New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION: DEL45 RAHUL-EC **** Evasion won’t protect credibility, telling truth would: Rahul Gandhi to EC New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit back at the Election Commission after sources in the poll panel rejected allegation of rigging in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly polls, saying evasion would not protect its credibility but telling the truth would. **** DEL35 EC-LD MH POLLS **** Congress never flagged discrepancies: EC sources on Rahul’s charge on Maha poll rigging New Delhi: Sources in the Election Commission (EC) rejected claims on Saturday of rigging in last year’s Maharashtra Assembly polls and said defaming the poll panel after receiving an unfavourable verdict from the voters is absolutely absurd. **** DEL30 PM-DISASTER RESILIENCE **** PM Modi lays down 5 priorities for building disaster-resilient infra New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday outlined five key global priorities for him to build disaster-resilient infrastructure, including a skilled workforce, a global digital repository to document best practices and innovative financing. **** BOM16 MP-MISSING WOMAN-LD CM **** MP CM urges Amit Shah to order CBI probe into Indore woman’s disappearance in Meghalaya Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said he has requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the disappearance of an Indore-based woman in Meghalaya a fortnight back. **** DEL46 ED-MITHI RIVER-LD SUMMONS **** Mithi River desilting: ED summons actor Dino Morea; freezes Rs 1.25-cr worth deposits, cash Mumbai: At least eight people, including actor Dino Morea, his brother and some BMC officials, have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning next week in a money laundering case linked to an alleged Rs 65 crore worth Mithi River desilting “scam”, official sources said on Saturday. **** DES46 DL-TRANSGENDER-BOARD **** Delhi CM announces Transgender Welfare and Empowerment Board New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday announced the formation of the Transgender Welfare and Empowerment Board to address the grievances of the community. **** CAL14 AR-FLOOD-SITUATION **** Flood situation in Arunachal improves; drinking water crisis in Itanagar Itanagar: The flood situation in Arunachal Pradesh improved on Saturday with water levels of most rivers receding, even as 33,000 people in 24 districts remained affected, officials said. **** DEL39 HP-SONIA GANDHI-LD HOSPITAL **** Sonia Gandhi undergoes tests at Shimla hospital after high blood pressure complaint Shimla: Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was on Saturday taken to Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital in Shimla after she complained of high blood pressure, a party official said. **** DEL34 SPACE-AXIOM **** Indian astronaut Shukla Axiom-4 mission set for June 10 lift-off, dock at ISS after 28-hour flight New Delhi: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others are set to embark on the Axiom Space’s fourth human spaceflight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on June 10 and are likely to dock at the International Space Station on June 11 at about 10 PM IST, after a nearly 28-hour journey. **** BUSINESS: DEL44 BIZ-WORLD BANK-LD POVERTY **** Extreme poverty in India down to 5.3 pc in 2022-23: World Bank New Delhi: India’s extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3 per cent over a decade from 27.1 per cent in 2011-12 even as the World Bank revised upwards its threshold poverty line to USD 3 per day. **** LEGAL: LGD8 SC-LD DETENTION **** Preventive detention extraordinary power of state that must be used sparingly: SC New Delhi: Preventive detention is an extraordinary power in the hands of the state that must be used sparingly, said the Supreme Court as it set aside an order of a district magistrate to detain a money lender who was allegedly indulging in illegal activities again after getting bail in four cases. **** LGD6 PB-LD YOUTUBER **** Espionage case: Punjab YouTuber’s police custody extended, lawyer says Haryana police summoned him in Jyoti Malhotra case Chandigarh: Haryana Police had summoned Punjab-based YouTuber Jasbir Singh on June 6 in the Jyoti Malhotra espionage case but before he could join the investigation, he was arrested by Punjab Police, Singh’s counsel claimed on Saturday. **** FOREIGN: FGN32 CANADA-INDIA-CARNEY **** India central to key supply chains; must be part of G7 discussions: Canadian PM Carney Ottawa: India is the fifth largest economy in the world and it is central to a number of critical global supply chains, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said, arguing that the leadership of the country must be part of discussions at the upcoming G7 summit. **** FGN4 US-INDIA-DELEGATION **** US with India in fight against terrorism: Deputy Secretary of State tells Indian delegation Washington: The US stands strong with India in the fight against terrorism, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau told Congress MP Shashi Tharoor-led all-party delegation here to convey India’s stance on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. 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