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New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm
    
    NATION
    
    DEL18 CONG-BH-LD PM
    * Bihar's double engine govt has all but given up on proposed 65 pc reservation: Cong
    New Delhi: The Congress on Friday reiterated its demand of making the Bihar reservations law a part of the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, amending the Constitution to overcome the 50 per cent ceiling for reservations and implementing Article 15(5) which enables reservations for SCs, STs, OBCs, and EBCs in private educational institutions. *    
    
    DEL19 DL-SISODIA-LD ACB
    * Classroom construction graft case: Sisodia appears before ACB, terms case 'politically motivated'
    New Delhi: Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Friday appeared before the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) for questioning in an alleged graft case related to the construction of classrooms in government schools here, officials said. *
    
    DEL11 CONG-BH-PM
    * Will take up demand for removal of 50 pc cap on quota during Monsoon session: Cong
    New Delhi: The Congress on Friday reiterated its demand of making the Bihar reservations law a part of the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, amending the Constitution to overcome the 50 per cent ceiling for reservations and implementing Article 15(5) which enables reservations for SCs, STs, OBCs, and EBCs in private educational institutions. *
    
    DEL2 PM-MURMU
    * PM Modi wishes President Murmu on birthday, lauds her work to empower poor
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted President Droupadi Murmu on her 67th birthday on Friday, and said her life and leadership continue to inspire crores of people across the country. *

    CAL8 OD-CONGRESS
    * Cong leaders detained ahead of PM Modi's visit to Odisha, OPCC slams move
    Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police detained several Congress workers ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state on Friday. *

    BOM8 GJ-PLANECRASH-DNA SAMPLES
    * Ahmedabad plane crash: 220 victims identified, 202 bodies handed over to kin
    Ahmedabad: Over a week after 270 people were killed in the Ahmedabad plane crash, 220 victims have been identified through DNA tests, and the mortal remains of 202 of them were handed over to their families, a Gujarat minister said on Friday. *
    
    CAL13 WB-IIT-KGP-QS RANKING
    * IIT Kharagpur ranks 4th in India, climbs to 215th globally in QS World University Rankings 2026
    Kolkata: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has been ranked 4th in India and 215th globally in the latest QS World University Rankings 2026, the institute said in a statement on Friday. *

    DEL15 AVI-AIR INDIA-CANCELLATION
    * Air India cancels 8 flights, 4 of them int'l services
    Mumbai: Air India has cancelled eight flights, including four international services, on Friday due to enhanced maintenance and operational reasons, the airline said. *
    
    DES10 PB-NAPA
    * Act immediately to retrieve Guru Granth Sahib 'saroops' from Iran: NAPA urges SGPC
    Chandigarh: The North American Punjabi Association on Friday appealed to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and the broader Panthic leadership to safeguard the sacred 'saroops' of the Guru Granth Sahib kept at a gurdwara in war-hit Iran's Tehran. *
    
    DEL5 SPACE-LD AXIOM
    * NASA puts off Sunday's launch of Axiom-4 mission to International Space Station
    New Delhi: NASA has put off Sunday's launch of the Axiom-4 mission carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others to the International Space Station, saying it required additional time to evaluate operations on the orbital lab after the recent repairs in its Russian section. *
    
    

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