New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.20 pm:
NATION
DEL58 AVI-AIRINDIA-CRASH-SIMULATOR
* AI pilots carry simulator test after Ahmedabad crash; results show Boeing 787-8 kept flying
Mumbai, Jul 2 (PTI) A group of senior Air India pilots recreated on simulators some adverse conditions, such as flying with higher weight and temperature, and with landing gear down and retracted wing flaps at 50 feet, with the results showing the Boeing 787-8 aircraft continued flying, sources said on Wednesday. *
DEL54 OPPN-EC-BIHAR
* INDIA bloc leaders meet EC, oppose Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar
New Delhi: Leaders of several INDIA bloc parties met the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and raised their concerns. *
DEL59 JK-ENCOUNTER
* Encounter breaks out between terrorists, security forces in J-K’s Kishtwar
Jammu: An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in a heavily forested area in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. *
DEL57 HP-CLOUDBURST-LD TOLL
* Toll in Mandi cloudbursts rises to 11, 6 bodies recovered; CM announces compensation
Shimla: The death toll from cloudbursts and flash flood-related incidents in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh has risen to 11 with the recovery of six additional bodies. The search for 34 missing people is underway, officials said on Wednesday. *
CAL30 WB-GANGRAPE-ACCUSED-LAWYER
* Kolkata gangrape: Accused Monojit had consensual sex with survivor, says counsel; state junks claim
Kolkata: The counsel of Monojit Mishra, prime accused in the gangrape of a student of a city-based law college, on Wednesday claimed that his client had "consensual sex" with the victim and that he was "framed" for a crime of which there are "no video evidence" as being claimed in certain quarters. *
BOM26 MP-HC-NHAI-LAWYER
* ‘Why do people go out without any work’: Lawyer’s comment on traffic jam puts NHAI in a rough spot
Indore: The National Highways Authority of India on Wednesday distanced itself from a comment by its lawyer, who asked during the hearing of a PIL on a traffic jam why people travel needlessly. *
DEL52 RAIL-RESERVATION-NEW NORM
* Now reservation charts at 9 pm for next day 5 am-2 pm trains; 8 hours in advance for others
New Delhi: The railways will prepare seat reservation charts at 9 pm for trains starting journeys between 5 am and 2 pm the next day, while for the rest, the list will be prepared eight hours in advance. *
DEL51 LDALL DALAI LAMA
* Dalai Lama says his institution will continue, Trust will identify successor; China rejects succession plan
Dharamshala (HP)/Beijing: Ahead of his 90th birthday, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Wednesday affirmed that the sacred institution of the Dalai Lama will continue and only the Gaden Phodrang Trust will have the authority to recognise his future “reincarnation”, declaring no one else can "interfere" in his succession plan. *
MDS21 KL-TOURISM-JET-MARKETING
* Stranded British F-35B jet in Kerala becomes unlikely tourism star
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 2 (PTI) What began last month as an emergency landing by a British Royal Navy F-35B Lightning fighter jet at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport has unexpectedly turned into a marketing gift for Kerala Tourism. *
LEGAL
LGD22 DL-COURT-NATIONAL HERALD
* Sonial, Rahul Gandhi wanted to usurp Rs 2k crore AJL company: ED to Delhi court
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday alleged Sonia and Rahul Gandhi wanted to usurp the assets of Associated Journals Limited (AJL), a Rs 2,000 crore company, the publisher of National Herald newspaper. *
LGD13 PB-COURT-LD MAJITHIA
* Punjab: Mohali court extends Majithia's custody by 4 days in DA case
Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday claimed of unearthing the registry of 402 hectare of undeclared land in Shimla after it took arrested SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia to Himachal Pradesh as a part of its investigation in a disproportionate assets case. *
BUSINESS
DEL50 BIZ-SBI-RCOM-LDALL FRAUD
* SBI to tag RCom loan account as 'fraud'; names Anil Ambani in report to RBI
New Delhi: State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to classify the loan account of beleaguered telecom firm Reliance Communications as "fraud" and report the name of its erstwhile director Anil Ambani to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). *
DEL39 BIZ-GOLD-PRICE
* Gold extends gain for 2nd straight day, climbs Rs 500 per 10 g; silver trades flat
New Delhi: Gold prices jumped Rs 500 to Rs 99,170 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday, tracking heavy global buying amid renewed concerns over US tariffs. *
FOREIGN
FGN71 QUAD-2NDLD TERRORISM
* Quad calls for punishing perpetrators of Pahalgam attack without any delay
Washington: The Quad grouping has called for bringing the perpetrators, organisers and financiers of the Pahalgam terror attack to justice without any delay and urged UN member nations to extend cooperation for it. *
FGN70 US-MICROSOFT-LD JOBS
* Microsoft announces another mass layoff, thousands of workers affected
Redmond (US): Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months. (AP) *