New Delhi, Oct 19 Following are the top stories at 5 PM
NATION
DEL35 CONG-RAM TEMPLE-LD MODI (4.43 PM)
**** ‘Chanda chori par chuppi chaayi’: Congress slams BJP on Ram temple donation theft case
New Delhi: Upping the ante over the Ram temple donation theft case, the Congress on Monday questioned the “silence” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and asserted that it is the responsibility of the country’s citizens to punish the “chanda chors blinded by the arrogance of power”. ****
DEL25 RJ-TIGER SHROFF-3RDLD DETAIN (2.46 PM)
**** 3 detained in Kota in Tiger Shroff shooting case, one was in touch with Bishnoi gang aide: Police
Jaipur: Three people, including a minor, allegedly involved in the firing at actor Tiger Shroff were detained on Monday in Rajasthan’s Kota city from the Pune-Jaipur Superfast Express, police said. ****
DEL37 PB-ACTIVIST-FATHER (4.50 PM)
**** Anti-drug activist murder: Will seek CBI probe from Amit Shah, says Jhota’s father
Chandigarh/Mansa: Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota’s father Bhim Singh said on Monday he would meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to the state and raise a demand for a CBI probe into his son’s murder. ****
CAL16 MN-FIRING-2NDLD DEATHS (4.35 PM)
**** Three shot dead by militants in Manipur; locals protest with bodies outside CM house
Imphal: Three people collecting firewood in a forest were killed allegedly by militants in Manipur on Monday, triggering protests by locals who placed two bodies outside the chief minister’s residence here. ****
DEL20 NAVY-VICE CHIEF-LD SWAVLAMBAN (2.41 PM)
**** We’re seeking development in all domains, air, sea to AI: Vice Chief of Naval Staff
New Delhi: Navy is seeking development in all domains, from air and underwater to AI and quantum technology, to become a multi-domain network force, Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS) Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar said on Monday. ****
DEL32 MEA-OIC-REJECT (3.46 PM)
**** India rejects OIC’s resolution featuring J-K
New Delhi: India on Monday strongly trashed an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) resolution on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, and said the grouping has allowed itself to be “misused” by Pakistan for its “bigoted agenda”. ****
DEL28 CONG-ANKITA-DUSHYANT GAUTAM (3.08 PM)
**** Seated in Raj Bhavan to evade legal action in Ankita Bhandari case: Congress on Dushyant Gautam
New Delhi: With Dushyant Kumar Gautam sworn-in as the governor of Sikkim on Monday, the Congress attacked the ruling BJP at the Centre and alleged that he has been seated in the Raj Bhavan so that no legal action can be taken against him in the Ankita Bhandari murder case. ****
DEL9 ADVANI-HOSPITAL-DISCHARGED (12.06 PM)
**** BJP veteran leader L K Advani discharged from Delhi hospital after improvement in health
New Delhi: BJP veteran leader L K Advani was discharged from a Delhi hospital on Monday after his medical condition improved. ****
MDS11 KL-LIQUOR POLICY-MINISTER (3.19 PM)
**** UDF govt to announce new liquor policy by November: Keralam minister
Alappuzha (Keralam): Keralam Minister M Liju said on Monday that the UDF government would unveil a new liquor policy by November, replacing the one framed by the previous LDF government. ****
MDS15 TL-AIRPORT-2ND LD X ACCOUNT (4.55 PM)
**** Hyderabad airport’s X account restored after brief ‘unauthorised access’, ops unaffected
Hyderabad: The official X account of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here faced an “unauthorised access” on Monday and was restored quickly. ****
LEGAL
LGD9 SC-AHMEDABAD BLASTS (4.25 PM)
**** SC stays execution of death sentence of convict in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence handed down to an Indian Mujahideen operative for his role in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts that left 56 people dead. ****
LGD8 DL-HC-LD NEHA BORA (4.14 PM)
Neha Bora moves Delhi HC against police notice to execute ‘peace’ bond
New Delhi: All India Students’ Association (AISA) President Neha Bora on Monday approached the Delhi High Court against a Delhi Police notice asking her to execute a bond before a Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) for “keeping peace”.
BUSINESS
DEL26 BIZ-LD JIO-IPO-ANCHOR BOOK (2.58 PM)
**** Jio Platforms anchor book draws 30x demand; institutional bids hit Rs 2.5 lakh cr
New Delhi: Jio Platforms’ Rs 8,110-crore anchor book attracted demand exceeding 30 times the amount on offer, with aggregate institutional bids reaching around Rs 2.5 lakh crore, signalling strong investor interest ahead of the company’s much-anticipated stock market debut. ****
FOREIGN
FGN39 CHINA-2NDLD ECONOMY (4.45 PM)
**** China’s economy grows 4.5 pc in Q3 as AI-driven exports offset weak domestic demand
Beijing: China’s economy grew 4.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2026, fuelled by global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, which helped it offset weak domestic consumption and a deepening property market crisis. ****
FGN34 BANGLA-MINISTER-RESIGNATION (4.18 PM)
**** Bangladesh minister quits after gun-wielding raid on drug den sparks controversy
Dhaka: A junior minister in the Bangladesh government agreed to resign on Monday after Prime Minister Tarique Rahman asked him to step down following a controversy over his armed raid on a suspected drug den in Dhaka. ****
FGN33 PAK-KPK-EMERGENCY-PETITION (4.12 PM)
**** Imran Khan’s party files amended high court plea against emergency, governor’s rule in KPK
Peshawar: Incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan’s party on Monday filed an amended petition in the Peshawar High Court, challenging the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on constitutional grounds.
(PTI News)
