HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.13 pm:
    
    NATION
    
    DEL91 CONSTITUTION-LDALL POLITICAL ROW
    * Cong, other oppn parties slam Hosabale's call on Preamble; RSS-linked weekly defends Sangh leader
    New Delhi: The Congress and other opposition parties on Friday slammed RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale’s call for a national debate on whether the terms 'secular' and 'socialist' should remain in the Preamble, terming it "political opportunism" and a "deliberate assault" on the soul of the Constitution. *
    
    DEL95 PM-VISIT
    * PM Modi to undertake 5-nation visit from July 2-9
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a five-nation tour beginning July 2 to participate in the BRICS Summit in Brazil and expand India's ties with several key nations of the Global South. *

    DEL90 RSS-CONG-BJP
    * Cong resorting to diversion, it must apologise for Emergency excesses: BJP
    New Delhi: The BJP on Friday said that the Congress is behind all the violations of India's Constitution since independence and asked the party to apologise for its Emergency-era atrocities on people instead of resorting to diversion. *
    
    CAL30 WB-STUDENT-2ND LD GANG RAPE
    * Student gang-raped in Kolkata college; police arrest alumnus, two others
    Kolkata: A first-year student of a law college in south Kolkata was allegedly gang-raped inside the institution by an alumnus and two senior students of the institution, a police officer said on Friday. *

    DEL74 CONSTITUTION-RAHUL-RSS
    * RSS mask comes off; it wants 'Manusmriti', not Constitution: Rahul Gandhi
    New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the mask of the RSS has come off again as it wants "Manusmriti" and not the Constitution, after the general secretary of the organisation, Dattatreya Hosabale, sought a review of the words "socialist" and "secular" in the Preamble to the Constitution. *
    
    BOM18 MH-LANGUAGE-SAMANT
    * Policy of making Hindi compulsory in state schools was approved when Uddhav was CM: Minister
    Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Uday Samant on Friday said the policy of making Hindi compulsory from Class 1 in the state schools was approved during Uddhav Thackeray's tenure as the chief minister under the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. *
    
    CAL31 WB-STUDENT-GANGRAPE-MEDICAL TEST
    * Medical examination corroborates law student's allegation of gang rape
    Kolkata: The medical examination corroborated a law college student's allegation that she was gang-raped, a senior official of the Kolkata Police said on Friday. *
    
    CAL29 WB-STUDENT-GANGRAPE-TMC
    * Condemn gangrape of student in Kolkata college, but incident should not be politicised: TMC
    Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday condemned the alleged gangrape of a student at a law college in Kolkata, and said the incident should not be politicised. *
    
    CAL26 WB-STUDENT-GANG RAPE-LD BJP
    * 'Gang rape' in Kolkata college shows female students not safe, claims BJP's Bengal unit chief
    Kolkata: Union minister and BJP's West Bengal unit president Sukanta Majumdar on Friday claimed that the alleged gang rape in a law college in Kolkata shows that female students are "not safe" in educational institutes in the state. *

    BOM15 MH-LANGUAGE-PROTEST-NCP(SP)
    * July 5 march against Hindi 'imposition': NCP (SP) extends support
    Mumbai: The Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) on Friday said it will support the protest march scheduled for July 5 here against the "imposition" of Hindi in the school curriculum in Maharashtra through the National Education Policy 2020. *

    DEL72 BJP-2NDLD POLLS
    * BJP appoints 'state election officers' to oversee organisational polls in 3 states
    New Delhi: The BJP on Friday appointed 'state election officers' to oversee its organisational elections in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. *

    DEL80 PAR PANEL-BANGLADESH
    * Experts appear before Par panel amid concerns on China, Pak warming up to Bangladesh
    New Delhi: Bangladesh's perceived growing proximity with Pakistan and China, and implications of India's strained ties with its eastern neighbour were discussed at a parliamentary committee meeting on Friday amid suggestions by some experts on engagement with the country, sources said. *
    
    DES86 HP-CLOUDBURSTS-2NDLD MISSING-SEARCH
    * Himachal Pradesh flash floods: Death toll reaches 6 after 1 more body found
    Shimla: The death toll in Wednesday's flash floods in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district has gone up to six as one more body has been found, officials said. *
    
    DES79 UKD-ACCIDENT-LD TOLL
    * Body of another missing pilgrim found, toll in Uttarakhand bus accident rises to 4
    Rudraprayag: The body of another pilgrim was retrieved on Friday from the Alaknanda river as SDRF personnel on board a raft scoured its swirling waters in search of pilgrims who went missing after a 31-seater bus taking them to Badrinath fell into the river near Gholtir between Rudraprayag and Gauchar a day ago. *

    DEL85 ENV-POLLUTION-VEHICLES
    * EOL vehicles will be impounded at fuel stations from July 1: CAQM
    New Delhi/Noida: End-of-life vehicles detected at fuel stations or found parked at public places will be impounded and a penalty of Rs 10,000 imposed on four-wheeler owners and Rs 5,000 on two-wheeler owners starting July 1, officials said on Friday. *

    CAL37 BH-EC-LD INDIA BLOC
    * We oppose intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar: INDIA bloc
    Patna: The opposition INDIA bloc in Bihar on Friday strongly opposed the Election Commission's (EC) proposed intensive revision of electoral rolls, calling it a "conspiracy" to help the BJP-led NDA in upcoming state assembly polls. *

    DEL62 DL-JAISHANKAR-LD EMERGENCY
    * Indian fishermen nabbed by Sri Lanka because their rights given up during Emergency: Jaishankar
    New Delhi: The issue of Sri Lanka arresting Indian fishermen stems from an agreement during the Emergency under which their rights for fishing in some specific areas were given up, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday. *
    
    MDS11 KL-KC(M)-UDF
    * Kerala Congress(M) rules out talks with UDF, reaffirms commitment to LDF
    Kottayam: Kerala Congress(M), a key partner in the state's ruling CPI(M)-led LDF, on Friday dismissed speculation that it had held discussions with the Congress-led UDF. *

    DEL36 DEF-RAJNATH-RUSSIA
    * Upgrade of Sukhoi jets figured in Rajnath's talks with Russian counterpart
    New Delhi: Upgrading India's Sukhoi-30MKI fighter fleet, production of air-to-air missiles and expeditious supply of two batches of S-400 missile systems figured prominently in Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's talks with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov in the Chinese city of Qingdao. *    
    
    
    
    BUSINESS
    
    DEL89 BIZ-DEBT-INDIA-RBI
    * India's foreign debt jumps 10 pc to USD 736.3 bn; external debt-to-GDP also rises
    Mumbai: India's external debt increased by 10 per cent to USD 736.3 billion at the end of March 2025 compared to USD 668.8 billion in the year-ago period, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. *

    DEL75 BIZ-RBI-LD CURRENT ACCOUNT
    * India posts current account surplus of USD 13.5 bn in Q4FY25: RBI data
    Mumbai: India posted a current account surplus of USD 13.5 billion or 1.3 per cent of GDP in March quarter 2024-25 as compared with USD 4.6 billion in the year-ago period mainly on account of surge in services exports and higher remittances, according to RBI data released on Friday. *
    
    
    
    
    LEGAL
    
    LGD8 GREEN-IGI AIRPORT
    * Data on aircraft noise displayed on website: DIAL to NGT
    New Delhi: The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has informed the National Green Tribunal that data regarding the aircraft noise level at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport was easily accessible to all as it was being conveniently displayed on its website. *

    LGD4 SC-LAND-COMPENSATION
    * SC stays order enhancing compensation for land acquisition near India-China border
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order that enhanced the compensation awarded for acquiring 537 acre of land for the establishment of a defence-related project near the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh. *

    LGD2 SC-BAIL-UP
    * After SC rap over delay in release from jail, UP pays Rs 5 lakh compensation to accused
    New Delhi: Following Supreme Court's reprimand, the UP government on Friday said a man, whose release from prison was delayed for about a month after getting bail, has been compensated with Rs 5 lakh. *    
    
    
    
    FOREIGN

    FGN9 DEF-SINOINDIA-LD RAJNATH
    * Rajnath meets Chinese counterpart; calls for solving complex issues under structured roadmap
    Qingdao/New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has proposed to his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun that India and China should solve the "complex issues" under a structured roadmap comprising steps to de-escalate tensions along the frontiers and rejuvenate the existing mechanism to demarcate the borders. *
    
    FGN7 US-TRUMP-INDIA-LD DEAL
    * Trump says 'very big' trade deal coming up with India
    Washington: US President Donald Trump said America is going to have a “very big” trade deal with India, hinting at significant progress in the negotiation process of a long-awaited bilateral trade agreement between the two countries. By Yoshita Singh *
    
    FGN43 NEPAL-SANSKRIT
    * Historical bias led to decline of Sanskrit; Nepal committed to its promotion: President Paudel
    Kathmandu: Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel has said the historical restriction of Sanskrit education to certain groups, including women, has led to its decline, as he affirmed the government's commitment to its promotion and preservation. *
    
    

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