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New Delhi, May 22 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm: NATION DEL22 PM-NORTHEAST-LD SUMMIT

PM to inaugurate Rising Northeast Investors Summit on Friday, aims to attract investments New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a two-day investors summit on Friday that will showcase the investment potentials in the northeastern states and opportunities to access the captive markets in the region and the neighbouring countries.

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PM Modi in Rajasthan, inaugurates redeveloped railway station in Bikaner Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday offered prayers at the Karni Mata temple and inaugurated the redeveloped Deshnok railway station in Rajasthan's Bikaner district.

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PM Modi virtually inaugurates three Amrit Bharat railway stations in West Bengal Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually inaugurated three redeveloped railway stations in West Bengal under the Centre's Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, officials said.

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PM virtually inaugurates three redeveloped railway stations in Jharkhand Ranchi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually inaugurated three redeveloped railway stations in Jharkhand.

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Why this thundering silence: Cong slams govt after Trump reiterates India-Pak ceasefire claims New Delhi: With US President Donald Trump repeating his claim that he settled the recent conflict between India and Pakistan through the promise of trade, the Congress on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not rejected such statements even once and asked why this "thundering silence".

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Search operation underway in J&K's Kishtwar after exchange of fire with suspected terrorists Jammu: Security forces on Thursday launched a cordon and search operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district after an exchange of fire with suspected terrorists, officials said.

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Days after Amritsar hootch tragedy, 3 die consuming liquor in Ludhiana Ludhiana: Close on the heels of the Amritsar hooch tragedy that claimed 27 lives, three persons died after allegedly consuming liquor at Basti Jodhewal in Ludhiana district, police said Thursday.

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Chhattisgarh: DRG jawan killed in IED blast while returning from Abhujmad encounter Narayanpur: A District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan of the state police was killed when an improvised explosive device planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, officials said.

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SC staying ED probe against TASMAC a 'blow' to BJP's efforts to 'malign' TN govt, says DMK Chennai: The Supreme Court staying the ED probe against state-run TASMAC in Tamil Nadu is a "big blow" to the BJP's efforts to malign the party-led government in the state and the central probe agency was a "blackmailing organisation," senior DMK leader R S Bharathi said on Thursday.

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India on track to exceed key 2030 climate target: Analysis New Delhi: India is on track to exceed its climate target of reducing the emissions intensity of its GDP by 45 per cent by 2030 as compared to 2005 levels, according to a new analysis.

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SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking national guidelines on heatwave New Delhi: Taking note of a PIL highlighting more than 700 heatwave deaths last year, the Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking directions to strictly implement national guidelines to prepare an action plan on the management of heatwave conditions.

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SC says ED crossing all limits, stays probe against TASMAC in row over liquor shop licences New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate is crossing "all the limits" and violating the federal concept of governance, the Supreme Court on Thursday said while staying the money laundering probe against Tamil Nadu-run liquor retailer TASMAC over alleged corruption in grant of wine shop licences.

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Haryana court extends content creator Jyoti Malhotra's police remand by four days in espionage case Hisar: A court here on Thursday extended the police remand of content creator and social media influencer Jyoti Malhotra by four days, a police spokesperson said.

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Delhi govt moves SC to withdraw 7 cases filed during AAP rule challenging L-G's authority New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking to withdraw seven cases filed during the previous AAP regime challenging the authority of the lieutenant governor in several bodies, including one connected to Yamuna cleaning efforts.

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100-year-old Hindu temple's land illegally occupied in Pakistan: community leader Karachi: The land on which a 100-year-old Shiv temple stands near Tando Jam town of Pakistan's Sindh province has illegally been occupied by grabbers who have begun construction around it, a Hindu community representative said on Thursday, appealing to the government to stop the illegal establishment.

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12 trapped in landslides in China Beijing: Two separate landslides struck Changshi and Guowa townships in Dafang County in southwest China's Guizhou province on Thursday, trapping about 12 persons, local officials said.

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