HIGHLIGHTS- The Week

New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.15 pm:


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     DEL20 SPACE-SHUKLA-MESSAGE
    'Learning like a baby, enjoying this experience': Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla from spacecraft
     New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Thursday said he was learning to live in microgravity conditions "like a baby" and it was an amazing experience to float in vacuum as the Dragon spacecraft circled the Earth in its journey to dock at the International Space Station.

     FGN26 CHINA-RAJNATH-SCO-LD TERRORISM
    Rajnath refuses to sign SCO document for not focusing on challenge of cross-border terrorism
     Qingdao: The perpetrators and sponsors of terrorism must be held accountable, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Thursday, even as he chose not to sign a communique by the bloc for not explicitly addressing India's concerns over Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism.


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    DEL19 JK-LD ENCOUNTER
    Four JeM terrorists trapped in J-K’s Udhampur, search operation underway
    Jammu: Four Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists being tracked for a year are trapped in a forested area in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district with security forces attempting to neutralise them in rain and fog, officials said on Thursday.

     BOM7 CG-NAXAL-LD ENCOUNTER
    Two women Naxalites killed in encounter with cops in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur
    Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh): Two women Naxalites have been killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, police said on Thursday.


     DEL18 IRAN-INDIA-EVACUATION
    Operation Sindhu: 272 Indians, 3 Nepalese nationals evacuated from Iran
    New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) India has evacuated 272 Indian and three Nepalese nationals from Iran following the conflict with Israel, officials said on Thursday.

     DEL11 DRUGS-SHAH
    Modi govt striking narco-cartels ruthlessly: Amit Shah
    New Delhi: Drugs are the biggest scourge for the youth and the Modi government is striking narco-cartels ruthlessly and bringing back the addicted youth to normal life with empathy, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday.

     DEL9 UKD-ACCIDENT
    2 killed, 10 missing after vehicle carrying pilgrims falls into Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand
    Rudraprayag: At least two people were killed, eight injured and ten others were reported missing when a vehicle carrying pilgrims fell into the Alaknanda river here on Thursday, police said.

     BOM8 GJ-PLANECRASH-LD COUNSELLORS
    Why us? The emotional aftermath of Ahmedabad air crash
    Ahmedabad: A husband who refused to cry, a father insisting he didn’t need a DNA test to identify his son, a crew member’s family broken in spirit after waiting seven days for DNA confirmation. Two weeks after the AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad, psychiatrists are working through an emotional minefield to help families veering between denial and despair. By Prashant Rangnekar


     LEGAL

     LGB1 MH-COURT-MURDER-ACQUITTAL
    Suspicion however strong can't take place of proof: Court; acquits woman in murder case
    Thane: A Thane court has acquitted a 36-year-old woman in a murder case of 2018, observing that while there were suspicions surrounding the accused, the prosecution failed to establish her guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

     LGC1 WB-HC-RG KAR
    RG Kar: Cal HC says trial court to take call on victim's parents' plea to visit crime scene
    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday left it to the trial court to decide on a plea by the parents of the murdered RG Kar Hospital doctor seeking permission to visit the crime scene.


     FOREIGN

     *FGN23 DEF-RAJNATH-RUSSIA
    Rajnath Singh holds talks with Russian counterpart in Qingdao
     Qingdao: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday held talks with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov, focusing on the evolving regional security scenario and bilateral defence and strategic ties.

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