New Delhi, Jun 21 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 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. *
DEL37 UKD-YOGA-DHAMI
* U'khand CM Dhami announces India's first Yoga Policy in Gairsain
Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday announced a Yoga Policy for Uttarakhand on the occasion of 11th International Yoga Day making it the first state in the country to frame such a policy. *
DEL31 RAHUL-EC
* 'Match is fixed': Rahul Gandhi alleges EC 'deleting evidence' instead of giving answers
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the Election Commission of India of "deleting evidence" when it was required to "provide answers" after the poll body instructed its officers to destroy CCTV, webcasting and video footage of the elections after 45 days. *
DEL11 OPERATION SINDHU-MEA
* Operation Sindhu: 517 Indian nationals brought back from Iran so far, says MEA
New Delhi: More than 500 Indian nationals have returned home from Iran under Operation Sindhu so far, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday. *
DEL26 AVI-DGCA-AIRINDIA-LD ROSTERING
* DGCA asks Air India to remove its 3 officials from all roles related to crew rostering
Mumbai: Aviation safety watchdog DGCA has ordered Tata Group-owned Air India to remove its three officials, including a divisional vice president, from all roles and responsibilities related to crew scheduling and rostering over serious lapses. *
BOM14 GJ-PLANECRASH-FILMMAKER
* Missing filmmaker confirmed dead in plane crash after DNA match; body handed over to kin
Ahmedabad: Filmmaker Mahesh Jirawala, who was reported missing following last week's Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, has died in the catastrophe as confirmed by the DNA matching of samples, a police official said on Saturday. *
CAL11 OD-FLOOD
* Odisha: 50,000 people affected by flash flood in Subarnarekha River
Balasore (Odisha): Over 50,000 people were affected as a flash flood in the Subarnarekha River caused water to enter their villages in Odisha's Balasore district on Saturday following heavy rain in neighbouring Jharkhand, an official said. *
LEGAL
LGD3 SC-REVENUE
* High courts not custodian of revenue department, says SC; stays Bombay HC order
New Delhi: High courts are not the "custodian" of the revenue department, the Supreme Court has said while dealing with a petition challenging a Bombay High Court order that stayed a tribunal's direction for a refund of Rs 256.45 crore to a firm. *
LGD1 UP-COURT-COACH-CONVICT
* UP: Sports coach gets life term for raping minor student
Meerut(UP): A special court sentenced a man who was a judo-karate coach at a school to life imprisonment for raping a minor student, police said on Saturday. *
FOREIGN
FGN26 IRAN-LD 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. *
FGN12 UN-YOGA
* International Yoga Day celebrated at UN with special guided meditation session
United Nations: Yoga offers a time-tested path to live more peacefully at a time when stress and mental health challenges are on the rise, India's envoy to the UN has said at a special guided meditation session here to mark International Yoga Day. By Yoshita Singh *
FGN15 CHINA-YOGA
* Thousands take part in Yoga Day celebrations in China
Beijing: Thousands of people across China spread their yoga mats and participated in events on Saturday to mark the International Day of Yoga (IDY), signifying the growing popularity of the ancient Indian spiritual and physical wellness practice. By K J M Varma *
FGN4 UK-YOGA
* UK celebrates International Day of Yoga with special message from King Charles
London: Hundreds of people have gathered at an iconic square on the Strand in London to join in a series of expert-led asanas and breathing techniques to mark International Day of Yoga (IDY), organised by the High Commission of India in London. By Aditi Khanna * MPL