New Delhi, May 24 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
NATION
DEL20 PM-LD NITI-COUNCIL MEETING
* If Centre, states work together like Team India, no goal is impossible: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said if the Union government and states work together like Team India, no goal is impossible. *
DEL11 IMD-LD MONSOON
* Monsoon reaches Kerala, earliest since 2009: IMD
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon hit Kerala on Saturday, marking its earliest arrival over the Indian mainland since 2009 when it reached the southern state on May 23, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. *
DEL12 VIRUS-NEW VARIANTS-INSACOG
* NB.1.8.1, LF.7 variants of Covid detected in India: INSACOG data
New Delhi: One case of the newly emerging COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 and four instances of the LF.7 type have been detected in India, according to INSACOG data. *
DEL23 PAR-INDOPAK-MEA
* Pakistan put in abeyance principles guiding Indus Waters Treaty: MEA
New Delhi: India's decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance is only a natural outcome of Pakistan putting in abeyance the principles, including friendship and goodwill, guiding the agreement, the Ministry of External Affairs has told a parliamentary committee. *
DEL14 INDOPAK-DELEGATION-THAROOR
* Will not be silenced by terrorism, says Tharoor as delegation leaves for 5-nation visit
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is leading a multi-party delegation to five countries, has asserted the mission would be to give the world the message that "we will not be silenced by terrorism" and that "we don't want the world to look away either". *
DEL3 CONG-NITI
* 'Ayogya body': Cong slams NITI Aayog meeting as exercise in 'hypocrisy', 'diversion'
New Delhi: Calling the NITI Aayog an "Ayogya body", the Congress on Saturday hit out at the Centre and said the NITI Aayog meeting was yet another exercise in "hypocrisy and diversion". *
BOM10 MH-MONSOON
* Southwest monsoon to reach Maharashtra soon, conditions favourable for 2 to 3 days: IMD
Mumbai: The southwest monsoon is likely to advance to Maharashtra soon, as the climatic conditions are favourable for the next two to three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. *
DEL18 JK-CONG-LD RAHUL
* Rahul meets victims of Pak shelling in Poonch, pledges to raise their issue at national level
Poonch (J-K): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met the victims of the cross-border shelling by Pakistani troops in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and described the damage caused as a "big tragedy", pledging to highlight their plight at the national level. *
MDS11 TN-NITI AAYOG-CM
* At Niti Aayog meet, TN CM demands 50 percent share in central taxes
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday sought the Centre to enhance the state’s share in central taxes to 50 per cent and also underscored the necessity for a dedicated urban transformation mission in the state. *
BOM2 MH-COVID-19-CASES
* Ten COVID-19 cases detected in Thane city in three days
Thane: As many as 10 cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane city over the last three days, with the civic administration urging hospitals to stay vigilant, officials said on Saturday. *
DEL1 JH-NAXAL-RENEGADE
* Security forces kill two dreaded leaders of renegade Naxalite outfit in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Security forces on Saturday killed two dreaded leaders of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad, a renegade Naxalite outfit, with one carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh and another Rs 5 lakh, in Jharkhand's Latehar district, sources said. *
BUSINESS
DEL9 BIZ-NITI-COUNCIL MEETING
* Niti Aayog's Governing Council meeting begins under PM chairmanship
New Delhi: Niti Aayog's 10th Governing Council meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, began here on Saturday. *
DEL19 BIZ-NITI-ANDHRA CM
* Andhra CM proposes 3 sub-groups of states to fast-track Viksit Bharat vision by 2047
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday proposed the formation of three sub-groups of state governments to accelerate progress towards the Viksit Bharat vision by 2047, asserting that his state is committed to contributing significantly to this national aspiration. *
FOREIGN
FGN8 UN-INDIA-PAK
* Pakistan violated spirit of IWT by inflicting three wars, thousands of terror attacks on India: India tells UN
United Nations: India ripped through Pakistan's “disinformation” at the UN on the Indus Waters Treaty, asserting that Islamabad violated its spirit by inflicting three wars and thousands of terror attacks on India that seek to hold hostage lives of civilians, religious harmony and economic prosperity. *
FGN21 JAPAN-BANERJEE-PAK
* If terrorism is rabid dog, Pakistan is wild handler: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee in Japan
Tokyo: If terrorism is a "rabid dog", Pakistan is its "vile handler", and the world must unite to tackle it, Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee said on Saturday. *
FGN25 BANGLA-POLITICS-UNREST
* Yunus calls interim cabinet’s meeting to review unrest in Bangladesh: Report
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Saturday called an unscheduled meeting of the advisory council to review a brewing unease involving his administration, political parties and the Army, according to media reports. *