New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm: NATION DEL18 MODI GOVT-ANNIVERSARY Modi government turns 11 and going strong **** New Delhi: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath for a third term on June 9, 2024, it was Rahul Gandhi who sounded rather upbeat on the back of the BJP’s unexpected loss of majority in the Lok Sabha polls amid its campaign claim of crossing 400 in the 543-member House. **** DEL13 EC-RAHUL **** Write to EC formally: Poll panel sources on Rahul seeking reply on election rigging claim New Delhi: A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sought the Election Commission’s response on his article alleging rigging in Maharashtra polls, sources in the poll authority said Sunday the constitutional body would respond only if the Leader of the Opposition writes to it directly. **** DEL11 CONG-MANIPUR **** Cong says ‘Insensitivity’ of PM to suffering of people of Manipur ‘truly shocking’ New Delhi: With fresh violence rocking parts of Manipur, the Congress on Sunday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “insensitivity” to the suffering of people in the state. **** DEL8 HEALTH-COVID **** Active Covid cases in India cross 6,000-mark New Delhi: India’s active Covid case tally crossed the 6,000 mark with 769 new infections being reported in the last 48 hours, according to the Union health ministry data released on Sunday. **** CAL14 BH-CHIRAG **** People of Bihar to decide from where I should contest assembly polls: Chirag Paswan Ara (Bihar): Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Sunday asserted that it is for the people of Bihar to decide from which seat in the state he should contest the assembly elections due later this year. **** CAL8 SK-LD EVACUATION 28 stranded people airlifted from landslide-hit Chaten in north Sikkim Gangtok: The Sikkim government on Sunday evacuated 28 people, including three minors, stranded in Chaten in the northern part of the Himalayan state, where road connectivity has been snapped due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rain, officials said.

BUSINESS DEL15 BIZ-FDI **** Maharashtra, Karnataka account for 51 pc of FDI in India in FY25: Govt New Delhi: Maharashtra and Karnataka accounted for 51 per cent of the foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the country during the last financial year 2024-25, according to the latest data of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). **** DEL14 BIZ-INTERVIEW-CHOUHAN **** India will protect farmers’ interest in US trade talks: Shivraj Singh Chouhan New Delhi: India will prioritise protecting its farmers’ interests while assessing potential gains and losses in the ongoing trade negotiations with the United States over agricultural market access, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. **** LEGAL LGD3 DL-HC-ENCROACHMENT **** Encroachers can’t claim right to continue occupying public land: Delhi HC New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has held that encroachers cannot claim a right to continue occupying public land till their rehabilitation claims are not resolved, as this would unduly impede public projects. **** FOREIGN FGN12 US-PATEL-PROTESTERS **** FBI Director warns Los Angeles protesters against hitting cops New York: FBI Director Kash Patel has warned protesters facing off with US immigration authorities in Los Angeles that anyone who hits a policeman will be “going to jail.” **** FES14 NEPAL-US-TPS **** US terminates Temporary Protected Status for Nepal Kathmandu: The US has terminated the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) provided to Nepal in the wake of the 2015 earthquake, a media report said. **** PTI AMJ AMJ AMJ