New Delhi, Jun 12 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm:
NATION
DEL2 ED-FRAUD-SEARCHES
* ED raids in Rajasthan, Gujarat in Rs 2,700 cr investors 'fraud' case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches in Rajasthan and Gujarat as part of a money laundering investigation into an alleged Rs 2,700 crore fraud with investors, official sources said. *
DEL9 WEF-GENDER GAP INDIA
* India slips to 131st position in Global Gender Gap Index 2025
New Delhi: India has ranked 131 out of 148 countries in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025, slipping two places from its position last year. *
BOM4 MH-FADNAVIS-RAJ THACKERAY
* Amid MNS-Sena (UBT) alliance buzz, CM Fadnavis meets Raj Thackeray
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and MNS head Raj Thackeray met at a hotel in Mumbai on Thursday morning. *
CAL3 OD-CLASH-TENSION
* Tension in Odisha's Bhadrak after man's death in clash over cattle smuggling, internet suspended
Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: Internet services have been suspended in parts of Odisha's Bhadrak district in the wake of tension following the death of a man during a clash over cattle smuggling, police said on Thursday. *
CAL6 WB-CLASH-ARREST
* 29 held in connection with clashes near Kolkata
Kolkata: Twenty-nine people have been arrested in connection with clashes between two groups in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said on Thursday. *
LEGAL
LGD4 DL-HC-NIA-SHABIR
* Terror funding case: HC dismisses bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah seeking bail in a terror funding case. *
BUSINESS
DEL7 BIZ-STOCKS-OPEN
Markets trade lower after modest early gains on sluggish global peers, tensions in Middle East
* Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty began the trade with modest gains on Thursday and later traded lower in-tandem with sluggish global market trends amid growing tensions in the Middle East. *
DEL5 BIZ-RUPEE-OPEN
* Rupee rises 7 paise to 85.46 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: Rupee rose 7 paise to 85.46 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, supported by a weak American currency, a drop in global crude oil prices, and a positive opening in the domestic equity markets. *
FOREIGN
FGN23 UK-YUNUS-INDIA
* Bangladesh wanted good ties with India, but 'something always went wrong': Yunus
London: Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has said that his interim government wanted good relations with India, but "something always went wrong". By Aditi Khanna *
FGN16 PAK-TRANSGENDERS
* Transgenders continue to face discrimination in Pakistan despite 2018 law promising equality
Karachi: The about 1 million strong transgender community in Pakistan continues to struggle to even access basic affordable, clean and safe housing in the country, notwithstanding the 2018 law guaranteeing equal rights, activists and community representatives have said. *