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New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm:
    
    NATION
    
    DEL50 MHA-LD CENSUS
    * Govt issues Census 2027 notification; exercise expected to cost Rs 13,000 cr
    New Delhi: Sixteen years after the last census in 2011, the government on Monday issued a notification for conducting India's 16th census which will include caste enumeration in 2027. *

    BOM31 GJ-PLANECRASH-LD RUPANI
    * Senior politicians led by Shah, thousands of citizens pay tribute of Rupani in Rajkot
    Ahmedabad/Rajkot: Politicians led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid floral tributes to former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who died in the Air India plane crash, while people lined up in large numbers to pay their last respects to him on Monday in Rajkot. *

    BOM28 GJ-PLANECRASH-2ND LD DNA SAMPLES
    * Plane crash: DNA tests identify 119 victims; hope to complete process by Tue-Wed, says official
    Ahmedabad: Four days after the horrific crash of an Air India plane claimed 270 lives, 119 victims have so far been identified through DNA matching and 76 bodies, including that of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, were handed over to their families, officials said on Monday. *

    DEL64 AIRCRASH-HIGHLEVEL-PANEL
    * Air India plane crash: Govt constituted high-level committee meets, looks into possible causes
    New Delhi: A high-level multi-disciplinary committee, set up by the government to look into the Ahmedabad plane crash, on Monday deliberated on various possible theories that could have led to the country's worst air disaster in decades. *

    DEL59 AVI-LD-AIRINDIA-CHANDRA (CORRECTED)
    * Need to stay on course, Tata Sons chairman tells Air India employees
    Mumbai: Tata Sons and Air India Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Monday urged Air India employees to stay on course in the wake of the airline's plane crash in Ahmedabad last week, terming the accident the most "heartbreaking" crisis of his career, according to sources. *

    BOM25 GJ-PLANECRASH-PROBE
    * US agency launches parallel probe into AI plane crash, foreign experts visit site
    Ahmedabad: The United States' National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched a parallel probe into the Air India plane crash here, drawing several international experts to the accident site. *

    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. *

    DEL56 UKD-CRASH-LD CASE
    * 2 senior officials of helicopter firm booked for negligence in Kedarnath chopper crash
    Dehradun: Two senior officials of helicopter service operating firm Aryan Aviation Private Ltd have been booked for alleged negligence leading to the chopper crash near Kedarnath that killed all seven on board, including a two-year-old and the pilot. *

    DEL70 BIZ-2ND LD INDIA-US-TRADE
    * Would like to conclude early tranche of trade pact with US before July 9: Commerce Secy
    New Delhi: Negotiations for the proposed India-US trade agreement are in good progress and the two sides are expected to agree on an early tranche of the pact before July 9, a top government official said on Monday. *

    DEL69 SHAH-DISASTER-PLATFORMS
    * Shah launches 3 tech platforms to improve speed, precision of disaster management agencies
    New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled three major tech platforms on Monday to improve the speed and precision of the country's disaster management agencies. *

    DEL57 BJP-LD CONG-KA CASTE CENSUS
    * Fresh caste survey in Karnataka: BJP says Cong always betrayed OBCs
    New Delhi: The BJP on Monday accused the Congress of always deceiving and betraying the Other Backward Classes as it hit out at the party following the Karnataka government's decision to junk an earlier caste count and go for a fresh enumeration. *

    DEL44 ED - VADRA
    * ED issues fresh summons to Robert Vadra in Sanjay Bhandari linked PMLA case
     New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has issued a fresh summons to Robert Vadra, the businessman husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, for questioning in a money laundering case linked to UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari, official sources said on Monday. *

    BOM18 MP-HONEYMOON MURDER-NARCO TEST
    * Honeymoon murder: Victim's kin demand narco test on Sonam's parents, brother
    Indore: The elder brother of Raja Raghuvanshi, an Indore-based transport businessman murdered while honeymooning in Meghalaya, on Monday demanded a narco-analysis test on prime accused Sonam's parents and said the family suspects the involvement of more people in the killing. *

    BOM11 MH-BRIDGE COLLAPSE-RESCUE EFFORTS
    * Police continue search operation at Pune bridge collapse site
    Pune: Police on Monday continued the search operation at the site where an iron bridge collapsed on the Indrayani River in Pune district, even as the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) called off its efforts. *

    LEGAL

    LGD8 SC-BANK FRAUD
    * Bank fraud: SC refuses interim bail to Amtek Group ex-chairperson
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant interim bail to former Amtek Group chairperson Arvind Dham in an alleged money laundering case stemming from a Rs 2,700-crore bank fraud. *

    LGD6 UP-COURT-RAHUL
    * 'Fighting Indian state' remark: Court to hear case against Rahul Gandhi on Jul 18
    Sambhal: A local court on Monday set July 18 to hear a case against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his contentious remarks on "fighting the Indian state itself". *          

    LGD4 SC-PILIBHIT-SP PARTY OFFICE
    * Pilibhit party office row: SC junks Samajwadi Party's plea, asks it to move HC
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of the Samajwadi Party against a decision restraining its Pilibhit district president from filing a fresh petition after it was asked to vacate its local party office. *

    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. *

    FOREIGN

    FGN96 CYPRUS-INDIA-TERRORISM
    * India, Cyprus 'unequivocally' condemn terrorism; agree to deepen defence, security cooperation
    Nicosia: Cyprus on Monday extended "unwavering support" to India in its fight against cross-border terrorism as the two countries "unequivocally" condemned terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations, including international and cross-border terrorism. *

    FGN94 CYPRUS-PM-LD DEPARTURE
    * PM Modi leaves for Canada to attend G7 summit after concluding Cyprus visit
    Nicosia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left for Canada to attend the G7 summit after concluding his visit to Cyprus during which he held wide-ranging talks with Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and discussed a range of issues to boost ties. *

    

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