HIGHLIGHTS AT 5 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
    
     NATION
    
     DEL24 DRUGS-BJP-LD CONG
     *BJP alleges drug kingpin is Youth Congress leader, IYC says he was expelled in 2022
     New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday alleged that the kingpin arrested in the case of seizure of drugs worth Rs 5,600 crore is the chairman of the Delhi Youth Congress' RTI cell, a claim refuted by the opposition party as baseless to influence the Haryana Assembly polls.
    
     DEL27 HR-POLLS-RAHUL
     BJP spreads hatred, oust it from Haryana: Rahul
     Nuh: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his party will not let the "hatred" being spread by the BJP on the basis of religion, language, and caste win and appealed to the people of Haryana to oust the ruling party in the Assembly polls.
    
     DEL26 PAR-PANEL-BACHCHAN
     Jaya Bachchan opts out of Parliament panel on IT; becomes member of Committee on Labour
     New Delhi: Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan has opted out of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology chaired by BJP member Nishikant Dubey.
    
     DEL20 JK-FIRING
     Security forces, terrorists exchange fire in J-K's Kishtwar
     Jammu: A brief exchange of fire took place between security forces and terrorists during a search operation in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said.

     DEL18 ED-2ND LD AZHARUDDIN
     Azhar skips ED summons in HCA case; called again on Oct 8
     Hyderabad: Former Indian cricket captain and Congress politician Mohammad Azharuddin on Thursday failed to depose before the ED in in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities in the Hyderabad Cricket Association, official sources said Thursday.

     DEL13 RJ-PRESIDENT-MURMU
     Gen Z’s contribution crucial to achieve developed nation goal by 2047: President Murmu
     Jaipur: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said the contribution of the present generation is crucial for achieving the goal of making India a developed nation by 2047.

     MDS5 KL-CABINET-LD THRISSUR POORAM
     Three-level probe ordered by cabinet into Thrissur Pooram disruption: Kerala CM
     Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the state cabinet has ordered a three-level probe, including into the role of ADGP M R Ajithkumar, in connection with the disruption of the Thrissur Pooram festivities in April this year.
    
     MDS6 KA-MUDA-SIDDARAMAIAH
     MUDA case: I have faith in judiciary, truth will always triumph, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
     Mysuru, Oct 2 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, facing probe into the MUDA 'scam' case, on Thursday asserted that he is conducting himself in accordance with his conscience and confident that truth would prevail as he once again rejected opposition calls for his scalp.

     BUSINESS
    
     DEL31 BIZ-ADANI-LD GOOGLE
     Adani to supply clean energy for Google's cloud operations
     New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani's group will supply clean energy to power Google's cloud services and operations in India, the two firms said on Thursday.
    
     LEGAL
    
     BOM8 MH-HC-BADLAPUR-ACCUSED
     Badlapur case: HC asks magistrate to submit by Nov 18 inquiry report in custodial death of accused
     Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the magistrate to submit by November 18 an inquiry report into the custodial death of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case.

     LGD34 DL-HC-LD SONAM
     Sonam Wangchuk released, prohibitory orders withdrawn: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to HC
     New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and his associates have been released from detention.
    
     LGD32 SC-2NDLD ISHA FOUNDATION
     Isha Foundation row: SC puts on hold police probe, transfers plea from HC to itself
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday effectively halted the police probe into the alleged illegal confinement of two women at spiritual leader Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation ashram at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.

     LGD33 SC-TIRUPATI-LADDUS
     Tirupati laddus row: SC to hear on Friday pleas seeking court-monitored probe
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a batch of pleas, including those seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddus.
    
     LGD27 SC-STUBBLE BURNING
     SC slams CAQM, says it made no effort to implement its direction to stop stubble burning
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the Commission for Air Quality Management for failing to control incidents of stubble burning and said it has made no effort to implement its direction to prevent such incidents.
    
     LGD28 SC-JAILS-LD DISCRIMINATION
     SC sets aside jail manual rules of states for promoting caste-based discrimination in prisons
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside caste-based discriminatory provisions of prison manuals of around 11 states while deprecating the practice of distribution of work and segregation of prisoners in separate wards on basis of their castes.
    
     LGD14 SC-MURDER-EX-BIHAR MINISTER
     1998 murder case of ex-Bihar minister: SC sentences two persons to life imprisonment
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced two persons, including ex-MLA Munna Shukla, to life imprisonment in the 1998 murder case of former Bihar minister Brij Bihari Prasad. *

     FOREIGN
    
     FGN42 BANGLA-DIPLOMATS
     *Amid diplomatic reshuffle, Bangladesh recalls envoy from India
     Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government has recalled five envoys, including its high commissioner in New Delhi, as it carried out a second phase of reshuffle in the diplomatic service alongside the domestic administration, an official said on Thursday. By Anisur Rahman

     FGN22 US-GANDHI-LD BUST
     Mahatma Gandhi's bust unveiled at Seattle Center
     Washington: A bust of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled at the Seattle Center on the iconic Indian freedom fighter's birth anniversary. By Lalit K Jha*

    

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