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Following are the top stories at 3 pm: NATION DEL10 PM-MAHAVEER MAHOTSAV Country believes new journey into future will begin from elections: PM Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India is now projecting with self-confidence the mantras of truth and non-violence globally as a solution to the problems facing the world and its cultural image is playing a big role in it as well.

DEL17 CONG-WORKERS WAGES Modi caused 'unprecedented decline' in worker wages; INDIA govt will ensure higher growth: Cong New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has caused an ''unprecedented decline'' in worker wages adjusted for price rise and said that an INDIA coalition government will return the country to a higher growth trajectory.

ELN34 ELECTIONS-OD-PRABODH TIRKEY 'Feel betrayed': Ex-India hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey on quitting Congress Bhubaneswar: Former Indian hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey, who resigned from the Congress after being dropped as a candidate, on Sunday said the party betrayed him.

ELN29 ELECTIONS-MH-UDDHAV-ECI Won't abide by ECI notice to remove 'Hindu', 'Jai Bhavani' from party anthem: Uddhav Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said he has received a notice from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to remove the words ''Jai Bhavani'' and ''Hindu'' from his party's new anthem, but he won't abide by it.

ELN26 ELECTIONS-KA-EC-WADIYAR-CONG Cong lodges complaint with EC against BJP's Wadiyar over alleged involvement in bribery Bengaluru: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against BJP's Mysore - Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency candidate Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar for his alleged involvement in bribery in violation of the Model Code of Conduct.

ELN20 ELECTIONS-GJ-CONG CANDIDATE-NOMINATION Cong's Surat LS candidate Kumbhani's nomination rejected over proposers' sign discrepancies Surat: The nomination forms of Congress' Surat Lok Sabha candidate Nilesh Kumbhani were rejected on Sunday after his three proposers had submitted affidavits to the district returning officer claiming the signature on them were not theirs.

DES5 RJ-LD ACCIDENT Wedding tragedy: 9 dead in road crash in Rajasthan's Jhalawar, 3 of them brothers Kota: Nine men returning from a wedding died in a road incident in Rajasthan's Jhalawar when the car they were in collided head-on with a truck early Sunday, an officer said.

DES4 DL-KEJRIWAL-BHARADWAJ Tihar now seeking diabetologist after claiming arrangements for diabetics present in jail: Bharadwaj New Delhi: Delhi Cabinet Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj Sunday alleged that Tihar authorities have now requested a diabetologist from AIIMS in contradiction of their earlier stance of adequate medical facilities for diabetics being present in the prison.

ELN6 ELECTIONS-KL-CHIDAMBARAM-BJP BJP no longer a political party, but a cult worshipping Narendra Modi: P Chidambaram Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday lashed out at the BJP-led NDA government and said the saffron party is no longer a political party but has become a cult which worships Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

ELN33 ELECTIONS-JK-MEHBOOBA Congress must rethink its alliance with NC: Mehbooba Mufti Kokernag (JK): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said National Conference leader Chaudhary Mohammad Akram equating the Congress with the BJP should make the workers of the country's oldest political party think about their support to the oldest regional party in Jammu and Kashmir.

DEL5 ED-CG-LD LIQUOR ARREST Chhattisgarh: ED arrests retired IAS officer Tuteja in liquor 'scam' case Raipur: Days after filing a fresh case, the Enforcement Directorate has arrested retired Chhattisgarh IAS officer Anil Tuteja in connection with a Rs 2,000 crore alleged liquor scam linked money laundering case in the state, official sources said on Sunday.

BUSINESS DEL15 BIZ-TAX-LD COLLECTION Direct tax collections exceed estimates in FY24; jump 18 pc to Rs 19.58 lakh crore New Delhi: India's net direct tax collections surged by a massive 17.7 per cent year-on-year to Rs 19.58 crore in the fiscal year ended March 2024, surpassing even revised estimates by a wide margin, the tax department said on Sunday.

FOREIGN FGN16 ISRAEL-LD PALESTINIANS Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 18, mostly children, as US advances aid package Rafah (Gaza Strip): Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 18 people, including 14 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to its close ally. AP FGN10 PAK-IMF-AURANGZEB Pak Fin Min says IMF team to visit country next month to negotiate new bailout package Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that an IMF team is expected to visit Islamabad next month to negotiate a new long-term bailout package to secure a staff-level agreement for the cash-strapped country by mid-July. By Sajjad Hussain