HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
    
    NATION

    DEL20 MHA-RAINS-NE
    * Shah speaks to CMs of rain-affected Assam, Arunachal, Sikkim; assures all help
    New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to chief ministers of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim and the governor of Manipur in the wake of heavy rains in their states and assured them of all possible help to tackle the situation. *
    
    CAL37 WB-LD SHAH
    * Mamata opposing Op Sindoor to appease minorities, Murshidabad riots were state-sponsored: Shah
    Kolkata: Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched a blistering attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of “stooping low” by opposing Operation Sindoor and the Waqf Amendment Act to appease the Muslim vote bank, and alleging that the Murshidabad riots were "state-sponsored". *
    
    DEL15 PM-ADB PRESIDENT
    * PM Modi meets ADB president Masato Kanda
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda and said his government was working to add further momentum to India's rapid transformation over the last decade. *

    DEL16 CONG-INDOPAK-SESSION
    * Congress insists immediate Parliament session after CDS' remarks
    New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday demanded the immediate convening of a special session of Parliament to discuss the military and foreign policy strategy in the wake of revelations made by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan. *
            
    EL7 LJP-LD PASWAN
    * LJP (RV) may call key meet to back Paswan's assembly polls debut
    New Delhi: The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) is likely to soon call a meeting of its executive members to formalise a proposal urging its president and Union minister Chirag Paswan to contest the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. *
    
    CAL36 BH-LD TEJ PRATAP
    * Traitors tried to drive a wedge between Tejashwi and me: Tej Pratap on expulsion from RJD.
    Patna: Breaking his silence over recent expulsion from the RJD headed by his father Lalu Prasad, Tej Pratap Yadav on Sunday alleged that there was a "conspiracy" to drive a wedge between him and his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav. *
    
    DEL13 UP-LD ANSARI DISQUALIFICATION
    * Mukhtar Ansari's MLA son Abbas disqualified from UP Assembly
    Lucknow: UP MLA Abbas Ansari, son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, has been disqualified as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly after he was sentenced to two years in jail in a hate speech case, official sources said on Sunday. *
    
    MDS6 TN-DMK-2NDLD MEETING
    * DMK chief Stalin unveils new membership enrolment initiative
    Madurai: Ahead of the 2026 Assembly election, DMK President and Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday unveiled a new party membership enrolment drive, "Oraniyil Tamil Nadu." *
    
    LEGAL
    
    LGD2 SC-SUICIDE
    * Scolding does not amount to provoking someone to take own life: SC
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court has discharged a man who was accused of driving a student to suicide by scolding him. *
    
    LGD4 DL-HC-SADHGURU
    * Delhi HC passes order protecting Sadhguru's personality rights
    New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has passed an order protecting the personality and publicity rights of Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, founder of Isha Foundation, and restrained various rogue websites and unknown entities from misusing his personality traits through the use of Artificial Intelligence in any medium or platform. *
    
    FOREIGN
    
    FGN29 UK-INDIA-LD DELEGATION
    * In UK to effectively convey India’s stance on terrorism: Ravi Shankar Prasad
    London: The all-party delegation will “effectively” convey India’s stance on terrorism and engage with key stakeholders in the UK, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Sunday. By Aditi Khanna *
    
    FGN28 BANGLA-HASINA-LD ICT
    * Bangladesh tribunal indicts former PM Hasina on mass murder charges
    Dhaka: Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday indicted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others on several charges, including mass murder, for their alleged role in the violent crackdown on student-led protests last year. *

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