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New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm: TOP NEWS FGN35 PM-NZ-2NDLD ARRIVAL (4.50 PM) **** PM Modi arrives in New Zealand on final leg of three-nation tour Auckland: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived in New Zealand on the final leg of his three-nation visit, during which he will hold talks with his counterpart Christopher Luxon and address the Indian diaspora. **** DEL10 CONG-BJP-AUS-NUCLEAR (10.38 AM) **** Not a Modi breakthrough, Australia's ruling party approved uranium sales to India in 2011: Cong New Delhi: The Congress on Friday slammed the BJP for projecting that Australia's uranium sales to India are Prime Minister Narendra Modi's breakthrough and pointed out that in December 2011, then Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard got the approval of her party to sell uranium to India following the Indo-US Nuclear pact. **** NATION DEL21 HEALTH-DRUGS-ALCOHOL (1.43 PM) **** Govt mandates licensing for medicinal formulations with over 12% alcohol New Delhi, Jul (PTI) The Centre has withdrawn the licensing exemption for medicinal formulations containing more than 12 per cent of ethyl alcohol and brought them under stricter regulatory oversight, including mandatory licensing and prescription-only sale, to curb misuse and prevent diversion for intoxication, officials said. **** DEL24 CJP-PROTEST-DAY 21 (1.55 PM) **** CJP protest day 21: Wangchuk says hunger has 'stabilised', warns against any attempt to remove him New Delhi: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday said his hunger had "stabilised" as he entered the 13th day of his indefinite fast and asserted that his constitutional right should not be violated by attempting to remove him from the protest site. **** DEL32 PB-CONG-LD MEETING (3.11 PM) **** Punjab: Channi camp to meet Baghel tomorrow; Warring says 'you will see us all together' Chandigarh: Senior Congress leaders considered close to former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi will hold a meeting with party state general secretary in-charge Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday, three days after he ruled out any change in the state party leadership. **** DEL41 RAM TEMPLE-CONG-SHRINATE (4.09 PM) **** Ram temple funds row: Cong seeks SC-monitored probe, says SIT probe eyewash Chandigarh: The Congress has demanded a Supreme Court-monitored CBI investigation into the alleged embezzlement of Ram Temple donations, stating that the "misappropriation" is an attack on the faith of Hindus and that those who committed it surpassed even Mahmud Ghazni. **** MDS26 AP-LOKESH-HYUNDAI SHIPBUILDING (2.05 PM) **** Lokesh invites Hyundai shipbuilding arm to set up marine engineering hub in Andhra Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Friday met the leadership of HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KOSE) in Seoul and invited the company to establish a world-class shipbuilding and marine engineering facility in the state. **** DEL45 WOMENS RESERVATION-PROTEST (4.50 PM) **** Women's groups demand immediate implementation of reservation, announce protests on July 20 New Delhi: Several women's organisations and movements on Friday came together to demand the immediate implementation of the women's reservation law by delinking it from the census and proposed delimitation exercise, and announced a nationwide campaign, including a dharna at Jantar Mantar beginning July 20. **** LEGAL LGD5 SC-LITIGANT-REMOVAL (2.33 PM) **** Litigant forcibly removed from SC courtroom after abusive outburst during hearing New Delhi: In a dramatic turn of events, a litigant appearing in person was forcibly removed from the Supreme Court on Friday after he allegedly hurled abuses and threw his legal papers during the hearing of his petition challenging an Allahabad High Court order. **** LGD3 SC-RAM TEMPLE-PLEAS (1.51 PM) **** SC to hear pleas seeking probe into Ram temple donations row on July 13 New Delhi: The Supreme Court would hear a batch of pleas seeking a fair and time-bound probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on July 13. **** LGD13 GREEN-MUSSOORIE-HOTELS (4.22 PM) **** Environmental compensation imposed against 19 hotels in Mussorie New Delhi: The Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board (UKPCB) has informed the National Green Tribunal that environmental compensation has been imposed against 19 hotels for allegedly violating green norms in Mussoorie, while show-cause notices were issued against 30 others. **** BUSINESS DEL20 BIZ-ETHANOL-GOVT (1.31 PM) **** E20 may cut mileage by up to 5 pc but offers cleaner combustion, energy security benefits: Oil Min New Delhi: Petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol (E20) can reduce fuel economy by 3-5 per cent in some vehicles, the Oil Ministry said on Friday, but argued the impact is outweighed by benefits, including a higher octane rating, superior anti-knock characteristics, faster combustion, better pickup, smoother acceleration, cleaner engine operation, and lower lifecycle carbon emissions. **** FOREIGN FGN14 US-INDIAN-ASTRONAUT (8.35 AM) **** NASA astronaut Anil Menon set to travel to International Space Station on July 14 Washington: Anil Menon, a NASA astronaut of Indian descent, is set to embark on an eight-month mission to the International Space Station on July 14 from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 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