New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm:
NATION
DEL5 CONG-PM-TRINIDAD
* With PM Modi in Trinidad & Tobago, Congress recalls Indira Gandhi's 1968 visit
New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Trinidad and Tobago, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday recalled Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's 1968 visit to the twin-island republic which was the first by an Indian PM. *
DEL11 CBI-MEDICAL COLLEGES
* Govt officials among 34 booked by CBI for manipulation of regulatory framework for medical colleges
New Delhi: The CBI has busted a network of officials of Union health ministry, National Medical Commission, intermediaries and representatives of private medical colleges allegedly involved in a litany of "egregious" acts, including corruption and unlawful manipulation of the regulatory framework governing medical colleges, officials said. *
DES9 JK-TERRORISTS-SEARCH
* Search for terrorists in JK's Kishtwar enters day 3, cordon strengthened
Jammu: A search operation by security forces to track down terrorists hiding in a forest area of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir entered the third day on Friday, with additional deployment made in the area to reinforce the cordon, officials said. *
DEL12 HP-MONSOON DEATHS
* Monsoon ravages: 43 dead in Himachal Pradesh in 2 weeks, 37 missing
Shimla: Forty-three people have been killed and 37 gone missing in Himachal Pradesh due to the ravages of weather – cloudburst, flash floods, landslide – since the onset of monsoon last month, officials on Friday said. *
CAL3 WB-GANG RAPE-PROBE
* Kolkata college gang rape: Police reconstruct crime scene with arrested men
Kolkata: Sleuths of the Kolkata Police on Friday took the four men, arrested in connection with the gang rape of a student, to South Calcutta Law College and reconstructed the crime scene, an officer said. *
MDS2 KL-NIPAH-ALERT
* Kerala on alert after two suspected Nipah cases spark concern in three districts
Thiruvananthapuram: Health authorities in Kerala on Friday issued an alert across three northern districts after two people showed possible signs of Nipah virus infection, reviving fears of an outbreak that the state has battled in the past. *
LEGAL
LGD2 SC-HDFC-FIR
* SC refuses to entertain HDFC Bank CEO's plea challenging FIR by Lilavati Trust
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea by HDFC Bank CEO and MD Sashidhar Jagdishan challenging an FIR of cheating and fraud registered against him on a complaint by the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust, which runs the prominent Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. *
FOREIGN
FGN11 PM-TRINIDAD-LD DIASPORA
* For New India, even sky is not the limit: PM Modi in Trinidad & Tobago
Port of Spain: India will soon be among the top three economies of the world, and its missions on artificial intelligence, semiconductor and quantum computing are becoming the new engines of growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. *
FGN7 PM-TRINIDAD-DIASPORA
* Indian community's journey in Trinidad and Tobago one of courage: PM Modi
Port of Spain: The journey of the Indian community in Trinidad and Tobago is one of courage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, emphasising that the hardships their ancestors endured could have "broken even the strongest spirits". *