New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5.30 pm: Nation: DEL20 VACCINE-SPUTNIK LIGHT-EXPORT Govt allows export of Russian COVID vaccine Sputnik Light manufactured in India by Hetero Biopharma New Delhi: The government has permitted the export of Russia"s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light domestically produced here as the jab has not yet been approved for emergency use in India, sources said on Sunday. By Payal Banerjee DEL31 POL-SHAH-MODI PM Modi democratic leader, patient listener: Amit Shah New Delhi: Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "democratic leader", Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said even his critics will agree that the Union Cabinet has never functioned in such a democratic manner as it is functioning in the Modi government. DEL33 JK-NC-LD RESIGN NC suffers major jolt in Jammu, two prominent leaders Devender Rana, Slathia resign Jammu: The National Conference suffered a major setback in Jammu as two prominent leaders Devender Rana and Surjit Singh Slathia resigned from the party on Sunday. DEL27 UP-PRIYANKA-RALLY Only BJP leaders, their "billionaire friends" safe in country: Priyanka Lucknow: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday launched a scathing attack against the BJP in PM Narendra Modi"s constituency Varanasi, saying only the ruling party leaders and their "billionaire friends" are safe in the country. DEL18 UP-LAKHIMPUR-KHURSHID Lakhimpur Kheri violence not ordinary crime: Salman Khurshid Lucknow: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday termed the October 3 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri as "tragic" and said this was not an ordinary crime as it was committed because of a "particular callous attitude" towards a democratic protest. By Arunav Sinha DEL16 VARUN GANDHI-LAKHIMPUR Varun Gandhi warns against "Hindu vs Sikh" narrative in Lakhimpur violence New Delhi: BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Sunday warned against attempts to turn the Lakhimapur Kheri incident into a "Hindu vs Sikh battle", saying it is dangerous to create these fault lines and reopen wounds that have taken a generation to heal. BOM8 MH-CRUISE-ARREST Cruise drugs case: NCB arrests Nigerian national; 20 people held so far Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested a Nigerian national on Sunday in connection with the cruise drugs party raid case, an NCB official said. CAL3 OD-BOMB ATTACK-MLA Odisha BJP MLA escapes bomb attack Keonjhar (Odisha): BJP"s chief whip in the Odisha assembly Mohan Charan Majhi had a narrow escape on Sunday when two unidentified miscreants hurled bombs at his car in Keonjhar district, police said. Legal: LGD4 SC-BAIL Gravity of offence be looked into by court while granting anticipatory bail: SC New Delhi: Gravity of an offence and specific allegations are the parameters which should be looked into by a court while granting anticipatory bail to an accused, the Supreme Court has said. LGD7 SC-CHHATTISGARH SC sets aside Chhattisgarh HC order directing CBI to lodge FIR for alleged misappropriate of funds New Delhi: The Supreme Court has set aside a Chhattisgarh High Court order which had directed the CBI to register an FIR in connection with the alleged misappropriation of over Rs 1,000 crore in the State Resource Centre (SRC) and Physical Referral Rehabilitation Centre (PRRC) over a period of around 10 years. Foreign: FGN12 PAK-2NDLD AQ KHAN Father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb AQ Khan passes away Islamabad: Abdul Qadeer Khan, the disgraced atomic scientist known as the "father of Pakistan"s nuclear bomb" under the clandestine enrichment programme and infamous for his controversial role in nuclear proliferation, died here on Sunday after a brief illness. He was 85. By Sajjad Hussain FGN4 UN-INDIA-AFGHAN-ATTACK-REAX India"s concern over sectarian, minority religion attacks reflected in UNSC statement condemning Afghan mosque strike United Nations: The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the “atrocious” ISIS terror attack on a mosque in Afghanistan and other recent attacks against religious institutions in the war-torn country, references that India categorically insisted on in a statement issued by the powerful UN body and rejected any attempts to dilute them. By Yoshita Singh. PTI AQS AQS