New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 PM NATION DEL22 PM-HEAT (11.45 AM)

PM Modi urges citizens to take all possible precautions amid soaring mercury New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged citizens to take maximum precautions as the country is witnessing soaring temperatures, and said staying hydrated is key during such harsh weather.

DEL23 CONG-NEHRU-PM (11.54 AM)

Nehru cannot be erased from modern India’s fabric despite PM’s efforts to denigrate him: Cong New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making a “diabolical effort” to “distort, defame, and denigrate” Jawaharlal Nehru, and asserted that India's first prime minister cannot be erased from the fabric of modern India.

DEL8 CONG-ORAM-NICOBAR (9.52 AM)

Attempted justification for deliberately ignoring rights: Ramesh counters Oram on Great Nicobar project New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram over the Great Nicobar project, urging him to ensure that the provisions of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 are both seen to be implemented and are actually implemented in letter and spirit.

DEL6 ED-KL-EX CM-LD SEARCHES (9.33 AM)

ED raids ex-Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's house, others in CMRL money laundering case Thiruvananthapuram: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches at the residence of former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and some others as part of its investigation against his daughter in the CMRL money laundering case, officials said.

DEL21 CBI-LD NEET (11.34 AM)

CBI arrests Latur-based doctor, Pune physics teacher in NEET UG paper leak case New Delhi: The CBI has arrested a Latur-based doctor and a physics faculty member at a Pune-based coaching institute in connection with the NEET UG paper leak case, officials said on Wednesday.

CAL6 AS-ASSEMBLY-UCC-NDA (11.20 AM)

UCC Bill not against any religion, seeks protection for women: NDA members tell Assam Assembly Guwahati: MLAs representing the ruling NDA in the Assam Assembly on Wednesday said the Uniform Civil Code Bill, introduced in the House two days ago, seeks to protect women's rights and is not against any religion or religious practice.

MDS9 KA-CM-GUV (12.21 PM)

K'taka CM Siddaramaiah seeks time to meet Guv Gehlot on Thursday Bengaluru: Amid intense speculations of a change of guard in the state in the next two days, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has sought time from Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot for an appointment on May 28, sources in the CMO said on Wednesday.

DEL25 HEALTH-YOGA DAY-KOLKATA (12.31 PM)

Kolkata to host International Yoga Day main event on June 21: Ayush Minister Jadhav New Delhi: The main event of the International Day of Yoga 2026 will be held in Kolkata on June 21, Union Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav announced on Wednesday.

LEGAL LGD21 SC-2NDLD SIR (12.58 PM)

SC upholds EC's power to conduct SIR, says exercise 'breathes life' into mandate for fair polls New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission’s power to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls and said the exercise "breathes life" into the constitutional mandate for fair elections.

LGD17 SC-AMAZON (11.42 AM)

SC sets aside NCLAT order which rejected Amazon's appeal New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the NCLAT's June 2022 order which had rejected US e-commerce giant Amazon's appeal against an anti-trust suspension of its investment deal with Future Group.

FOREIGN FGN11 US-NASA-LD MOON (6.35 AM)

NASA unveils 3-phase plan for permanent moon base; 3 missions this year Washington: After a successful lunar flyaround, NASA has announced three missions to the moon as part of efforts to establish a permanent base on the earth's natural satellite. By Sagar Kulkarni

FGN13 SINGAPORE-INDIA-FOOD INDUSTRY (7.19 AM)

'India's agri sector-food industry must adapt to withstand climate impacts' Singapore: India's agriculture sector and food industry will need to ramp up adaptation measures to withstand increasing climate impacts, a leading climate organisation has said. By Gurdip Singh

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