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New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
    
    NATION
    
    DEL15 BJP-CONG-KHARGE
    * BJP accuses Kharge of using 'objectionable' words against Prez Murmu, Kovind
    New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday accused Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge of insulting President Droupadi Murmu and her predecessor Ram Nath Kovind by using certain "objectionable" words against them, and demanded a public apology from him and his party. *
    
    DEL25 RAMESH-NICOBAR
    * Great Nicobar project recipe for ecological disaster: Ramesh slams govt for maintaining 'secrecy'
    New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday claimed that the Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project is a "recipe for ecological disaster" and asked why the report of a government panel to revisit the environmental clearance to the project has reportedly been submitted to the NGT in a "sealed cover". *
    
    DEL20 EC-BIHAR-VOTERS LIST
    * As Opposition joins hand to hit out at EC, poll panel officials say voters list revision inclusive
    New Delhi: As opposition parties join hands to hit out at the Election Commission over intensive revision of Bihar's voters' list, poll authority officials said on Tuesday that the exercise is "inclusive". *

    BOM24 MH-MNS-LD PROTEST
    * Shiv Sena (UBT) workers join MNS rally for Marathi pride; Shiv Sena minister heckled
    Thane: Hundreds of people joined a morcha organised by the MNS and some social groups on Tuesday to defend the Marathi 'asmita' (pride) in Mira Bhayandar area of Thane district amid rising political heat following the attack on a shopkeeper for not speaking Marathi. *
    
    CAL19 BH-CABINET-QUOTA
    * Ahead of polls, Nitish govt restricts women's quota in jobs to only permanent residents of state
    Patna: The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday decided that the 35 per cent quota for women in government jobs will now be restricted to only permanent residents of the state. *

    DEL14 PAR PANEL-AVIATION SAFETY
    * Parl panel meets civil aviation ministry, airline officials; ask about AI plane crash, airfare surge
    New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel on Tuesday held discussions with senior civil aviation ministry officials as well as airline and airport representatives, with several Parliamentarians mentioning the Air India plane crash and when the probe report will be ready, sources said. *
    
    CAL17 WB-NEW BJP CHIEF-INTERVIEW
    * Won't allow Bengal to become 'West Bangladesh'; TMC surrendered to fundamentalists: State BJP chief
    Kolkata: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya accused the TMC of yielding to fundamentalist forces and allowing a "silent demographic invasion", asserting that the 2026 assembly polls would decide the fate and existence of Bengal and Bengali Hindus. By Pradipta Tapadar *

    DES26 DL-AAP-OVERAGE VEHICLES
    * BJP should bring law on overage vehicles, will support it on this: AAP
    New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday demanded that the BJP-led Delhi government bring a law on overage vehicles within a week to ease people's woes and assured support to the dispensation on the matter. *
    DEL11 BIZ-FATF-TERROR FINANCING
    * E-comm platforms, online payments services being abused for terror financing: FATF
    New Delhi: Global terror financing watchdog FATF on Tuesday cited the February 2019 Pulwama terror attack, which killed 40 CRPF personnel, and the 2022 Gorakhnath Temple incident to say that e-commerce platforms and online payment services are being misused for terror financing. *
    
    DES35 FLOOD-SITUATION CWC
    * 4 river sites in severe flood situation; 11 above warning level, says govt water body
    New Delhi: Four river sites across Assam, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra were in a state of severe flooding, while 11 more sites were above the warning level, the Central Water Commission (CWC)’s daily flood bulletin stated on Tuesday. *    
    
    DEL24 SPACE-SHUKLA-NESAC
    * Many of you can become astronauts, walk on Moon: Shubhanshu Shukla tells students at NESAC
    New Delhi: "Many of you can become future astronauts, even walk on the Moon," Shubhanshu Shukla told a bunch of excited school students during an interaction through amateur radio from the International Space Station on Tuesday. *
    
    DEL16 HEALTH-CDSCO-DRUGS-EXPIRED
    * Drug regulator lists 17 drugs that should be flushed down toilet if expired
    New Delhi: Apex drug regulatory body CDSCO has listed 17 drugs which should be flushed down the toilet rather than being thrown in dustbins if they have expired or are unused to help prevent harm to people and pets at home. *
    
    DES15 NCR-CRICKETER-LD FIR
    * FIR registered against cricketer Yash Dayal over sexual exploitation
    Ghaziabad (UP): An FIR has been registered against cricketer Yash Dayal, who plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman, police said on Tuesday. *



    LEGAL
    
    LGD4 SC-MBBS-ADMISSION
    * SC refuses to hear MBBS student's plea against termination of admission, asks him to move HC
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea of an MBBS student challenging the termination of his admission in an Odisha-based medical college without prior notice. *

    LGD6 DL-HC-GOKHALE-DEFAMATION
    * Lakshmi Puri defamation case: Delhi HC refuses to accept Saket Gokhale's apology
    New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to accept the written apology of TMC MP Saket Gokhale in a case over his alleged defamatory utterances against former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri. *
    
    LGD3 PB-HC-MAJITHIA
    * Punjab: HC to hear Majithia's plea on July 29
    Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday deferred till July 29 hearing on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia's plea against his arrest and subsequent remand in a disproportionate assets case. *
    
    
    FOREIGN
    
    FGN25 US-TRUMP-LD INDIA
    * US close to making trade deal with India: Trump
    New York/Washington: President Donald Trump has said that the US is close to making a trade deal with India, as his administration started sending letters detailing the levies that Washington will impose on products from those countries entering America. By Yoshita Singh *
    
    

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