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New Delhi, Jun 25 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.10 pm:
    
    NATION
    
    *DEL27 SPACE-2NLD AXIOM
    Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla embarks on space odyssey
     New Delhi: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla scripted history by embarking on a space odyssey along with three others to the International Space Station as part of a commercial mission by Axiom Space on Wednesday.
    
    DEL17 EMERGENCY-PM-BOOK
    Anti-Emergency movement was learning experience for me: PM Modi
    New Delhi: Ahead of the release of a book on Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the period was a learning experience for him and reaffirmed the vitality of preserving the democratic framework.
    
     DEL7 EMERGENCY-PM
    No Indian will ever forget how spirit of Constitution was violated: PM Modi on Emergency
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that no Indian will ever forget the manner in which the spirit of the Constitution was violated during the Emergency, as he affirmed his government's commitment to strengthening constitutional principles.

     DEL4 EMERGENCY-NADDA-CONG
    Congress continues to have dictatorial mindset of Emergency: Nadda
    New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda on Wednesday said the Congress continues to have the same dictatorial mindset that was behind the imposition of the Emergency 50 years back, stating that it believes only one family has a right to govern the country.
    
     DEL16 EMERGENCY-JP-ARCHIVES
    Nail driven deeper in coffin of Indian democracy: JP's 'Prison Diary' poignant account of Emergency
    New Delhi: "Every nail driven deeper into the coffin of Indian democracy is like a nail driven into my heart," wrote firebrand socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan in his diary while being interned as a political prisoner during the height of the Emergency imposed on this very day 50 years ago. By Kunal Dutt
    
     DEL29 EMERGENCY-DL-TIHAR
    Inside Tihar: Badminton, yoga, quiet talks birthed revolt against Indira during Emergency
    New Delhi: Disguised as yoga, badminton and football sessions, the many conversations in custody between jailed leaders such as Nanaji Deshmukh, Vijaya Raje Scindia and Chaudhary Charan Singh laid the groundwork for a political revolt against Indira Gandhi, recalls a retired prison officer. By Saumya Shukla

     DEL14 EMERGENCY-SHAH
    When those in power become dictatorial, people have power to overthrow them: Amit Shah
     New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday the Emergency was not a national necessity but a reflection of the anti-democratic mentality of the Congress and "just one person", a reference to then prime minister Indira Gandhi.

    
     DEL8 EMERGENCY-CONG
    'Undeclared Emergency@11': Cong slams Modi govt, says democracy under five-fold assault
    New Delhi: In a scathing attack on the Modi government, the Congress on Wednesday alleged that over the past eleven years, Indian democracy has been under a systematic and dangerous five-fold assault that can be best described as “Undeclared Emergency@11”.

     DEL13 ED-CYBER FRAUD-SEARCHES
    ED raids in Gujarat, Maharashtra in cyber fraud case
    Ahmedabad: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches in Gujarat and Maharashtra as part of a money laundering investigation linked to fraudsters who allegedly committed cyber crimes like digital arrests and transferred funds of more than Rs 100 crore abroad, official sources said.

     DEL19 ED-BANK FRAUD-SEARCHES
    ED raids in Delhi-NCR, Punjab in bank loan 'fraud' case
     New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple premises in Delhi-NCR and Punjab as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged Rs 988 crore bank loan fraud case, official sources said.
    
     *DEL30 ED-KA-SEARCHES
    Karnataka: ED searches in private engineering seat blocking 'scam' case
    Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple locations as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged engineering seat blocking scam in some private colleges of Bengaluru, official sources said.*
    
     *CAL7 AS-EMERGENCY-HIMANTA
    Those who had strangled Constitution are now trying to become its protector: Himanta
    Guwahati: Asserting that the "dark days of Emergency" should not be forgotten, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress, stating that those who had "strangled the Constitution are today trying to become its protector".*

    
    BOM1 MP-SCINDIA-CONG
    Emergency: Cong leaders should repent on June 25 every year, says Scindia
Gwalior: Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said the Congress leaders should "repent" on June 25 every year, as he recalled the imposition of Emergency under the party's rule on this day 50 years ago.

    CAL5 BH-TEJ PRATAP-PILOT
    Tej Pratap clears interview for commercial pilot license training
    Patna: Former Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav, who was recently expelled from the RJD by his father and founding president Lalu Prasad, has cleared the interview for initial stage of pilot training (Ab-Initio) to commercial pilot license (CPL) course.

     *MDS3 KL-SATCHIDANANDA-MODI
    Sivagiri Math head continues to praise Modi; Says he embodies traits of Gandhi
    Thiruvananthapuram: Sivagiri Math head Swami Satchidananda on Wednesday continued to lavish praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he embodies integrity, purity of ideals, spiritual depth, and discipline like Mahatma Gandhi.*

    
     LEGAL
    
     *LGD9 SC-KATARA
    SC grants 3-month furlough to Sukhdev Yadav in Nitish Katara murder case
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted three months furlough to Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case.*

    LGM1 KL-COURT-PFI-HITLIST-NIA
    PFI had hit list of around 972 people in Kerala: NIA to court
    Kochi: Banned Popular Front of India (PFI) had a hit list of around 972 people, including a former District Judge of Kerala, according to documents submitted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a court here recently.*
    
     FOREIGN
    
     *FGN15 US-NYC-3RDLD MAYOR ELECTION
    Indian-American Zohran Mamdani declares victory in NYC's Democratic mayoral primary
    New York: Indian-origin lawmaker Zohran Kwame Mamdani stunned in the Democratic primary race for New York City mayor, upsetting former governor Andrew Cuomo. By Yoshita Singh**





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