New Delhi, May 28 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm:
NATION
MDS5 TN-DMK-RS POLLS
* DMK allots Rajya Sabha seat to Kamal Haasan's party, names 3 candidates
Chennai: Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK on Wednesday announced that it would contest 4 out of the 6 seats from the state for the June 19 biennial Rajya Sabha polls and allotted one Upper House seat to ally, actor-politician Kamal Haasan-led Makkal Needhi Maiam. *
DEL15 TMC-PAR-SESSION
* Operation Sindoor: TMC demands special session of Parliament in June
New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday demanded a special session of Parliament to be held in June, ahead of the Monsoon session. *
DEL8 CLIMATE-WARMING-WMO
* Earth's average temperature for 2025-29 likely to exceed 1.5 deg C limit: WMO
New Delhi: There is a 70 per cent chance that the average global temperature for the 2025-2029 period will exceed pre-industrial levels by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a new report published by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on Wednesday. *
CAL8 OD-RAIN
* Rain lashes Odisha, more downpour likely till May 30
Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed several parts of Odisha under the influence of a "well marked" low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, and more downpour is forecast in the state till May 30, the IMD said on Wednesday. *
LEGAL
LGD14 SC-RIDGE-TREE FELLING
* Tree felling in Delhi's Ridge area: SC finds DDA in contempt, orders extensive afforestation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held Delhi Development Authority (DDA) officials guilty of contempt for tree felling in the capital's Ridge area for widening a road and ordered extensive afforestation. *
LGD16 SC-ASHOKA-MAHMUDABAD
* No impediment on Ashoka University professor’s right to speech but can’t comment on FIRs: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday told Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, accused of making contentious social media posts on Operation Sindoor, that there was no impediment on his right to speech and expression, but he can’t post anything online with respect to the cases against him. *
BUSINESS
DEL14 BIZ-INDIA-US-TRADE PACT
* Possibility of interim trade deal between India, US by June 25: Sources
New Delhi: With a team of US officials expecting to visit India next month for trade talks, there is a possibility that the two countries may agree on an interim trade pact by June 25, sources said. *
DEL9 BIZ-ITC-BAT-STAKE SALE
* British American Tobacco sells 2.3 pc stake in ITC for Rs 11,613 crore
New Delhi: British multinational BAT Plc on Wednesday trimmed its stake in conglomerate ITC by 2.3 per cent through a block deal worth Rs 11,613 crore (USD 1.36 billion), according to the deal terms accessed by PTI. *
FOREIGN
FGN13 FRANCE-INDIA-DELEGATION
* France together with India in fight against terror: Ravi Shankar Prasad-led team concludes Paris visit
Paris: France has reiterated its solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism emanating from Pakistan and agreed that the democratic world needs to speak in one voice on this issue, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said at the conclusion of the Paris leg of his all-party delegation's visit to Europe. By Aditi Khanna *
FGN11 US-STUDENT-VISA-INTERVIEWS
* Using every tool to vet anyone coming in, says US amid reports Trump administration halting new student visa interviews scheduling
New York: The US said it is using "every tool in our tool chest” to vet those coming into the country, including students, amid reports the Trump administration is ordering its embassies and consular sections abroad to halt scheduling new student visa interviews as it considers social media vetting for such individuals. *