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New Delhi, Jun 12 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
    
    NATION
    
    DEL60 PLANECRASH-AAIB
    * AAIB to probe Air India plane crash
    New Delhi: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will probe the Air India plane crash at the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, according to an official. *
    
    DEL51 PLANECRASH-PM
    * Heartbreaking beyond words: PM Modi on plane crash in Ahmedabad
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday as heartbreaking beyond words and said it has "stunned and saddened us". *
    
    DEL28 AVI-PLANE CRASH-PM
    * PM takes stock of plane crash incident; asks aviation minister to ensure all necessary support
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu and took stock of the plane crash at the Ahmedabad airport. *

    DEL36 PLANECRASH-NATIONALITY
    * 169 Indians, 53 British nationals among 242 onboard ill-fated Air India flight
    New Delhi: There were 169 Indians, 53 British, one Canadian and seven Portuguese nationals onboard the ill-fated Air India flight AI 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, which crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday. *

    DEL59 PLANECRASH-LD CONGRESS
    * Air India plane crash: Congress expresses shock, grief
    New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday expressed shock and grief over the tragedy that struck an Air India flight from Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff, and said that party workers have been directed to assist in rescue and relief measures. *
    
    DEL34 PLANECRASH-MAYDAY-CALL
    * Air India pilot gave Mayday call to Ahmedabad ATC before crash, says DGCA
    Ahmedabad: Soon after the takeoff, the pilot of ill-fated Air India aircraft gave a Mayday call to the Ahmedabad air traffic controller. *
    
    BOM20 GJ-PLANE CRASH-EYEWITNESSES
    * Air India plane crashed into residential quarters of doctors of BJ Medical College
    Ahmedabad: The Air India plane bound for London, which lost altitude soon after take- off, crashed into residential quarters of BJ Medical College doctors in Ahmedabad's Meghaninagar area on Thursday, causing severe damage to buildings in the premises, eyewitnesses said. *

    BOM23 GJ-PLANECRASH-RUPANI
    * Ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani believed to be on AI flight that crashed: BJP leader
    Ahmedabad: Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani was believed to be on board the London-bound Air India plane that crashed near the Ahmedabad airport soon after take-off on Thursday, a BJP leader said. *
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    DES19 JK-KHATTAR-CYBERATTACKS
    * India scuppered 2 lakh cyberattacks during Operation Sindoor: Khattar
    Srinagar: India foiled around two lakh cyberattacks targeting its power infrastructure in over the week during the Operation Sindoor, Union Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said here on Thursday. *
    
    CAL8 MG-HONEYMOON-GUIDES
    * Honeymoon murder: Meghalaya govt felicitates tourist guide, 35 others for assisting police in probe
    Shillong: The Meghalaya government on Thursday felicitated a tourist guide and 35 others for helping the state police trace the body of Raja Raghuvanshi, who was allegedly killed by his wife Sonam and her four aides during their honeymoon in the state, and in the investigation process. *

    DEL15 BJP-TAGORE
    * BJP calls for global condemnation of vandalisation of Tagore's ancestral home in Bangladesh
    New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday condemned the interim government in Bangladesh over the vandalisation of Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral home in that country and called for global denunciation of the incident targeting the legacy of the iconic Indian personality. *     

    MDS8 KA-CASTE SURVEY-CM
    * Karnataka cabinet decides to conduct new caste survey in state: CM Siddaramaiah
    Bengaluru: Karnataka cabinet on Thursday "unanimously" decided to conduct a new Socio-Educational survey, popularly known as caste census, in the state. *

    DEL25 PB-MOOSEWALA-GOLDY BRAR
    * He made mistakes, had to face consequences: Gangster Goldy Brar on Moosewala's murder
    Chandigarh: Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar has openly admitted to orchestrating the murder of Sidhu Moosewala, claiming that the Punjabi singer "made some mistakes which could not be forgiven" and "he had to face the consequences". *
    
    
    BUSINESS
    
    DEL50 BIZ-INFLATION
    * Inflation declines to over 6-yr low of 2.82 pc in May: Govt data
    New Delhi: Retail inflation dipped to an over six-year low of 2.82 per cent in May mainly due to subdued prices of food items, including vegetables, fruits, and protein-rich items, showed government data released on Thursday. *
    
    
    LEGAL
    
    LGD7 SC-SUKESH WIFE
    * SC junks plea of conman Sukesh's wife for expeditious bail hearing
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court has rejected the plea of Leena Paulose, wife of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, in a Rs 200 crore extortion case for an expeditious hearing of her bail plea in Delhi High Court. *
    
    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. *


    FOREIGN
    
    FGN59 PLANE CRASH-UK-LD STARMER
    * UK PM Starmer says scenes of Air India plane crash 'devastating'
    London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said that the scenes emerging of a London-bound Air India plane carrying many British nationals crashing in Ahmedabad are "devastating". By Aditi Khanna *
    
    FGN58 PLANE CRASH-WORLD-REAX
    * World leaders express condolences to families of Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad
    Brussels/Male: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and former Nepal prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Thursday expressed solidarity with the people of India in wake of the plane crash in Ahmedabad. *
    
    FGN30 US-INDIAN-PHYSICIAN
    * Indian-origin physician sworn in as American Medical Association president
    New York: Indian-origin physician Bobby Mukkamala has been sworn in as the 180th president of the American Medical Association, becoming the first physician of Indian heritage to lead the organisation. *
    
    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 *
    
    

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