New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.20 PM:
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*NEET-UG exam irregularities: CBI arrests private school owner from Godhra
Godhra: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday arrested the owner of a private school in Gujarat's Godhra in connection with alleged malpractices in the NEET-UG exam.
DEL31 UKD-KEDARNATH-LD AVALANCHE
Massive avalanche hits Gandhi Sarovar near Kedarnath Dham; no casualty
Rudraprayag: A massive avalanche hit the Gandhi Sarovar located four kilometres above the Kedarnath Dham here early Sunday morning but there was no loss of life or property, a district official said.
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Monsoon advances in Gujarat, Rajasthan; Heavy rains affect normal life
New Delhi: Heavy rains lashed several parts across India, including Gujarat and Rajasthan, on Sunday affecting normal life as monsoon further advanced towards the northern states.
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PM Modi speaks to Indian cricket team after T20 World Cup win
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the Indian cricket team on the phone on Sunday and congratulated its members on their T20 World Cup win.
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Congratulate people for reposing faith in Constitution, democratic systems: PM Modi
New Delhi: In his first Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast after assuming office for a third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that people expressed their unwavering faith in the country’s Constitution and democratic process in the “world’s biggest” polls in which over 65 crore of them voted.
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PM Modi did not mention people's issues in Mann Ki Baat: Congress
New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not mention any of the issues that people wanted to hear about in his radio programme Mann Ki Baat.
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PM has time for everything but Manipur: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: The Congress Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra
Modi for "not finding time" yet to visit conflict-torn Manipur, with party general secretary Jairam Ramesh recalling the "drama" around Chief Minister N Biren Singh's resignation last year.
DEL33 JK-SACRILEGE-LD PROTEST
12 detained as place of worship 'vandalised' in J&K's Reasi
Jammu: A place of worship was allegedly vandalised by unidentified people in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, triggering protests on Sunday by locals belonging to both the Hindu and Muslim communities, officials said.
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Centre should have state-specific financial approach for development, says Kerala FM
New Delhi: Seeking more funds to tide over the state's financial woes, Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Sunday said the Centre should have a state-specific rather than a uniform financial approach towards states as each of them has different kinds of developmental activities. By Manoj Rammohan
DEL23 NAVYCHIEF-BANGLADESH-VISIT
Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi begins 5-day visit to Bangladesh
New Delhi: Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi began a five-day visit to Bangladesh on Sunday with an aim to further consolidate the bilateral defence engagement and explore new avenues of cooperation in the maritime domain.
DEL20 DEF-ARMY CHIEF-LD DWIVEDI
Gen Upendra Dwivedi becomes chief of 1.3 million-strong Army
New Delhi: Gen Upendra Dwivedi, who has vast operational experience along the frontiers with China and Pakistan, on Sunday assumed charge as the 30th Chief of the Army Staff at a time India is facing myriad security challenges including along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
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Maharashtra gets first woman chief secretary; Sujata Saunik takes charge
Mumbai: Senior IAS officer Sujata Saunik on Sunday took over as Maharashtra’s Chief Secretary, becoming the first woman in the state’s 64-year-old history to occupy the top post.
BOM12 MH-TISS STAFF-LD-CONTRACTS
TISS withdraws controversial notice to faculty and staff members over non-renewal of contracts
Mumbai: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on Sunday said it has withdrawn the notices given to 55 teaching and 60 non-teaching staff of non-renewal of contracts and asked them to continue their work.
LEGAL
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SC to hear AAP MLA's plea challenging arrest in money-laundering case on July 1
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear AAP MLA Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra's plea challenging his arrest and remand by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering probe linked to a bank fraud case on Monday.
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Assault case: HC to pass order on Monday on Bibhav Kumar's plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will on Monday deliver its verdict on the issue of maintainability of a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aide Bibhav Kumar challenging his arrest in connection with the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal at the CM's residence.
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Excise scam: HC to pass order on Monday on bail pleas of K Kavitha
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce on Monday its order on bail pleas of BRS leader K Kavitha in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged excise policy scam.
FOREIGN
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EAM Jaishankar meets Qatar's PM; reviews bilateral relationship
Doha: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday met Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha and reviewed bilateral relationship, with a focus on political, trade, investment, energy, technology, culture and people-to-people ties.
FGN20 CHINA-XI-SCO
Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend SCO summit in Astana
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 24th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Kazakhstan's capital Astana this week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday. By K J M Varma*