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Following are the top stories at 9.30 PM.NATION.DEL68 INDOUS PM LDALL RUBIO 9.27 PM. Rubio conveys Trumps White House invite to Modi, discusses bilateral ties and West Asia crisis.New Delhi India and the US will continue to work closely for the global good, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed him on the West Asia crisis and discussed ways to bolster bilateral ties in crucial sectors, including defence, strategic technologies, trade and energy security.

Following are the top stories at 9.30 PM.

NATION.

DEL68 INDOUS PM LDALL RUBIO (9.27 PM).

**** Rubio conveys Trump's White House invite to Modi, discusses bilateral ties and West Asia crisis.

New Delhi: India and the US will continue to work closely for the global good, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed him on the West Asia crisis and discussed ways to bolster bilateral ties in crucial sectors, including defence, strategic technologies, trade and energy security. ****.

DEL65 DELHI-LD ALL GYMKHANA (9.03 PM).

**** Centre asks elite Delhi Gymkhana Club to hand over premises by June 5, cites security reason.

New Delhi: The Delhi Gymkhana Club, where the city's powerful and elite rubbed shoulders for nearly a century, stared at possible closure on Saturday with the Centre asking it to return its expansive 27.3 acres by June 5 on grounds of ''securing defence infrastructure''. ****.

DEL56 LD HEAT (7.30 PM).

**** Scorching days, restless nights: Heatwave tightens grip across parts of India.

New Delhi: Blistering heat and scorching summer winds swept across several parts of India on Saturday, pushing temperatures past 44 degrees Celsius in several regions. The punishing weather forced hospitals in Punjab to operationalise heat stroke management units, while the IMD issued a heatwave alert for three districts of Jharkhand for Monday. ****.

DEL50 RURAL-VB-GRAM G-LD DRAFT RULES (5.41 PM).

**** Centre notifies draft rules for VB-G RAM G rollout, outlines transition from MGNREGA.

New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday notified draft rules under the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G), laying down the institutional and administrative framework for rollout of the new rural employment programme that will replace MGNREGA from July 1, while inviting public feedback before finalisation. ****.

BOM25 DEF-2NDLD RAJNATH SINGH (8.28 PM).

**** No power can stop India from being biggest exporter of weapons in 25-30 years: Rajnath.

Shirdi (Maharashtra): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said no power can stop India, once considered an importer of weapons, from becoming the biggest exporter in 25-30 years. ****.

CAL35 WB-SUVENDU-LD HEALTH (7.01 PM).

**** Bengal gets Rs 3,000 cr for healthcare revamp, Ayushman Bharat card rollout from July: Suvendu.

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said the state has received sanction of around Rs 3,000 crore from the Centre in the current fiscal for revamping the public healthcare sector, of which Rs 500 crore has already been transferred. ****.

MDS20 KL-OFFICER-2NDLD APPOINTMENT (8.23 PM).

**** Political row in Kerala over appointment of poll officer as CM's secretary.

Thiruvananthapuram: A political row erupted in Kerala on Saturday over the appointment of state CEO Rathan U Kelkar as secretary to Chief Minister V D Satheesan, with the BJP and CPI(M) accusing the Congress of ''hypocrisy'' citing its earlier criticism against similar appointments in BJP-ruled states. ****.

LEGAL.

LGD14 DL-HC-LD VINESH PHOGAT (7.28 PM).

**** Vinesh Phogat to participate in Asian Games selection trials: Delhi HC.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has given its nod to the participation of celebrated grappler Vinesh Phogat in the upcoming trials for the Asian Games, saying the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) selection policy is exclusionary for the lack of discretion to consider an iconic player like her, who is returning from a maternity break. ****.

BUSINESS.

DEL16 BIZ-2NDLD PETROL-PRICE HIKE (1.54 PM).

**** Petrol, diesel, CNG prices hiked again; rates jump nearly Rs 5/litre in 10 days.

New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were raised by 87-91 paise per litre on Saturday, taking the cumulative increase in retail fuel rates to nearly Rs 5 a litre in under 10 days as state-owned firms passed on soaring international oil prices. ****.

DEL6 BIZ-PETROL-SUPPLY (10.50 PM).

**** IndianOil says no nationwide fuel shortage; supply issues at some outlets 'highly localised'.

New Delhi: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, on Saturday said there was no overall shortage of petrol and diesel in the country and described fuel outages reported at some retail outlets as ''highly localised'' and temporary, caused by regional demand-supply mismatches and shifting sales patterns. ****.

FOREIGN.

FGN33 CHINA-MINE-3RDLD TOLL (8.19 PM).

**** Coal mine gas explosion in China kills 90.

Beijing: Ninety miners were killed in a gas explosion in a coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province, while all-out rescues are underway to reach those still unaccounted for, official media in Beijing reported on Saturday. ****.

FGN26 PAK-LD IRAN (6.47 PM).

**** Pak Army chief holds talks with top Iran leaders amid efforts to bring peace in West Asia.

Islamabad: Pakistan's Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, who is in Tehran, amid discussions to end the West Asia conflict, has held talks separately with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, local media reported Saturday. By Sajjad Hussain ****