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New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 PM TOP STORY FGN41 PM-INDONESIA-LDALL TEMPLE (4.45 PM) **** PM Modi, Prez Prabowo visit Prambanan Temple complex in Yogyakarta; launch conservation project Yogyakarta: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, on Wednesday visited the centuries-old iconic Prambanan Temple complex in Yogyakarta, marking the inauguration of a joint conservation project for this UNESCO World Heritage Site. **** NATION DEL46 RAHUL-UGC NET (4.18 PM) **** Govt turning blind eye, sleeping soundly despite repeated 'scams' in NEET, NET: Rahul New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Modi government over alleged irregularities in the UGC-NET exam, saying it continues to turn a blind eye and sleep soundly despite repeated "scams" as years of hard work put in by lakhs of students hold no value for it. **** DEL41 UP-RAM TEMPLE-LD POLICE REMAND (3.51 PM) **** Gopal Rao vacates Ram temple complex, police question three accused in donation theft case Ayodhya: Three accused lodged in jail in connection with the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple here were taken into police custody on Wednesday after a local court granted a 24-hour remand for further interrogation, official sources said. **** DEL56 EDU-NEET-PLAN (4.58 PM) **** 2027 NEET-UG plan: Computer-based test to be spread over 6 days across more than 1,000 centres New Delhi: Medical entrance exam NEET-UG, which is set to be conducted as a computer-based test from next year, will be spread over at least six days across more than 1,000 centres, sources said. **** DEL28 SHAH-2NDLD RAINS (2.31 PM) **** Shah speaks to CMs of Maharashta, Gujarat, J&K on rain situation, assures central assistance New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday spoke with the chief ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of the situation arising from heavy rains there and assured them of all possible assistance from the Centre, officials said. **** DEL37 CONG-RAM TEMPLE (3.26 PM) **** Champat Rai should be arrested; PM must apologise to nation: Congress on Ram Temple row New Delhi: Amid the raging row over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Congress on Wednesday demanded the immediate arrest of former temple trust general secretary Champat Rai and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's apology for his "mistake in selecting" the trust's members. **** CAL12 WB-BARUIPUR-4TH LD ENCOUNTER (1 PM) **** Bengal: Key accused in Baruipur rape-murder case killed in police encounter Kolkata: One of the prime accused in the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in West Bengal's Baruipur was killed in an alleged encounter early on Wednesday after he "snatched a firearm from a policeman and tried to escape from custody" during a crime scene reconstruction exercise, a senior officer said. **** DEL47 UP-VIGILANCE-RECOVERY (4.27 PM) **** Rs 35 crore assets unearthed in ex-UP ARTO's DA case; 1.62 cr cash, 13 kg gold seized Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment recovered Rs 1.62 crore in cash, 13 kg of gold, 9 kg of silver and documents linked to assets collectively estimated at around Rs 35 crore at the Lucknow residence of a former government official in a disproportionate assets case. **** DEL26 PB-CONG-LD BAGHEL (2.06 PM) **** Not 'gudda-guddi ka khel': Baghel says high command's decision on Punjab Cong leadership final Chandigarh: AICC general secretary incharge of Punjab Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday ruled out any change in party leadership in the state, saying these decisions are not "gudda-guddi ka khel" (child's play). **** BOM14 MH-BUILDING-COLLAPSE (3.13 PM) **** 16 feared trapped as garbage mound triggers building collapse in Pune Pune: At least 16 persons are feared trapped after a huge mound of garbage crashed onto a three-storey building, causing it to collapse, following heavy rains in Pimpri Chinchwad in Pune district on Wednesday, a senior official said. **** CAL26 AS-ASSEMBLY-BORDER-ENCROACHMENT (4.41 PM) **** Nearly 83,000 hectares of Assam land encroached by four states Guwahati: Almost 83,000 hectares of land belonging to Assam are currently being occupied by Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram, the state Assembly was informed on Wednesday. **** LEGAL LGD6 DL-COURT-US CITIZEN (4.18 PM) **** Security breach case: Prison authorities to reply on terror accused Van Dyke's plea for 'American diet' New Delhi: A Delhi court was informed on Wednesday that Tihar prison authorities will file a reply on a plea by US citizen Matthew Aaron Van Dyke, an alleged 'mercenary' accused of involvement in a terror conspiracy case for links to ethnic armed groups in India and Myanmar, who sought an "American diet" during his stay in prison. **** FOREIGN FGN16 US-BISHNOI-LD INDICTMENT (9.59 AM) **** US charges Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar for Nijjar's killing in Canada in 2023 Washington: The US has charged Lawrence Bishnoi, a gangster imprisoned in India, and his aide Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar for ordering the assassination of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. **** PTI APL APL