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HIGHLIGHTS

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New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI)Following are the top stories st 9 pm: TOP STORIES 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. NATION DEL68 BANGLADESH-HASINA-RETURN (8.10 PM) **** Sheikh Hasina eyes December return to Bangladesh to revive Awami League New Delhi: Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina is preparing to voluntarily return to Dhaka by December to revive her Awami League, sources close to her said on Friday. **** DEL66 MHA-SONG (7.53 PM) **** Strictly adhere to correct text, diction while singing National Song, National Anthem: MHA New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said there should be strict adherence to the correct script and text, and diction and pronunciation while playing or singing the National Song and the National Anthem. **** DEL67 PB-CONG-2ND LD MEETING (7.56 PM) **** Punjab: Channi camp to meet Baghel tomorrow; Warring says 'you will see us all together' Chandigarh: Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and some senior Congress leaders considered close to him 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. **** 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. **** 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. **** DEL63 RAIL-HYDROGEN TRAIN-ROUTE (7.20 PM) **** Country's first hydrogen train to cover 89 km from Jind to Sonipat in 2 hours; 12 stoppages en route New Delhi, July 10 (PTI) The country's first hydrogen-powered train, scheduled to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 17, will cover the 89-km distance between Jind and Sonipat in two hours, with stoppages at 12 intermediate stations. **** DEL54 CBFC-JANA NAYAGAN-VIJAY (5.48 PM) **** CBFC muted TVK, 'New India' references in Vijay's 'Jana Nayagan' New Delhi: The censor board directed the makers of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's "Jana Nayagan" to mute or modify references to "TVK" and "New India" besides deleting a scene showing the Indian flag falling on the ground, according to the film's certification order. **** DEL77 LD RAIN (8.56 PM) **** Highways blocked after landslides in hill states; floods in Mizoram, Tripura trigger evacuations New Delhi: Rain continued to wreak havoc across the country on Friday, with more landslides in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh blocking crucial highways, and flooded rivers in the northeastern states forcing authorities to evacuate people to safer areas. **** LEGAL 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. **** LGD10 DL-HC-GOOGLE-ADWARE (4.01 PM) **** Google moves Delhi HC in appeal in case over use of trademark for AdWords New Delhi: Tech giant Google on Friday moved the Delhi High Court against an order holding it guilty of trademark infringement over the use of sanitaryware brand Hindware's mark as keywords for its AdWords programme. **** BUSINESS DEL74 BIZ-LD TRAI-SPAM-CALLS (8.45 PM) **** Phone calls from 1600 number series cannot be blocked, DND app can block calls from 140 series: Trai New Delhi: No app can block phone calls originating from 1600 number series that are meant for communications by regulated entities and the government to citizens, Trai said on Friday, asserting its stance amid an ongoing tussle with caller identification app Truecaller over the labelling and identification of calls from the dedicated number series. **** DEL59 BIZ-TELEGRAM-USERNAME-NOTICE (6.49 PM) **** After WhatsApp, Telegram submits reply on username feature notice; both submissions being examined New Delhi, July 10 (PTI) After WhatsApp, messaging platform Telegram has also submitted its reply to the IT Ministry's notice on the 'username' feature, according to sources. **** FOREIGN FGN12 PM-AUSTRALIA-LD LOP (7.35 AM) **** PM Modi meets Australia's Opposition leader, discusses bilateral ties Melbourne: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to Australia, met the country's Leader of Opposition Angus Taylor on Friday and discussed bilateral ties, according to the Ministry of External Affairs. **** PTI SHS SHS

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