HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.18 pm:
    
    
    NATION
    
    DEL52 CONSTITUTION-LDALL POLITICAL ROW
    * Emergency-era Preamble amendment a 'festering wound': VP Dhankhar, backs RSS call for review
    New Delhi/Guwahati: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said the words inserted in the Preamble of the Constitution through an amendment during the Emergency era were a 'festering wound", lending weight to the call by a top RSS leader for a review of the added terms 'secular' and 'socialist'. *
    
    DEL49 PM-ISS-2NDLD SHUKLA
    * Shukla's space sojourn marks beginning of new era for India: PM Modi
    New Delhi: The 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' slogan reverberated on the International Space Station as Prime Minister Narendra Modi told astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla that his space travel marked the beginning of a new era and was the first step towards Mission Gaganyaan, India's own human spaceflight project. *

    DEL53 PM-ISS-SHUKLA-SWEETS
    * Shared gajar ka halwa, aam ras with fellow astronauts: Shukla tells PM Modi
    New Delhi: India's Shubhanshu Shukla and other astronauts on the International Space Station relished delicacies such as 'gajar ka halwa', 'moong dal halwa' and 'aam ras' as they began their 14-day stay on the orbital lab. *

    DEL42 CONG-TRADE-TRUMP
    * Govt should take oppn leaders into confidence on Trump's claims of 'opening up' India: Anand Sharma
    New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma asked the government to clarify and take opposition leaders into confidence regarding US President Donald Trump's claim that a "very big" trade deal will be signed soon that will "open up" India. *

    DEL21 WB-GANGRAPE-BJP
    * Accused have TMC links, Mamata should apologise, resign: BJP on Kolkata student gang-rape case
    New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should apologise and offer to resign over the gang-rape of a girl student of a law college in Kolkata, alleging all the accused are linked to the ruling Trinamool Congress. *
    
    DEL27 RAW- 2NDLD CHIEF
    * Neighbourhood specialist, spy craft master Parag Jain appointed new RAW chief
    New Delhi: Parag Jain, one of the brains behind the meticulous planning of 'Operation Sindoor', has been appointed as the new Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), according to an official order issued here on Saturday. *
    
    DEL48 DEF-ARMY-GARHWAL RIFLES
    * Lt Gen DS Rana takes over as Colonel of Regiment of Garhwal Rifles
    New Delhi: In a ceremony reflecting the glorious traditions of the Indian Army, Commander-in-Chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command, Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Rana, has taken charge as the 23rd Colonel of the Regiment of Garhwal Rifles. *
    
    DES41 DL-SIRSA-ARTIFICIAL RAIN
    * Delhi to see its first-ever artificial rain to combat air pollution in July
    New Delhi: In a first for the national capital, Delhi is set to witness artificial rain aimed at reducing air pollution, with cloud seeding scheduled between July 4 and 11, subject to weather conditions, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Saturday. *
    
    DEL37 INDIA-BANGLADESH-TRADE-LD RESTRICTIONS
    * Unfair trade practices by Bangla suppliers forced India to restrict import of jute: Officials
    New Delhi: India imposed restrictions on the import of jute and allied fibre products from Bangladesh in view of its "unfair trade" practices including circumvention of anti-dumping duty that harmed Indian farmers, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday. *

    DES25 UP-RAM TEMPLE
    * All major construction work in Ram temple to be completed by July-end: Temple panel chief
    Ayodhya(UP): The construction of the Ram temple here is in its final phase, with all major work expected to be completed by the end of July, Chairman of the Ram Temple Construction Committee Nripendra Mishra said on Saturday. *
    
    CAL17 WB-STUDENT- GANG RAPE-SIT
    * Kolkata Police forms 5-member SIT to probe into 'gang rape' of law college student
    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police on Saturday formed a five-member special investigation team (SIT) to probe into the alleged gang rape of a student by her seniors inside a law college in the city, an officer said. *

    BOM24 MH-SHEFALI JARIWALA-LD POLICE
    * Shefali Jariwala’s autopsy conducted; opinion about cause of death ‘reserved’: Police
    Mumbai: An autopsy has been performed on 42-year-old actor Shefali Jariwala’s body, and the opinion about her cause of death has been “reserved”, a police official said on Saturday. *

    BOM22 MH-LOUDSPEAKERS-RELIGIOUS SITES
    * Religious sites in Mumbai now 'loudspeaker-free', says police chief
    Mumbai: Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti on Saturday asserted that the city is now entirely free of directional loudspeakers after its personnel successfully completed a comprehensive crackdown on public address systems at all religious structures. By Sunanda P *

    BOM15 GJ-PLANECRASH-LAST VICTIM
    * DNA test identifies last victim of Ahmedabad plane crash; death toll stands at 260
    Ahmedabad: More than two weeks after the Ahmedabad plane crash, the DNA test has ascertained the identity of the last victim, and the death toll in the tragedy now stands at 260, officials said on Saturday. *
    
    MDS10 KL-SCHOOLS-ZUMBA-LD GOVT
    * Kerala govt doubles down on Zumba dance in schools for anti-drug drive
    Kozhikode(Kerala): The Kerala government on Saturday stood firm in its decision to introduce Zumba dance in state schools as part of its anti-drug campaign, saying the opposition to it is "more venomous than narcotic substance". *

    DEL31 KOLHAPURI-PRADA-DEBATE
    * Kolhapuris get Prada makeover at Rs 1.2 lakh: Where’s the credit, fume activists as label acknowledges ‘inspiration’
    New Delhi: The humble kolhapuri, style statement for affordable ethnic elegance and simply staple wear for many, catapulted to the rarefied runways of Milan with Prada rebranding the handcrafted chappal “leather flat sandals” at Rs 1.2 lakh. The outrage was instant and intense. By Manik Gupta *
    
    MDS4 KA-TIGRESS-LD ARREST
    * Act of 'revenge': Three arrested for 'poisoning' tigress, 4 cubs in Karnataka
    Chamarajanagar (Karnataka): The death of a tigress and her four cubs in this district has turned out to be a case of apparent revenge by a man whose cow was preyed upon by wild animals, Forest authorities said on Saturday. *
    

    
    LEGAL
    
    LGD3 SC-LAW STUDENT-DETENTION
    * SC orders release of law student from preventive detention under NSA, says wholly untenable
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ordered immediate release of a law student in Madhya Pradesh from preventive detention after being booked under the National Security Act (NSA), saying it is "wholly untenable". *
    
    LGD5 HP-CONSUMERS-COMMISSION
    * HP: Hamirpur consumer panel fines JioMart of over Rs 72,000 for deficiency in service, unfair trade
    Hamirpur (HP): The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission here has found JioMart (Ghodawat Consumer Pvt. Ltd.) guilty of deficiency in service, mental harassment and unfair trade practice, and directed the firm to pay a total compensation of Rs 72,263 to a complainant. *
    
    

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