New Delhi, Jun 25 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.23 pm:
NATION
DEL102 EMERGENCY-LDALL 50TH ANNIVERSARY
* Cong govt placed “democracy under arrest": PM Modi on 50th anniversary of Emergency; Congress hits back
New Delhi: As the country commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted it was one of the “darkest chapters” in India’s democratic history and slammed the then Congress government, saying it placed “democracy under arrest.” *
DES82 HP-LD CLOUDBURSTS
* 2 dead, 20 feared swept away in Kangra as cloudbursts, flash floods and heavy rain batter HP
Shimla/Dharamshala: Two persons died while about 20 were feared swept away as cloudburst, flash floods and heavy rain wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. *
DEL118 DEF-RAJNATH-CHINA
* Rajnath begins China visit
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday arrived in the Chinese port city of Qingdao to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). *
DEL112 KHARGE-LD THAROOR
* For some it's 'Modi first, country later': Kharge's swipe at Tharoor
New Delhi: In a jibe at Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said his party believes in "country first" mantra but for some it is "Modi first and country later". *
DEL122 PB-MAJITHIA-4THLD VIGILANCE
* Akali leader Bikram Majithia arrested in Amritsar for 'laundering' Rs 540 cr of 'drug money'
Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday arrested senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia for allegedly laundering more than Rs 540 crore of "drug money". *
DEL121 SPACE-LDALL AXIOM
* Shubhanshu Shukla enroute ISS, India returns to human spaceflight after 41 years; "Kamaal ki ride thi"
New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla was on Wednesday headed to the International Space Station (ISS) on a historic odyssey marking India's return to human spaceflight after a gap of 41 years following a successful launch of the Axiom Space mission in the US with a four-member multi-country crew. *
DEL95 CBSE-LD BOARD EXAMS
* CBSE Class-10 board exams twice a year from 2026; first phase mandatory, second optional
New Delhi: From 2026, Class-10 students will be able to take CBSE board exams twice in an academic session but it will be mandatory for them to appear for the first phase in February, officials said on Wednesday. *
DEL124 BRICS-IRAN
* BRICS expresses concern over military strikes on Iran
New Delhi: The BRICS grouping comprising India, China, Russia and eight other nations have voiced "grave concern" over military strikes against Iran and called for breaking the "cycle of violence". *
DES66 DL-FIRE-VICTIM FAMILY
* 'I won't survive, beta', said man feared dead in Delhi building blaze in 'last' call to son
New Delhi: “I won’t survive, beta. I am going to die of suffocation.” By Saumya Shukla *
DEL119 AVI-AIR INDIA-FUNDING
* Tata Sons, Singapore Airlines invest Rs 9,558 crore in Air India in 2024-25
New Delhi: Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines invested Rs 9,558 crore in loss-making Air India in 2024-25, with the promoters pumping in Rs 4,306 crore alone in March this year. By Manoj Rammohan *
BUSINESS
DEL106 BIZ-RBI-LD ECONOMY
* Key indicators point at economic resilience despite global tensions: RBI Bulletin
Mumbai: Key economic indicators point towards resilient economic activity in India across industrial and services sectors amid twin shocks of global trade policy uncertainties and heightened geopolitical tensions, the Reserve Bank's Bulletin said on Wednesday. *
LEGAL
LGD17 SC-LD BAIL-UP
* SC slams jail authorities for not releasing man on bail, orders Rs 5 lakh compensation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh jail authorities for delaying the release of a man whom it granted bail on April 29 in a case under UP's anti-conversion law, and directed the state to pay him Rs 5 lakh as compensation. *
LGD15 DL-COURT-PUNISHMENT
* Punishment for society if offender not reformed: Delhi court
New Delhi: A Delhi court has said reformation has a greater social purpose and if society cannot reform an offender, it is punishment for the society. *
LGD13 SC-LAWYERS-SUMMONING
* Allowing probe agencies, police to summon lawyers threatens justice administration: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said allowing police or probe agencies to directly summon lawyers for advising clients would seriously undermine the autonomy of legal profession and was a "direct threat" to the independence of justice administration. *
FOREIGN
FGN77 PAK-ARMY-MAJOR-KILLED
* Pakistan Army officer, who captured IAF pilot Abhinandan in 2019, killed
Islamabad: An officer of the Pakistan Army's Special Services Group, who had claimed to have captured Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman after his jet was shot down in a dogfight in 2019, was killed in a clash with the Taliban militants, according to the army. By Sajjad Hussain *
FGN41 US-NYC-4THLD MAYOR ELECTION
* Indian-American Zohran Mamdani declares victory in NYC's Democratic mayoral primary
New York: In a stunning victory, Indian-American lawmaker Zohran Kwame Mamdani defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary race for New York City mayor. By Yoshita Singh *