New Delhi, Jun 6 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm: NATION: DEL95 JK-LD PM

Pakistan attacked 'insaniyat', Kashmiriyat in Pahalgam: PM Modi Katra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused Pakistan of attacking 'insaniyat' and Kashmiriyat by targeting tourists in Pahalgam, saying the intent was to trigger communal clashes in India and rob Kashmiri people dependent on tourism of their livelihoods.

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PM inaugurates world's highest rail bridge in J-K Katra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the world's highest railway bridge over the Chenab river, which was completed at a cost of Rs 1,486 crore in more than eight years.

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PM Modi flags off Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express Katra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off a Vande Bharat train service between Katra and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, the first train connection between the Kashmir valley and the Jammu region.

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J&K CM Abdullah mixes humour with plea for statehood at historic rail inauguration Katra: Mixing humour with political resolve, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday used the flagging-off ceremony of the first train to Kashmir by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Katra to subtly but clearly articulate his government's demand for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.

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'Biggest failure': Cong questions achievements of govt delegations sent abroad New Delhi: The Congress on Friday claimed that the "biggest failure" of the government's foreign policy was its inability to arrange meetings of its delegations sent abroad with heads of states or influential people and asked what the country got out of the exercise.

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'Bhagoda economics': Cong's dig over Mallya's remark on informing Jaitley before leaving India New Delhi: The Congress on Friday took a swipe at the Modi government over fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya's reported remarks that he had informed then finance minister Arun Jaitley before leaving the country in 2016 and said "Narender's whole system has turned out to be a surrender".

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Bengaluru stampede: Police arrests officials of RCB, event management firm Bengaluru: Four officials of RCB and event management firm DNA entertainment private limited were arrested in connection with the stampede outside Chinnaswamy stadium here that claimed lives of 11 people and injured another 56, police sources said on Friday.

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Bengaluru stampede: Karnataka ADGP Intelligence transferred Bengaluru: Karnataka Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Intelligence, Hemant Nimbalkar has been transferred in connection with the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 people, official sources said on Friday.

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Active Covid cases in India cross 5,000-mark New Delhi: India's active Covid case tally crossed the 5,000 mark with Kerala remaining the most affected state followed by Gujarat, West Bengal and Delhi, according to the Union Health Ministry data released on Friday.

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44 stranded tourists evacuated from landslide-hit Chaten in north Sikkim Gangtok: A total of 44 stranded tourists were evacuated from Chaten in north Sikkim on Friday, bringing to a close the rescue efforts of people stuck in the landslide-hit area for the day, officials said.

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Whatever people of Maharashtra wish will happen: Uddhav on Sena (UBT)-MNS tie-up possibility Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said whatever people of Maharashtra wish will happen, amid talks of possibility of an alliance between his party and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena led by his estranged cousin Raj Thackeray.

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Mithi river desilting: ED raids actor Dino Morea, BMC officials, others Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches at the premises of actor Dino Morea, some BMC officials, and contractors among others, as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged Rs 65 crore worth Mithi river desilting "scam", official sources said.

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Social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli released from prison on bail Kolkata: Social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli was released from prison on Friday after the Calcutta High Court granted her interim bail in a case involving alleged communal remarks made in a video uploaded on social media.

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Starlink gets licence for satcom services in India New Delhi: Elon Musk's Starlink has got licence for satcom services in India, according to sources.

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Indo-Pak conflict had very negligible impact on economic activity: RBI Governor Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said the India-Pakistan conflict, following the Pahalgam attack in which 26 civilians were killed, had negligible impact on economic activity.

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SC allows NBE to hold NEET-PG 2025 exam on Aug 3 New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the National Board of Examination (NBE) to conduct on August 3, the NEET-PG 2025 exam in one shift in line with the top court's directions.

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Coal scam: Delhi court acquits ex-coal secy H C Gupta, others New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday acquitted former coal secretary H C Gupta, ex-joint secretary (coal) K S Kropha and then director K C Samaria in a case related to allocation of Mahuagarhi coal block in Jharkhand.

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CLAT-PG answer key row: Delhi HC grants relief to candidates, asks to declare results soon New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday granted relief to CLAT-PG candidates over alleged discrepancies in the answer key and directed the consortium of NLUs to declare results soon.

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Anticipatory bail must not be given mechanically: SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said anticipatory bail in cases involving serious offences should not be given in a mechanical manner.

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India, Italy to increase cooperation in aerospace, energy, mobility, auto Brescia (Italy): India and Italy have agreed to increase cooperation in areas such as manufacturing, auto, aerospace, energy transition, migration and mobility, an official statement said on Friday. By Rajesh Rai

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All-party delegation in Germany to convey India's policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism Berlin: An Indian delegation will apprise Germany's top political brass about India's united and resolute stand against terrorism.

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China absolutely impossible factor to ignore in India's confrontation with Pakistan: Tharoor Washington: China is an “absolutely impossible factor to ignore” in India’s latest confrontation with Pakistan, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, emphasising that a thaw in relations between Delhi and Beijing over the past few months was “seemingly making good progress” before the conflict. By Yoshita Singh

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Anticipatory bail principle reaffirmed - courts demand careful scrutiny, alongside exam scheduling approval and active enforcement probes. The Supreme Court cautioned that anticipatory bail must not be given mechanically in serious offences and authorized the National Board of Examination to hold NEET PG in a single shift; a trial court acquitted accused in a coal allocation matter while enforcement searches were conducted in a money laundering probe tied to river desilting, and High Courts granted interim relief in an entrance answer key dispute and bail in a speech related case.