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New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
    
    NATION
    
    DEL18 MHA-CENSUS
    * Notification issued for 16th Census
    New Delhi: The government on Monday issued a notification for conducting India's 16th census with caste enumeration in 2027, 16 years after the last such exercise in 2011. *

    DEL40 MEA-IRAN-INDIAN STUDENTS
    * Embassy continuously monitoring situation, engaging Indian students in Iran to ensure safety: MEA
    New Delhi: Amid the Iran-Israel conflict, the Centre on Monday said the Indian Embassy in Tehran was continuously monitoring the security situation and engaging Indian students in Iran to ensure their safety while also relocating them to safer places in some cases. *

    DEL27 AVI-2NDLD AI-FLIGHT-DIVERTED
    * Delhi-bound Air India Dreamliner returns to Hong Kong 1 hour after takeoff due to technical snag
    Mumbai: A Delhi-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner from Hong Kong returned to its airport of origin on Monday within an hour of takeoff after the pilot in command suspected a technical issue. *

    MDS2 AVI-LUFTHANSA-LD BOMB THREAT
    * Lufthansa Hyderabad-bound flight diverted back to Frankfurt over 'bomb threat'
    Mumbai/Hyderabad: A Frankfurt-Hyderabad flight of Lufthansa was diverted back to its origin airport on Sunday due to a "bomb threat", the airline said. *

    BOM16 GJ-PLANE CRASH-2ND LD DNA SAMPLES
    * Ahmedabad plane crash: 99 victims identified by DNA tests, 64 bodies handed over to kin
    Ahmedabad: Four days after the horrific crash of an Air India plane claimed 270 lives, 99 victims have so far been identified through DNA matching and 64 bodies, including that of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, were handed over to their families, officials said on Monday. *

    BOM10 GJ-PLANECRASH-RUPANI
    * Ahmedabad plane crash: Ex-CM Rupani's mortal remains handed over to kin
    Ahmedabad: The mortal remains of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who died in an Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last week, were handed over to his family members by the civil hospital authorities here on Monday. *

    DEL16 UKD-CRASH-CASE
    * Kedarnath helicopter crash: Case registered against private helicopter firm
    Dehradun: A case has been registered against helicopter service operating firm Aryan Aviation Private Ltd for alleged negligence in connection with the chopper crash near Kedarnath on Sunday which killed all seven people on board, including a two-year-old child and the pilot. *

    DEL23 EAM-WEST ASIA
    * Amid evolving situation in West Asia, EAM Jaishankar speaks with counterparts in UAE, Armenia
    New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said he spoke with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the UAE, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the current situation in West Asia and the role of diplomacy. *

    DEL24 DL-SONIA GANDHI-HOSPITAL
    * Sonia Gandhi currently stable, doctors monitoring her health closely: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
    New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who is undergoing treatment for a stomach-related issue at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, is currently stable, an official statement said on Monday.

    BOM14 MH-RAINS-MUMBAI
     Mumbai witnesses incessant rains; local trains, metro services affected
    Mumbai: Incessant rains lashed Mumbai on Monday morning, inundating low-lying areas and disrupting road traffic, suburban trains and metro rail services, officials said.

    DEL32 CLIMATE-BONN-SIMON STIELL
     In year of 'negative news', UN climate chief says 1.5 deg C goal still achievable
    New Delhi: UN climate chief Simon Stiell on Monday said that despite a year dominated by negative headlines, many of the world's largest economies are showing encouraging signs of action on climate change and that keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius is still possible.

    CAL8 WB-ASSEMBLY-MAMATA
     BJP labelling Bengali-speaking Indian citizens as Bangladeshis, alleges Mamata Banerjee
    Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of targeting Bengali-speaking citizens in states ruled by the saffron party by labelling even valid document holders as illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

    DEL10 CONG-PM-LD CYPRUS
     Cong claims SEBI's Adani probe hampered by lack of information sharing by tax-haven countries
    New Delhi: The Congress on Monday claimed that a key figure in the Adani "scam" has Cypriot citizenship, and said the ongoing SEBI investigations into transactions involving the conglomerate have been hampered by lack of sharing of financial information by tax-haven countries and "lack of pressure" by India.

    LEGAL

    LGD2 BAR-ED-NOTICE
     'Chilling message to legal community': Bar body censures ED summons against senior lawyer
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association on Monday castigated the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoning senior advocate Arvind Datar after he gave legal advice to a firm.
    
    BUSINESS

    DEL35 BIZ-INFLATION-2NDLD WPI
     WPI inflation dips to 14-month low of 0.39 pc in May on easing food, fuel prices
    New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation (WPI) declined to a 14-month low of 0.39 per cent in May on easing prices of food articles and fuel, and experts said geopolitical tensions could push up prices.

    DEL42 BIZ-STOCKS-CLOSE
     Sensex, Nifty rebound nearly 1 pc on value buying, global rally
    Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded by nearly 1 per cent on Monday following value buying in IT and oil shares and a rally in global shares amid a drop in Brent crude oil prices.

    FOREIGN
    
    FGN58 PM-INDIA-CYPRUS
     We both think 'this is not an era of war': PM Modi after talks with Cyprus Prez
    Nicosia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides "expressed concern" over the conflicts going on in West Asia and Europe, and they both consider that "this is not an era of war".

    FGN45 G7-PM
     PM Modi to arrive in Canada for G7 Summit
    Calgary: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive here on Monday to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis, marking his first visit to Canada in a decade. By Yoshita Singh     
    
    FGN47 PAK-INDIA-BILAWAL
     Bilawal Bhutto urges India to return to negotiating table
    Islamabad: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has urged India to return to the negotiating table, saying that all outstanding issues between the two countries can only be resolved through comprehensive dialogue. By Sajjad Hussain ***

    

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