HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
    
     NATION
    
     DEL48 DL-AIRPORT-6THLD ROOF COLLAPSE
     *Cab driver killed, six injured after portion of roof collapses at Delhi airport's T-1
     New Delhi: A cab driver died and six people were injured after a portion of a canopy at Delhi airport's Terminal-1 collapsed on cars amid heavy rain early Friday, leading to suspension of flight departures, according to officials.
    
     DEL40 MOE-NEET-PRADHAN
     Govt ready for discussion on NEET but that should happen by maintaining decorum: Pradhan
     New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the government is ready for discussion on the medical entrance exam NEET but that should take place as per tradition and by maintaining decorum.
    
     DEL26 RAHUL-LD NEET
     Parliament should give message that govt, oppn together in raising students' issue: Rahul on NEET
     New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a "respectful" and good discussion in Parliament on the issue of alleged irregularities in the conduct of the NEET exam as it concerns the country's youth and their future. *

     DEL38 DL-RAIN-LG-MEETING
     *Delhi rains: LG holds emergency meeting, officials' leave cancelled
     New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Friday took stock of the situation in Delhi after hours-long rain brought the city to a standstill and directed officials to set up an emergency control room and deploy static pumps to address waterlogging reports.
         
     CAL9 JH-HC-HEMANT-LD-BAIL
     Jharkhand HC grants bail to ex-CM Hemant Soren in money laundering case
     Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case linked to a land scam.
    
     DEL58 INTERVIEW-AMRA RAM
     Farmers may have been stopped, but their chosen representatives are in Parliament: CPI-M MP Amra Ram
     New Delhi: Farmers may have been stopped from entering Delhi during the 2020-21 protests, but their chosen representatives cannot be stopped from entering Parliament and their issues will be raised strongly in the 18th Lok Sabha, according to CPI-M MP Amra Ram. By Anjali Ojha

     BOM7 MH-ASSEMBLY-BUDGET
     Maharashtra Budget: Women to get Rs 1,500 a month allowance; 3 free cylinders for family of 5
     Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday announced a financial assistance scheme entailing a monthly allowance of Rs 1,500 to eligible women in the age group of 21 to 60 years in the state Budget for 2024-25.
    
     MDS9 KA-3RDLD ACCIDENT
     13 killed, 4 injured after van collides with lorry in Karnataka's Haveri district
     Haveri (Karnataka): As many as 13 people, including two children died and four others were injured after the van they were travelling in allegedly collided with a lorry at Gundenahalli cross in Byadagi Taluk early on Friday, police said.
    
     CAL10 WB-MLAS-DHARNA
     Stalemate over 2 newly-elected TMC MLAs' oath taking continues as they sit on dharna for second day
     Kolkata: Two newly-elected Trinamool Congress MLAs sat on a dharna for the second consecutive day on Friday in front of B R Ambedkar's statue in West Bengal Assembly, as a stalemate over their demand to be administered oath in the House against Governor C V Ananda Bose's invite to do so in the Raj Bhavan continued.
    
     DEL39 CLIMATE-HEAT-REPORT
     Nearly 5 billion people endured extreme heat in June; 619 million affected in India: Report
     New Delhi: Nearly five billion people globally, including 619 million from India, experienced climate-change-driven extreme heat over nine days in June, according to a new analysis by an independent group of scientists based in the US.
    
     DEL55 PERSONNEL-APPOINTMENT
     Deputy NSA Vikram Misri named next Foreign Secretary
     New Delhi: Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA) Vikram Misri was on Friday named as the next Foreign Secretary, according to an official order.

     MDS11 KA-CM-LINGAYAT-SEER
     After Vokkaliga seer, now a Veershaiva-Lingayat pontiff seeks CM and DCM posts for community
     Chikkodi (Karnataka): A day after a Vokkaliga seer publicly urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to step down and make way for his deputy D K Shivakumar, a prominent seer from the dominant Veershaiva-Lingayat community on Friday urged that ministers from his community should be considered in case there is a change in CM post.
    
     BOM15 MP-COW CARCASSES-ARREST
     24 held for killing over 60 cows and oxen in MP's Seoni; conspiracy hatched in Nagpur, say cops
     Bhopal: Police have arrested 24 persons in connection with the killing of more than 60 bovine animals, including cows, in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh last week, officials said on Friday.


FOREIGN
    
     FGN53 FATF-LD INDIA
     FATF adopts India's mutual evaluation report; praises anti-money laundering regime, advises quick prosecution
     Singapore: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday adopted the mutual evaluation report of India's anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regime, a move hailed by the government as a "significant milestone".
    
     FGN52 UK-TATA-STEEL-STRIKE
     Tata Steel UK begins legal action against union strike, fears plant closure
     London: Tata Steel on Friday said it is being forced to commence legal action to challenge the validity of a steelworkers’ union strike ballot, as it warned that its blast furnaces at Port Talbot may have to pause operations amid the industrial action. By Aditi Khanna*
    

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