HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 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. *
    
    DEL12 HP-MONSOON DEATHS
    * Monsoon ravages: 43 dead in Himachal Pradesh in 2 weeks, 37 missing
    Shimla: Forty-three people have been killed and at least 37 are missing in Himachal Pradesh due to ravages of the weather - cloudbursts, flash floods, landslides - since the onset of the monsoon last month, officials said on Friday. *
    
    DEL33 CONG-CHINA
    * Govt must allow discussion on India-China ties in Parl to build consensus on challenges posed: Cong
    New Delhi: The Congress on Friday said the Narendra Modi government must agree to a discussion on India-China relations in Parliament so that a consensus can be built for a collective response to the geopolitical and economic challenges that the neighbouring country poses to India, directly and through Pakistan. *
    
    DEL32 FLOOD-SITUATION
    * 2 Assam rivers breach danger mark, warning level crossed at 12 sites nationwide: CWC flood bulletin
    New Delhi: The flood situation in Assam has turned grim, with the Dhansiri (South) river in Golaghat district and the Dikhow river in Sivasagar district flowing above the danger mark, according to the Central Water Commission's (CWC) daily flood bulletin issued on Friday. *
    
    CAL16 MN-LD ARMS
    * Over 200 weapons, 30 IEDs recovered in Manipur hill districts
    Imphal: Security forces recovered over 200 weapons, including firearms, and war-like stores in operations lasting only a few hours in four hill districts of Manipur, a senior police officer said on Friday. *
         
    CAL5 WB-GANG RAPE-LD 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. *
    
    MDS15 TN-VIJAY CM-2NDLD CANDIDATE
    * Vijay is chief ministerial candidate, declares TVK
    Chennai: Actor politician Vijay, founder-chief of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), will be its chief ministerial candidate for the 2026 Assembly election, the fledgling party announced on Friday. *
    
    DEL30 DL-LD CUET RESULTS
    * CUET-UG: One candidate scores 100 percentile in four subjects, 17 bag top score in three subjects
    New Delhi: One candidate has scored 100 percentile in four subjects in the Common Entrance University Test-Under Graduate (CUET-UG), while 17 candidates from across the country have bagged the top score in three subjects, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced. *
         
    BUSINESS
    
    DEL34 BIZ-INDIA-US-LD TRADE PACT
    * India-US trade pact likely before July 9; certain issues still pending in agri, auto sectors    
    New Delhi: An Indian team has returned from Washington after holding talks with the US on an interim trade pact, which is likely to be finalised before July 9, but discussions will continue as certain issues in the agri and auto sectors still need to be resolved, an official said. *
    
    DEL16 BIZ-SEBI-LD JANE STREET
    * Sebi bans US-based Jane Street from securities mkt; impounds illegal gains of Rs 4,843 cr
    New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi has barred US-based Jane Street Group from the securities markets and directed the group to disgorge unlawful gains of Rs 4,843 crore for allegedly manipulating stock indices through positions taken in derivatives segment. *
    
    LEGAL
    
    LGD10 DL-HC-CONTAMINATED WATER
    * 'You want citizens to drink sewage mixed water?' Delhi HC raps DJB over water contamination
    New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi Jal Board for supplying contaminated water in colonies and asked how the authorities could expect the citizens to "drink sewage mixed water". *
    
    LGD3 SC-NEET
    * Thousands of students will be affected: SC refuses plea challenging NEET-UG 2025 results
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a petition challenging the NEET-UG 2025 results due to an alleged error in one of the questions. *
    
    LGD8 DL-COURT-NATIONAL HERALD
    * National Herald case: ED case very strange, Sonia Gandhi argues in court
    New Delhi: Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi representing Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Friday argued that Enforcement Directorate's National Herald case was "truly a strange" one. *
    
    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. *
    
    FGN31 PM-TRINIDAD-BIHAR
    * PM hails Trinidad & Tobago's Bihar link
    Port of Spain: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Trinidad and Tobago's link to Bihar during his address to the Indian community here, emphasising that the "heritage of Bihar" is the "pride" of India and the world. *
    
    FGN29 CHINA-RIJIJU-REAX
    ** China urges India to act cautiously on Tibet related issues after Rijiju's remarks over the Dalai Lama's incarnation
    Beijing: China on Friday objected to Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju’s remarks that the incarnation of the Dalai Lama should follow his own wishes, urging India to act cautiously on Tibet-related issues to avoid its impact on the improvement of bilateral relations. *

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