New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.05 PM.
NATION
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PM Modi holds roadshow in Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a mega roadshow in Gandhinagar on Tuesday morning, with crowds gathered to greet him.
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PM Modi pays tributes to Nehru
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary.
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RAHUL-RESERVATIONS 'Not found suitable' is new Manuvaad, will fight anti-reservation moves of BJP-RSS: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that eligible candidates from SC, ST, and OBC communities were being deliberately declared 'not found suitable' to keep them away from education and leadership.
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Nehru believed in democracy not demagoguery: Cong pays tributes to India's first PM
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday paid rich tributes to India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary and said he simply refuses to go away in spite of a systematic "6D effort" being made since 2014 to defame, distort, deny, denigrate, diminish, and demolish him and his legacy.
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Modi's 11-year reign as PM will be written in golden letters in history: Shah
Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 11-year reign will be written in golden letters in history.
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DEF-RAJNATH-FIGHTERJET
Rajnath approves execution of new fighter jet programme
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the "execution model" to implement a mega project to indigenously develop a fifth generation deep penetration advanced medium combat aircraft for the Indian Air force.
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Mumbai receives 106 mm rains in 24 hours; IMD forecasts moderate to heavy showers
Mumbai: After being pummelled by heavy downpours at the start of the week, Mumbai witnessed a brief respite on Tuesday morning, with the island city recording an average rainfall of 106 mm in 24 hours, civic officials said.
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President's rule failed to maintain peace in Manipur, alleges Cong
Imphal: Amid protests over concealing the state’s name on the windshield of a government bus, Manipur Congress president Keisham Meghachandra alleged that the President's rule has "failed" to maintain peace in the state.
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Kalyan-Dombivli civic body reports first COVID-19 fatality in its limits
Thane: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) in Thane district has reported its first COVID-19 fatality with a woman succumbing to the virus while undergoing treatment at a hospital, an official said.
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CPI (Maoist) commander killed in gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand
Mediningar (Jharkhand): A commander of the banned CPI (Maoist) was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Palamu district, a senior police official said on Tuesday.
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BIZ-RUPEE-OPEN
Rupee declines 19 paise to 85.29 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee declined 19 paise to 85.29 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday amid waning foreign fund inflow and subdued domestic equity market sentiment.
LEGAL:
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Ex-AAP MLA Naresh Balyan denied bail in MCOCA case
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed the bail application of former AAP MLA Naresh Balyan in a case lodged under the stringent MCOCA Act.
FOREIGN:
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Ravi Shankar Prasad exhorts Indian community in France to highlight India's fight against terror
Paris: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad exhorted members of the Indian community in France to make every effort to showcase Brand India as a beacon of peace that is fighting against the global curse of terrorism. By Aditi Khanna
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All-party parliamentary delegation apprise senior Singaporean minister of India's policy of combating terrorism
Singapore: An all-party parliamentary delegation in a meeting with a senior Singaporean minister conveyed India’s stance on the events since the terror attack in Pahalgam, Operation Sindoor and the new normal in its policy of combating terrorism.
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Indian delegation engages in diplomatic outreach across Muslim world
Manama (Bahrain): Workers at Kohinoor and Evershine, two souvenir shops right at the entrance of Bab Al Bahrain, were taken by surprise when Indian parliamentarians made a surprise appearance at this historical market area of Manama Souq. By Shuja ul haq MPL
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