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New Delhi, Jun 21 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.20 pm:
    
     NATION
    
     DEL20 LD YOGA DAY
     * India celebrates International Day of Yoga
    New Delhi: Millions across India rolled out their yoga mats and stretched and meditated to mark the 11th International Day of Yoga, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the celebrations from the coastal city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. *
    
     DEL13 SONIA-INDIA-ISRAEL
     * Not just loss of voice, but surrender of values: Sonia on India's silence on Gaza, Iran
    New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday strongly criticised India's silence on Israel's devastation in Gaza and Iran as "not just a loss of its voice, but also a surrender of values". *
    
     DEL7 ISRAEL-ENVOY-INDIANS
     * Israel in constant contact with MEA: Ambassador Azar on evacuation of Indian nationals
    New Delhi: Amid the escalation of military confrontation between Israel and Iran, Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, has said that his country is in "constant contact" with the Ministry of External Affairs on the subject of evacuation of Indian nationals from there. By Shuja ul Haq *
    
     DEL23 RAHUL-MAKEININDIA
     * PM Modi has mastered art of slogans, not solutions: Rahul Gandhi
     New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mastered the "art of slogans" but offers no solutions, and claimed that India's manufacturing was at a record low despite the 'Make in India' initiative. *

     DEL19 AVI-DGCA-AIRINDIA-ROSTERING
     * DGCA asks Air India to remove 3 officials from all roles related to crew rostering
     Mumbai: Aviation safety regulator DGCA has ordered Air India to remove its three officials, including a divisional vice president, from all roles and responsibilities related to crew scheduling and rostering, sources said on Saturday. *

     BOM MH-PLANECRASH-CREW-FUNERAL
     * AI plane crash: Last rites of crew member Irfan Shaikh held in Pimpri Chinchwad
    Pune: Relatives and friends gave an emotional farewell to Irfan Shaikh, a crew member of the ill-fated Air India that crashed in Ahmedabad last week, as his remains were laid to rest at Pimpri Chinchwad in Maharashtra on Saturday.
    
     MDS25 TL-PHONE TAPPING-SANJAY KUMAR
     * Union Minister Bandi Sanjay to depose as witness in phone tapping case during BRS regime
    Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, would give his statement to police as a witness in the case related to alleged illegal phone tapping during the previous BRS regime in the state, BJP sources said. *
    
     BUSINESS
    
     DEL8 BIZ-TAX-COLLECTION (RPT)
     * Net direct tax collection dips 1.39 pc to Rs 4.59 lakh cr in Apr-Jun
     New Delhi: Net direct tax collection so far this fiscal stood at Rs 4.59 lakh crore, 1.39 per cent lower compared to the mop-up during the corresponding period of last fiscal, as advance tax collections slowed, government data released on Saturday showed. *
    
     FOREIGN
    
     FGN17 IRAN-INDIANS
     * India evacuating all Indian nationals in Iran: Embassy
     Tehran: India is evacuating all its citizens from Iran, the Indian mission here said on Saturday, amid Iran's ongoing conflict with Israel. *
    
     FGN18 WORLD-YOGA
     * Yoga enthusiasts globally mark International Day of Yoga
    New York/Beijing: Thousands of yoga enthusiasts from across the world rolled out their colourful yoga mats as they joined sessions of the ancient Indian practice to commemorate the International Day of Yoga on Saturday. **

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