HIGHLIGHTS AT 5 PM

New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) Following are the top stories 5 pm:
    
     TOP STORY
    
     FGN48 SINGAPORE-PM-2NDLD LEE
     *PM Modi appreciates former Singapore Premier Lee’s contributions towards development of bilateral strategic partnership
     Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described former Singapore premier Lee Hsien Loong as a “strong votary of close India-Singapore ties” and appreciated his contributions to the development of India-Singapore strategic partnership.

     NATION
    
     DEL27 PM-SWACHH BHARAT
     Swachh Bharat Mission game changer for public health: PM Modi
     New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said access to proper toilets plays a crucial role in reducing infant and child mortality, as he shared a research that highlighted the impact of efforts like the Swachh Bharat Mission.
    
     DEL30 PM-SOLAR FESTIVAL
     Speed, scale to help India achieve 500 GW renewable energy target by 2030: PM
     New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said speed and scale have helped India increase its solar energy capacity by 32-fold in the last ten years and will eventually enable the nation to achieve its target of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030.

     DEL28 AIIMS-DIRECTOR-RG KAR INCIDENT
     Need to strike fine balance between making hospitals secure and accessible: AIIMS-Delhi director
     New Delhi: A fine balance must be struck between demands for making hospitals secure like "an airport or a fortress" and at the same time accessible so that patients can freely consult doctors, Director of AIIMS-Delhi Dr M Srinivas said amid demands by doctors for a safe work environment following the RG Kar rape-murder case. By Payal Banerjee

     DEL46 HR-BJP-2NDLD QUIT
     Haryana polls: BJP faces rebellion, Minister Ranjit Chautala, MLA Lakshman Napa quit after ticket denial
     Chandigarh: A day after the ruling BJP announced its first list of 67 candidates for the October 5 Haryana assembly polls, the party faced rebellion with minister Ranjit Singh Chautala and MLA Lakshman Dass Napa who were denied ticket quitting the party.
    
     DEL33 CONG-SEBI-BUCH
     Cong demands independent probe into allegations against SEBI chief
     New Delhi: Amid the row over allegations against SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch, the Congress on Thursday demanded an independent inquiry into the matter, asserting that it is in national interest to have a probe as foreign investors were getting concerned and there were doubts about the integrity of India's stock markets.
    
     DEL48 INTERVIEW-TYAGI
     Modi 3.0 coalition govt totally secure, no threat from outside or inside: JD(U)'s KC Tyagi
     New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition government is totally secure and will easily last its full term, with no threat in sight either from the opposition or from partners, says KC Tyagi, a leader of a key BJP ally.
    
     DEL42 KUKI-KOHUR-MEMORANDUM
     Kuki organisation writes to SC-appointed official demanding probe against Manipur CM
     New Delhi: A Kuki organisation has demanded registration of an FIR and investigation against Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh alleging conspiracy to commit "large scale ethnic violence" against the Kukis in the state.

     DEL43 CYBER-MOD PHISHING
     Phishing link that 'mimics' MoD to steal govt data located in Indian cyberspace
     New Delhi: Indian cyber-security agencies have detected a phishing fraud that "mimics" the official website of the Ministry of Defence to "harvest" the log-in credentials of officials to "steal" sensitive government documents. By Neelabh Srivastava

     BOM15 MH-COURT-SHIVAJI STATUE
     Shivaji statue collapse: Sculptor-contractor, consultant sent to police custody till Sep 10
     Mumbai: A local court in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district on Thursday remanded sculptor-contractor Jaydeep Apte and structural consultant Chetan Patil, held over the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue, in police custody till September 10.

     BOM14 MH-STATUE-RAHUL
     PM should apologise to every Maharashtrian, say sorry for note-ban, anti-farmer laws too: Rahul
     Sangli (Maharashtra): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologise not only for the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Sindhudurg district, but also for demonetisation, anti-farmer bills and GST.

     MDS10 TL-2ND LD MAOISTS
     Six Maoists killed in exchange of fire with police in Telangana, 2 commandos injured
     Hyderabad: Six cadres of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) including two women were killed after an exchange of fire between the ultras and police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana on Thursday, police said.
    
     BUSINESS
    
     DEL25 BIZ-RBI-LD DAS
     India's growth story intact; need for reforms in land, agri markets: RBI Guv
     Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said the Indian growth story remains intact with consumption and investment demand growing in tandem, and emphasised that past reforms need to be augmented by reforms in land, labour and agricultural markets.
    
     DEL38 BIZ-CELEBRITY-TAXPAYER
     Shah Rukh Khan, Thalapathy Vijay, Salman Khan in list of highest celebrity taxpayers: Fortune India
     New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan topped the list of celebrity taxpayers with advance tax payment of Rs 92 crore in 2023-24, followed by Tamil actor 'Thalapathy' Vijay at a distant second, according to a list compiled by Fortune India Magazine.
    
     DEL50 BIZ-ELECTRIC VEHICLES-LD GADKARI
     Electric vehicle makers no longer need to be subsidised by govt: Gadkari
     New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said there is no need to provide subsidy to electric vehicle makers as consumers are now choosing EVs or CNG vehicles on their own.

     LEGAL
    
     LGD22 SC-KEJRIWAL-RESERVE
     Excise policy "scam": SC reserves order on Kejriwal's pleas for bail, against arrest by CBI
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's separate pleas seeking bail and challenging his arrest by the CBI in the alleged excise policy scam.
    
     LGD17 DL-HC-LD COACHING-BAIL
     Coaching centre deaths: Delhi HC seeks CBI stand on basement owners' bail pleas
     New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought CBI's stand on the bail pleas of jailed co-owners of the Old Rajinder Nagar coaching centre basement, where three civil services aspirants died after drowning in July.
    
     LGD23 DL-HC-DRAIN-DEATH
     Pay Rs 20 lakh compensation for drain deaths in Ghazipur, Delhi HC tells DDA
     New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the DDA to pay Rs 20 lakh as compensation to the legal heirs of the mother-son duo who died after falling into a waterlogged open drain here in July.
    
     LGD15 SC-SEXUAL ASSAULT-TEST
     Prohibited 'two-finger test', disciplinary action for non-compliance: Meghalaya to SC
     New Delhi: The Meghalaya government has informed the Supreme Court that it has prohibited the 'two-finger test' which was conducted to determine whether a survivor of rape or sexual assault was habituated to sexual intercourse.

     FOREIGN
    
     FGN47 SINGAPORE-PM-WONG-LD LEADERSHIP
     India wants to create 'several Singapores' of its own, says PM Modi; hails nation as global inspiration
     Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday touted Singapore as a model for developing nations and said India wanted to create "several Singapores" of its own. By Gurdip Singh

     FGN46 BANGLA-INTERVIEW-YUNUS-LD HASINA
     Hasina must stay silent in India till Bangladesh seeks her extradition: Chief Adviser Yunus
     Dhaka: Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh's interim government, has said that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina making political remarks from India is an “unfriendly gesture", asserting that she must remain silent to prevent the discomfort to both countries until Dhaka requests her extradition. By Pradipta Tapadar

     FGN43 RUSSIA-PUTIN-INDIA
     Prez Putin says he's constantly in touch with India, China, Brazil over Ukraine conflict
     Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday named India among the three countries he is constantly in touch over the Ukraine conflict and said they are sincerely making efforts to resolve it, state-owned TASS news agency reported.*
    
    

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