New Delhi, Jun 14 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
NATION
BOM17 2NDLD PLANECRASH
* Death toll in AI plane crash touches 270; Centre forms high-level panel to find causes
Ahmedabad/New Delhi: The death toll in the London-bound Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad rose to 270 on Saturday even as the Centre set up a high-level multi-disciplinary panel headed by the Union home secretary to examine the causes that led to the disaster. *
DEL40 AVI-AIR INDIA-BOEING
* Safety checks completed for 9 Boeing 787 Dreamliners; checks may result in flight delays: Air India
New Delhi: Air India on Saturday said it has done one-time safety checks on nine of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners and is on track to complete the checks on the remaining 24 such planes as directed by aviation regulator DGCA. *
DEL25 PM-LD VISITS
* PM Modi to take part in G7 Summit in Canada; visit Cyprus, Croatia
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a three-nation tour starting Sunday, during which he will take part in the G7 Summit in Canada, and visit Cyprus and Croatia to shore up India's bilateral cooperation with these two countries. *
DEL35 CONG-UN-LD GAZA
* Congress attacks Modi Govt for abstaining on Gaza ceasefire resolution in UN
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday attacked the Centre for abstaining from voting during the UNGA resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza and alleged that India's foreign policy is in shambles. *
DEL26 PLANE CRASH-UK-RECEPTION CENTRE
* Plane crash: UK sets up 'Reception Centre' in Ahmedabad to aid kin of British nationals
New Delhi: The UK has set up a "reception centre" in a hotel near Ahmedabad airport to provide support and advice for the families and friends of British nationals following the Air India plane crash on June 12, its High Commission here said on Saturday. *
DEL22 NEET-RESULTS
* Rajasthan's Mahesh Kumar tops NEET-UG, MP's Utkarsh Awadhiya bags second rank
New Delhi: Rajasthan's Mahesh Kumar has topped the medical entrance exam NEET-UG, while Madhya Pradhesh's Utkarsh Awadhiya has bagged the second rank, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Saturday. *
DEL21 PLANECRASH-AI-FLIGHT NUMBER
* AI, AI Express to do away with flight number '171'
New Delhi: Air India and Air India Express will do away with flight number '171' after the fatal crash of the Air India plane that killed 241 people onboard on Thursday, according to sources. *
BOM11 GJ-PLANECRASH-HOSTEL
* Medical college hostels damaged in AI plane crash being vacated for probe, says dean
Ahmedabad: Hostels of the BJ Medical College that were damaged in the Air India plane crash here are being vacated as the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AIIB) wants to conduct a probe, the institution's dean, Minakshi Parikh, said on Saturday. *
DEL12 NAXAL-OD-CRPF KILLED
* CRPF official killed in IED blast during anti-Naxal operation in Odisha's Sundergarh
Bhubaneswar: A CRPF official was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast during an anti-Naxal operation in Odisha's Sundergarh district on Saturday, officials said. *
DEL10 SPACE-AXIOM-ISRO
* Axiom-4 mission carrying India's Shubhanshu Shukla now eyes June 19 lift-off
New Delhi: The much-delayed Axiom-4 commercial mission to the International Space Station, carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others, is now targeting a launch on June 19, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on Saturday. *
BOM16 MH-PLANECRASH-UK FAMILY
* Decision to reach UK via Ahmedabad on not finding direct flight from Mumbai proved fatal for family
Mumbai: Javed Ali Syed, a manager at a London-based hotel, had come to India with his three family members to meet his ailing mother, but could not book a direct return flight from Mumbai and decided to reach the UK capital via Ahmedabad - a decision that turned fatal for them. *
BOM15 MH-KAMRA-LD NOTICE
* Breach of privilege proceedings against Kunal Kamra to begin soon
Mumbai: The breach of privilege proceedings against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his parody song targeting Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will begin soon, a senior official said on Saturday. *
DES14 JK-IAF-JAMMU YOUTH
* Jammu youth commissioned as flying officer in IAF
Jammu: A youth from a remote village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu has been commissioned into the Indian Air Force (IAF), a defence spokesperson said. *
BOM6 GJ-PLANECRASH-FEAR
* In crash-affected Ahmedabad localities, sounds of aircraft engine makes residents jittery
Ahmedabad: For children of Meghaninagar in Ahmedabad, spotting an aircraft swooshing by above their homes used to be a fun activity, but the deadly crash of an Air India flight in their locality has robbed them of this simple joy. By Prashant Thakor *
FOREIGN
FGN40 PLANECRASH-UK-LD KING
* King Charles leads minute’s silence for Ahmedabad plane crash victims
London: Britain’s King Charles III on Saturday led a minute’s silence in memory of the Ahmedabad-London Air India plane crash victims after making last-minute amendments to his annual Trooping the Colour birthday parade, with black armbands commemorating the victims. By Aditi Khanna *
FGN39 PLANECRASH-UK-INDIAN-DIASPORA
* Indian diaspora in UK coordinates fundraisers for Ahmedabad plane crash-hit families
London: The Indian diaspora in London has been rallying around to coordinate fundraisers to support the UK-based family members of the Ahmedabad plane crash victims, including urgent assistance for two orphaned children. By Aditi Khanna *
FGN20 ISRAEL-INDIA-MAP
* Israel's military apologises for incorrect depiction of India's map
Jerusalem: The Israeli military on Saturday apologised for posting a map that incorrectly depicted Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan after objections from Indian social media users, clarifying that the image "fails to precisely depict borders". *