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Following are the top stories at 6 pm: NATION DEL46 DEF-ARMY-LD SINDOOR-CHINA **** China used India-Pak conflict as 'live lab', used strategy of killing by 'borrowed knife' New Delhi: China used the four-day India-Pakistan conflict in May like a ''live lab'' to test various weapon systems and was providing all possible support to Islamabad, in line with the ancient military strategy of killing the adversary with a ''borrowed knife'', Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen. Rahul R Singh said on Friday. **** DEL26 DALAI LAMA-RIJIJU **** All devotees want Dalai Lama to decide on his successor: Kiren Rijiju New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju reiterated on Friday that all the devotees and followers of the Dalai Lama want that the Tibetan spiritual leader himself should decide on his successor. **** DEL33 CONG-CHINA **** Govt must allow discussion on India-China ties in Parl to build consensus on challenges posed: Cong New Delhi: The Congress on Friday said the Narendra Modi government must agree to a discussion on India-China relations in Parliament so that a consensus can be built for a collective response to the geopolitical and economic challenges that the neighbouring country poses to India, directly and through Pakistan. **** DEL41 RIJIJU-EC-OPPN **** BJP secular, Cong communal: Rijiju slams Oppn for attacking EC's electoral rolls revision in Bihar New Delhi: Calling the BJP ''secular'' and the Congress ''most communal'', Union minister Kiren Rijiju lashed out at opposition parties on Friday for questioning the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar and accused them of playing politics in the name of minorities. **** CAL16 MN-LD ARMS **** Over 200 weapons, 30 IEDs recovered in Manipur hill districts Imphal: Security forces recovered over 200 weapons, including firearms, and war-like stores in operations lasting only a few hours in four hill districts of Manipur, a senior police officer said on Friday. **** DEL12 HP-MONSOON DEATHS **** Monsoon ravages: 43 dead in Himachal Pradesh in 2 weeks, 37 missing Shimla: Forty-three people have been killed and at least 37 are missing in Himachal Pradesh due to ravages of the weather - cloudbursts, flash floods, landslides - since the onset of the monsoon last month, officials said on Friday. **** BOM23 MH-LD FADNAVIS **** Fadnavis defends Shinde over 'Jai Gujarat' slogan; Sapkal calls it 'political slavery' Mumbai: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday defended Deputy CM Eknath Shinde over the latter's 'Jai Gujarat' remarks at an event in Pune. **** MDS15 TN-VIJAY CM-2NDLD CANDIDATE **** Vijay is chief ministerial candidate, declares TVK Chennai: Actor politician Vijay, founder-chief of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), will be its chief ministerial candidate for the 2026 Assembly election, the fledgling party announced on Friday. **** BUSINESS DEL34 BIZ-INDIA-US-LD TRADE PACT **** India-US trade pact likely before July 9; certain issues still pending in agri, auto sectors New Delhi: An Indian team has returned from Washington after holding talks with the US on an interim trade pact, which is likely to be finalised before July 9, but discussions will continue as certain issues in the agri and auto sectors still need to be resolved, an official said. **** LEGAL LGD12 SC-JUDGES **** Don't see God in us, see God in justice: SC New Delhi: Don't see God in us, the Supreme Court on Friday remarked after a counsel said they saw God in judges. **** LGD10 DL-HC-CONTAMINATED WATER **** 'You want citizens to drink sewage mixed water?' Delhi HC raps DJB over water contamination New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi Jal Board for supplying contaminated water in colonies and asked how the authorities could expect the citizens to ''drink sewage mixed water''. **** LGD11 DL-HC-JACQUELINE-ACTRESSES **** Money laundering case: Delhi HC order rejects actor Jacqueline Fernandez 'pick and choose' claim New Delhi: The Delhi High Court in its order rejected Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez's argument that the ED adopted a ''pick and choose'' policy and did not proceed against other similarly-placed actors in a money laundering case. **** LGD8 DL-COURT-NATIONAL HERALD **** National Herald case: ED case very strange, Sonia Gandhi argues in court New Delhi: Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi representing Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Friday argued that Enforcement Directorate's National Herald case was ''truly a strange'' one. **** FOREIGN FGN11 PM-TRINIDAD-LD DIASPORA **** For New India, even sky is not the limit: PM Modi in Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain: India will soon be among the top three economies of the world, and its missions on artificial intelligence, semiconductor and quantum computing are becoming the new engines of growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. **** FGN29 CHINA-RIJIJU-REAX **** China urges India to act cautiously on Tibet related issues after Rijiju's remarks over the Dalai Lama's incarnation Beijing: China on Friday objected to Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju's remarks that the incarnation of the Dalai Lama should follow his own wishes, urging India to act cautiously on Tibet-related issues to avoid its impact on the improvement of bilateral relations. By K J M Varma ****

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