New Delhi, Jun 13 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm:
NATION
DEL22 AVI-AIR INDIA-PHUKET-SECURITY ALERT
* Air India flight to Delhi returns to Phuket after 'security alert'
Mumbai: A Delhi-bound Air India flight returned to Phuket following a security alert on Friday, an airline official said. *
BOM8 GJ-PLANECRASH-LD-PM
* PM Modi visits Air India plane crash site, meets injured victims at Ahmedabad hospital
Ahmedabad, Jun 13 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited the site of the Air India plane crash, in which 265 people lost their lives, and met the injured victims at the civil hospital here. *
DEL20 MEA-IRAN-ISRAEL
* Deeply concerned, urge both sides to avoid escalatory steps: India on Iran-Israel situation
New Delhi: India on Friday said it is "deeply concerned" over the recent developments between Iran and Israel and "closely monitoring" the evolving situation. *
DEL29 AVI-AIR INDIA-LD FLIGHTS-DIVERTED
* Israel attack on Iran: 16 long-haul Air India flights diverted
Mumbai: Sixteen long- and ultra-long haul Air India flights were diverted on Friday following Israel launching an attack on Iran and the subsequent closure of the Iranian airspace, the airline said on Friday *
DEL28 PLANECRASH-EAM-COUNTERPARTS
* Ahmedabad crash: EAM in touch with UK foreign secy, Portuguese, Canadian counterparts
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said he was in touch with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and also with his Canadian and Portuguese counterparts in connection with the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. *
DEL10 PLANECRASH-HELP CENTRES
* Air India sets up help centres at Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi and Gatwick airports
Mumbai: Air India has set up assistance centres in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi, and Gatwick (London) airports for the relatives and friends of the victims of the plane crash in Ahmedabad, the airline said on Friday. *
DEL24 PLANECRASH-JAISHANKAR
* Ahmedabad plane crash: Jaishankar thanks foreign leaders, govts for their condolences
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday thanked all foreign leaders and governments for their condolences at the tragic loss of lives in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. *
FOREIGN
FGN29 UN-INDIA-GAZA
* India abstains in UNGA on draft resolution demanding immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza
United Nations: India has abstained in the UN General Assembly from a vote on a draft resolution that demanded an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in Gaza. By Yoshita Singh *
FGN37 PLANECRASH-SINGAPORE-REAX
* Singapore PM send condolences to Air India crash victims in letter to PM Modi
Singapore: Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has written a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to extend condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. By Gurdip Singh *