HIGHLIGHTS

Following are the top stories at 9 pm:

DEL28 UP-2NDLD GIRL-ARREST

Aligarh murder accused was arrested earlier for sexually assaulting minor; 2 more held Aligarh (UP): Police on Saturday arrested two more people for the murder of a toddler here and confirmed that one of the men held earlier for the crime is an alleged sex offender who targeted children in recent years.

MDS14 KL-LD MODI

Kerala as dear to me as Varanasi, says PM Modi in Guruvayur Guruvayur (Ker): Having won a massive mandate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said political parties and pundits failed to gauge the public mood ahead of the Lok Sabha election and thanked the electorate for reposing confidence in the saffron party.

MDS16 KL-2NDLD RAHUL

Modi's LS poll campaign filled with 'lies, poison and hatred': Rahul Wayanad (Ker): Stepping up attack on the prime minister on the second day of his visit to Wayanad, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha election campaign was filled with "lies, poison and hatred", but his party stood for truth, love and affection.

DEL6 IMD-MONSOON-ARRIVAL

Monsoon hits Kerala coast: IMD New Delhi: After a delay of a week, monsoon hit the Kerala coast on Saturday, marking the official commencement of the four-month rainfall season in the country.

DEL27 GOA-2NDLD AIRPORT-FIRE

Goa airport closed temporarily following fire incident New Delhi: The Goa airport was briefly closed on Saturday afternoon and several flights to the coastal state were diverted following an incident of fire caused by a drop tank of a naval fighter aircraft, a Navy official said.

DEL8 YOGA DAY-EVENT

Ranchi to host main event on Yoga Day, PM to attend New Delhi: Jharkhand capital Ranchi will be the venue for the main event for International Yoga Day on June 21 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend it, AYUSH Ministry officials said Saturday.

DEL26 DARJEELING-COUNCILLORS

17 Darjeeling councillors join BJP New Delhi: Seventeen councillors of the Darjeeling municipality joined the BJP Saturday, giving the saffron party a majority in the local body, party leader Mukul Roy told reporters.

DEL31 POL-SHAH-MEET

Shah to meet key party leaders next week New Delhi: As the BJP prepares for organisational polls, its president Amit Shah has convened a meeting of key organisation leaders from states and Union Territories on June 13 and 14, party sources said Saturday.

DEL2 JK-LD ENCOUNTER

1 JeM militant killed in Anantnag encounter Srinagar: A Jaish-e-Mohammad militant was Saturday killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said.

DEL21 PB-CHILD BOREWELL

48 hours on, rescue operation continues to pull out two-year-old boy from borewell in Punjab Chandigarh: Large-scale rescue operation continued Saturday to pull out the two-year-old boy who fell into an over 150-feet-deep borewell near his house in Punjab's Sangrur district almost 48 hours ago.

DEL11 RAIL-LD MASSAGE Indian Railways to provide massage service on board running trains

New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) For the first time in the history of Indian Railways, massage services will be made available for passengers on board running trains.

DEL17 ED-KOCHHAR ICICI Bank-Videocon PMLA case: ED summons Chanda Kochhar next week

New Delhi: Former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar has been asked to depose before the ED next week as the agency has decided to expand its probe into the money laundering case involving the bank and Videocon group by questioning some more officials of the private lender, officials said Saturday.

DEL16 BANGLA-BORDER-TALKS First India-Bangladesh border talks under Modi 2.0 govt next week

New Delhi: The border guarding forces of India and Bangladesh will discuss several issues, including those related to cross-border crimes, as their director generals meet in Dhaka next week for the first biannual talks after the Modi government was reelected, officials said Saturday.

DEL9 CAB-SECY-EXTENSION RULE Govt amends 60-year-old rule to pave way for Cab Secy extension

New Delhi: The Centre has amended a 60-year-old rule to grant three-month extension to Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha.

DEL15 AVI-SECURITY FEES-HIKE Air travel to become bit costlier as govt announces hike in aviation security fee from July 1

New Delhi: Air travel will become a bit costlier as the Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to increase the aviation security fee (ASF) from Rs 130 to Rs 150 for each Indian passenger from July 1 onwards, according to an official document.

FOREIGN FGN27 PM-MALDIVES-ADDRESS

State sponsorship of terrorism biggest threat world facing today: PM Modi in Maldives Male: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday that state sponsorship of terrorism is the biggest threat the humanity is facing today as he urged the world leaders to unite for combating the menace.