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New Delhi, Nov 27 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm: NATION: DEL20 PM-LD MANN KI BAAT G20 presidency big opportunity for India, must utilise it for global good:PM New Delhi: As India readies to assume the presidency of the "powerful" G20, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country should focus on global good during its term and asserted that it has solutions to the challenges related to peace, unity, environment and sustainable development.
DEL18 PM-SPACE Launch of "Vikram-S" heralded new era for private space sector in India: PM New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the launch of "Vikram S" rocket heralded a "new era" for the private space sector in India as he hailed the sector"s contribution in the sphere of space technology.
DEL15 MEA-RDAY-EGYPT Egypt president to be chief guest at Republic Day celebrations New Delhi: Egypt"s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations in January, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday.
DEL21 SINGLE WOMEN-FARMERS-AUTONOMY All about autonomy: single women farmers form collective, become entrepreneurs Rayagada: Vivid orange marigolds, dense purple aubergines and luminous green cabbages...
not just farm produce but the colours of freedom for the women of Rayagada who defied a society unwilling to accept their status as single women to collectively find independence.
By Uzmi Athar DEL16 INTERVIEW-ECONOMICS NOBEL WINNER Rupee should stabilise once US reduces speed of its rate increases: Economics Nobel winner New Delhi: Douglas W Diamond, winner of this year"s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, says it is difficult to predict exchange rates but the rupee should stabilise once the US "reduces the speed of its rate increases".
By Zafri Mudasser Nofil DEL14 SARAN-INTERVIEW Dealing with China will be a "challenge" during India"s G20 presidency: ex-dy NSA Saran New Delhi: Dealing with China would be a "challenge" for India during its G20 presidency and New Delhi would adopt a "cautious approach" towards Beijing, judging it by its deeds and not words, former deputy national security advisor Pankaj Saran said on Sunday.
By Asim Kamal BOM17 MP-GEHLOT-PILOT-RAMESH Gehlot-Pilot tussle: Congress won"t shy away from taking "tough decisions" to strengthen organisation, says Ramesh Indore: Amid the power tussle between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said if needed, the party will not shy away from taking “tough decisions” to strengthen the organisation in that state.
BOM8 MP-CONG-YATRA Bharat Jodo Yatra reaches Indore in MP; Rahul Gandhi seen helping wheelchair-bound man Indore: The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Indore on Sunday on the fifth day of its Madhya Pradesh leg.
CAL8 AS-MG-VIOLENCE-TRAVEL Assam lifts travel restrictions to Meghalaya, six days after border violence Guwahati: Assam on Sunday lifted travel restrictions to Meghalaya, six days after being imposed in the aftermath of violence in a disputed area along the inter-state border, police said. MDS3 KL-THAROOR-CONG Not upset or angry with anyone in party: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Kochi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said he was not upset or angry with anyone in the Kerala unit of the party and has no reservations in speaking to anyone as "we are not in kindergarten to refrain from talking to each other".
GUJARAT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS BOM16 ELECTIONS-GUJARAT-NADDA Like antibodies keep check on bad cells, State"s responsibility to check anti-national forces: BJP chief Nadda Ahmedabad/Vadodara: BJP president JP Nadda on Sunday said like "antibodies keep a check on bad cells", it is the government"s responsibility to maintain vigil on anti-national forces, as he batted for an anti-radicalisation cell announced by his party in its Gujarat assembly polls manifesto.
By Jatin Takkar BOM14 GUJARAT-ELECTIONS-JADEJAS Gujarat polls: Cricketer brother, his sister bat for different parties in battle of Jadejas Jamnagar: Hours before cricketer Ravindra Jadeja travelled through the city"s market in an open SUV as part of a BJP roadshow, his sister Naynaba Jadeja sought votes for the Congress, reminding voters of price rise under the ruling party and its "unfulfilled" employment promises.
BOM5 ELECTIONS-GUJARAT-BHUJ 21 years after devastating earthquake, Bhuj yearns for planned industrialisation without disturbing ecology Bhuj: Two decades after a devastating earthquake struck Bhuj in Gujarat, the Kutch district might have witnessed unprecedented industrial growth, but environmentalists and town veterans are apprehensive about whether Bhuj has learnt its lessons and prepared to face such a natural disaster.