Breaking Highlights, Top Alerts of May 17
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02:14 pm: Anganwadi workers in Udhampur protested against state govt demanding salary hike. They also blocked Jammu Srinagar National Highway at Military Hospital Chowk (ANI)
02:00 pm: BJP President Amit Shah inaugurated 'Sanyukt Rashtriya Karya Samiti Baithak' in Delhi (ANI)
01:47 pm: Advocate NP Amrutesh files PIL in Karnataka High Court against BJP forming Govt in the state. PIL states Court should not allow defection of MLAs to BJP through resigning or cross voting (ANI)
01:37 pm: West Bengal Panchayat elections: TMC wins 2,467 gram panchayat seats, BJP wins 386, CPI(M) wins 94 gram panchayat seats till 12 noon
01:35 pm: Toyota, Hyundai, Ford lead 9.6 percent European car sales gain (Reuters)
01:33 pm: CBI today informed Delhi High Court that international blue corner notice has been issued against Baba Virendra Dev Dixit in alleged illegal confinement of women at an Ashram in Delhi's Rohini (ANI)
01:24 pm: All of us saw how PM Modi misused the office of Governor in Tamil Nadu. The same has been done in Karnataka. This is totally against democracy and rule of law. We condemn it: MK Stalin, DMK (ANI)
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01:06 pm: EU countries agree Iran deal 'not perfect': Merkel (AFP)
01:05 pm: Russia-led trade bloc aims to create free trade area with Iran: Kazakhstan (AFP)
01:04 pm: Supreme Court today directed the Jammu and Kashmir police to interrogate witnesses from a visible distance in the Kathua case, and in presence of their family members.Three witnesses had alleged torture by the police during the probe (ANI)
12:57 pm: It is a short lived Govt, we are confident because we have the majority. We will fight for justice. 100 per cent all our MLAs are with us: DK Shivakumar, Congress (ANI)
12:51 pm: SC decides to hear plea filed by IITs LGBT alumni association seeking scrapping of Section 377 of IPC which criminalises homosexuality
12:46 pm: It is a conspiracy to destroy the constitution made by Baba Saheb Ambedkar, since they (BJP) came to power they have been misusing government machinery, thereby attacking democracy: BSP chief Mayawati on BJP's BS Yeddyurappa being sworn in as Karnataka CM (ANI)
12:42 pm: One more minor attacked by stray dogs in Sitapur's Khairabad, admitted to hospital in critical condition. A total of 13 children have lost their lives in the region till date after being attacked by dogs (ANI)
12:29 pm: All Congress and JD(S) MLAs are here, all 118 MLAs: Siddaramaiah at protest outside Raj Bhawan (ANI)
11:59 am: Wait till tomorrow or day after tomorrow, says Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on floor test (ANI)
11:58 am: I am sure of winning vote of confidence; my government will complete 5 years. I seek support of all legislators to vote according to their conscience and uphold people's mandate: Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa
11:57 am: Congress-JDS combine trying to grab power through immoral post-poll alliance, says BS Yeddyurappa in first press meet after taking over as CM (PTI)