New Delhi, May 30 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5.20 PM
NATION
DEL77 UP-PM
* Operation Sindoor not over yet, it showed world indigenous weapons' power: PM Modi
Kanpur (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the world has seen the power of India's indigenous weapons during Operation Sindoor, which is "not over yet". *
CAL26 BH-2ND LD PM
* Terror like serpent; will drag it out of hole, trample if it raises hood again: Modi at Bihar rally
Karakat (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday likened terror to a serpent, saying, "if it raises its hood again, it will be dragged out of its hole and trampled", and asserted that the Indian armed forces have reduced to rubble the hideouts of those who had masterminded the Pahalgam attack, sitting in Pakistan. *
DEL51 UP-PM-LD PAHALGAM FAMILY
* PM meets family of Pahalgam terror victim Shubham Dwivedi in Kanpur
Kanpur (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met the family of Shubham Dwivedi, who was among the 26 people killed in the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam. *
DEL57 UP-PM-PROJECTS
* PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation for 15 projects worth Rs 47,600 cr in Kanpur
Kanpur (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 15 mega development projects worth over Rs 47,600 crore in Kanpur. *
CAL25 BH-PM-SURYAVANSHI
* PM meets cricketing prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the cricketing prodigy from Bihar who recently became the youngest player to score an IPL century. *
DEL81 JK-SHAH-LD BSF
* 118 Pak forward posts, their surveillance system completely destroyed by BSF: Amit Shah
Poonch(J-K): More than 118 Pakistani forward posts and their surveillance system were completely destroyed by the BSF during Operation Sindoor, dealing a major blow to the neighbouring country, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday. *
DEL54 JK-SHAH-BSF
* BSF dealt major blow to Pak which would them take years to overcome: Amit Shah
Poonch: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday lauded the BSF for its resolute response to Pakistani aggression earlier this month and said over 118 enemy posts were destroyed and damaged in retaliatory action along the Jammu frontier. *
DEL39 DEF-RAJNATH-VIKRANT
* India will use every method to deal with Pakistan-backed terrorism: Rajnath
New Delhi: Pakistan needs to understand clearly that the "dangerous game" of terrorism that it has been playing since Independence against India is over, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. *
DES29 DL-THREAT-IED BLAST
* Security alert at Udyog Bhawan after Ministry of Heavy Industries receive bomb threat via e-mail
New Delhi: The secretary of the Ministry of Heavy Industries received an e-mail on Friday threatening to blow up Udyog Bhawan, housing several central departments, sending the security apparatus into intense action, officials said. *
DES22 DL-CM-LD WORKBOOK
* On completing 100 days in office, Delhi CM releases workbook with achievement list
New Delhi: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched a workbook on Friday, detailing her government's achievements in the past 100 days and asserted that working round the clock for people's well-being was its biggest accomplishment. *
DEL82 BJP-MAMATA
* BJP trashes reports of distributing vermilion, slams Mamata's choice of words against PM Modi
New Delhi: No politician should use such language, the BJP said on Friday as it chastised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her choice of words targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. *
MDS7 TN-HAASAN-ROW
* 'My love for Karnataka is true, won’t apologise,' says Kamal Haasan
Chennai: Actor-politician Kamal Haasan, who stoked a controversy by his "Kannada was born out of Tamil remark," on Friday yet again declined to apologise and said he believed in law and justice and his love for Karnataka was true. *
LEGAL
LGD16 SC-NEET-LD PG
* NEET-PG 2025 be conducted in one shift, orders SC; says two shifts create arbitrariness
New Delhi: In a significant order, the Supreme Court on Friday issued directions that the post-graduate medical entrance exam scheduled on June 15 be conducted in a single shift, saying holding it in two shifts "creates arbitrariness". *
LGD15 UKD-COURT-ANKITA-LD SENTENCE
* Ankita Bhandari murder case: Resort operator among three sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment
Kotdwar (UKD): A court here on Friday sentenced a resort operator and his two employees to rigorous life imprisonment in the 2022 Ankita Bhandari murder case. *
LGD18 SC-YOUTUBER-LD CONTEMPT
* SC initiates contempt proceedings against YouTuber for defamatory remarks against judges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against Chandigarh-based journalist and YouTuber Ajay Shukla for his "scandalous", defamatory and contemptuous remarks against a few apex court judges in a video uploaded on his channel. *
LGD17 DL-COURT-DEFAMATION-WRESTLER
* Delhi court compounds defamation case against wrestler Bajrang Punia
New Delhi: A Delhi court has compounded a criminal defamation complaint against wrestler Bajrang Punia after he tendered an unconditional apology to coach and complainant Naresh Dahiya. *
FOREIGN
FGN31 SAFRICA-INDIA-DELEGATION
* India’s terrorism strategy on combatting well-received in S Africa: All-party delegation
Johannesburg: India's security strategy for combating terrorism after the Pahalgam attack has received widespread support from South African political leaders across all parties, as well as from civic society, according to an all-party Indian delegation. By Fakir Hassen *
FGN13 UN-INDIA
* India very important supporter of peacekeeping: UN peacekeeping chief
United Nations: India is a very important supporter of peacekeeping, including its support for various efforts such as its lead on efforts to ensure accountability for crimes against peacekeepers, the UN’s top peacekeeping official has said. By Yoshita Singh *
FGN11 UN-INDIAN-PEACEKEEPERS
* Two Indian peacekeepers honoured posthumously for sacrifice in line of duty on International Peacekeepers Day
United Nations: Two Indian peacekeepers, who lost their lives while serving under the UN flag last year, were honoured posthumously by the United Nations on International Day of UN Peacekeepers. By Yoshita Singh *
FGN33 MALDIVES-INDIAN-RELEASED
* Indian teacher arrested for dislocating student's finger released in Maldives
Male: An Indian teacher who was arrested for allegedly twisting and dislocating an 11-year-old student's finger in the Maldives, has been released from police custody, according to a media report here. * MPL
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