New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5.15 pm NATION DEL26 PM-LANKA (4.48 PM)

Sri Lankan PM meets PM Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed a range of issues such as development cooperation and the welfare of Indian fishermen with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya.

BOM18 GJ-LD CABINET EXPANSION (2.58 PM)

Mega Gujarat cabinet rejig: CM brings 19 fresh faces; Sanghavi is Dy CM, new innings for Jadeja wife Gandhinagar: In a major reshuffle, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday inducted 19 fresh faces in his council of ministers and retained six from his previous team, including Harsh Sanghavi who was elevated as Deputy CM, while cricketer Ravindra Jadeja's wife Rivaba too made the cut.

DEL15 UP-RAHUL-DALIT 3RD LD VISIT (1.34 PM)

Raebareli lynching case: Rahul Gandhi meets victim's family, says Dalit oppression is at peak under BJP govt Kanpur (UP): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the brutal murder of Dalit villager Hariom Valmiki in Raebareli has "shaken the conscience" of the entire nation, and accused the administration of trying to intimidate the victim's family.

BOM15 CG-NAXAL-LD SURRENDER (4.09 PM)

210 Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh; CM Sai calls it a 'historic day' Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh): As many as 210 Maoist cadres, including one Central Committee member, surrendered before authorities in Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur on Friday, making it the largest mass surrender in the history of anti-Naxal operations in the state, officials said.

DEL16 DEF-RAJNATH-HAL (1.41 PM)

Our aim is to take domestic defence production to 100 per cent: Rajnath Nashik (Maharashtra): India is looking at taking domestic defence production to 100 per cent as dependence on foreign military supplies creates "strategic vulnerability", Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.

DEL19 ED-PONZI-CRYPTO-SPAIN (3.27 PM)

ED attaches crypto assets worth Rs 2,385 cr in OctaFX Ponzi scam; mastermind arrested in Spain New Delhi: Cryptocurrency worth Rs 2,385 crore has been attached under the anti-money laundering law and the Spanish "mastermind" of the alleged multi-crore OctaFX Ponzi scam has been arrested in that country, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Friday.

CAL25 AS-ARMY-LD ATTACK (3.25 PM)

Three Army personnel hurt in attack by banned ULFA(I) in Assam Tinsukia/ Dibrugarh: Three Army personnel were injured when members of the banned outfit ULFA(I) fired at the security force's camp in Kakopathar area in Assam's Tinsukia district early on Friday, an official said.

BUSINESS DEL17 BIZ-GOYAL-RARE-EARTH (3.03 PM)

Govt working on steps to improve supply of rare earth minerals: Piyush Goyal New Delhi: The government is working on measures to improve supply of rare earth minerals, including negotiating trade pacts with Chile and Peru, promoting domestic exploration, and engaging startups in recycling and processing, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.

DEL14 BIZ-INDIA-RUSSIA-OIL (1.31 PM)

India's Russian oil import rebound in Oct after dip in previous quarter New Delhi: India's crude oil imports from Russia strengthened in the first half of October, reversing a three-month slide in arrivals seen during July-September as refineries were back on full stream to meet festive demand, according to ship tracking data.

LEGAL LGD12 SC-LD DIGITAL ARREST (3.02 PM)

SC voices concern over rising instances of digital arrest in country, seeks Centre's response New Delhi: Rising incidents of online frauds in the country, especially digital arrests to dupe citizens by fabricating judicial orders, have come under the scanner of the Supreme Court which on Friday sought responses of the Centre and the CBI saying such offences strike at the "very foundation" of public trust in the system.

LGD11 SC-LAND-RAJASTHAN (2.05 PM)

Encroachment of lands acquired for Rajasthan Housing Board 'absolute rank scam': SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said encroachment of lands acquired for the Rajasthan Housing Board was an "absolute rank scam" in which everyone, right from the top to bottom, was in connivance.

LGC2 AS-COURT-LD ZUBEEN (3.12 PM)

2 accused in Zubeen Garg death case remanded to judical custody Guwahati: Two band members of Zubeen Garg - Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amritprava Mahanta - were remanded to judicial custody on Friday, after their 14 days of police remand ended in connection with the singer’s death in Singapore last month.

FOREIGN FGN34 BANGLA-PROTESTS (4.43 PM)

Bangladesh: Police fire teargas, sound grenades to disperse protesters near Parliament Dhaka: Bangladesh police on Friday fired teargas and used batons and sound grenades to disperse protesters gathered near the Parliament after they refused to vacate the area, amid uncertainty over the signing of a joint declaration called the July Charter.

FES18 PAK-LD TERRORISTS (3.57 PM)

Pak troops foil suicide attack on camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; 4 terrorists killed Peshawar: Pakistani security forces on Friday foiled a suicide attack on their camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing four terrorists, including the suicide bomber, officials said.

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