DEF-NAVYCHIEF-LD APPOINTMENT Vice Admiral Karambir Singh appointed as next Navy Chief
New Delhi: Vice Admiral Karambir Singh was appointed as the next chief of naval staff, succeeding Admiral Sunil Lanba who retires on May 30, the defence Ministry said Saturday.
MDS1 AVI-AIRCRAFT New Delhi-bound flight returns to Chennai after developing technical problem
Chennai: A New Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight carrying 182 passengers returned back to the airport here after flying for over an hour, following a technical problem, officials said Saturday.
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FGN8 PAK-DAY-INDIA-PREZ It would be 'mistake' for India to view Pakistan with a pre-partition eye: Prez Alvi
Islamabad: It would be a "mistake" for India to view Pakistan with the eye of pre-partition and its desire for peace should not be misconstrued as a sign of weakness, President Arif Alvi said on Saturday as Islamabad displayed its military might on the National Day. By Sajjad Hussain
FGN2 PAK-IMRAN-MODI Imran Khan welcomes PM Modi's greetings on Pakistan National Day
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has welcomed his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's greetings on the eve of its National Day, saying time has come to begin a "comprehensive dialogue" between the two countries to address and resolve all issues, including the "central issue" of Kashmir.
FGN10 CHINA-BUS-2NDLD FIRE 26 charred to death in China as tour bus catches fire
Beijing: A tour bus with 56 people on board caught fire in China's central Hunan province, killing 26 people and injuring 28 others, officials said Saturday. By K J M Varma
FGN4 US-TRUMP-LD NKOREA Trump orders withdrawal of sanctions against N Korea immediately after Treasury imposes them
Washington: Donald Trump has abruptly ordered the withdrawal of additional "large-scale" sanctions on North Korea, immediately after the Treasury Department imposed them, with his press secretary saying that the US President "likes" North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and does not think they are necessary.
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