HIGHLIGHTS- The Week

New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm:

    NATION

    CAL15 BH-RAHUL
    * Maharashtra polls were rigged, we will not allow same to happen in Bihar: Rahul Gandhi
    Patna/Arwal/Jehanabad/Darbhanga (Bihar): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections were "rigged" to favour the BJP and claimed that the NDA government at the Centre wants to repeat it in the Bihar polls due later this year.

    BOM11 GJ-BRIDGE-2ND LD COLLAPSE
     Eight killed as vehicles fall into river after bridge collapse in Vadodara
    Vadodara: Eight persons were killed and five others rescued after several vehicles fell into a river following the collapse of a portion of a four-decade-old bridge in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Wednesday morning, police said.

    DEL16 ED-DONKEY ROUTE-SEARCHES
     ED raids in Punjab, Haryana in 'donkey route' case
    Jalandhar: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches in multiple cities of Punjab and Haryana as part of a money laundering investigation into a 'donkey route' case related to illegal Indian immigrants who were deported by the US this year, official sources said.

    BOM8 MH-SENA MLA-LD ASSAULT
     Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad slaps canteen staffer in Mumbai over stale food
    Mumbai: Ruling Shiv Sena's legislator Sanjay Gaikwad allegedly slapped an employee of a canteen at the MLAs' hostel in Mumbai after complaining about being served stale food.

    CAL5 BH-FLIGHT
     Delhi-bound IndiGo flight returns to Patna after takeoff due to technical snag, all onboard safe
    Patna: A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight carrying around 175 passengers returned to Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport in Patna after takeoff on Wednesday morning as one of its engines developed a technical snag due to a bird hit, airport officials said.

    CAL7 TR-FLOOD
     Over 100 families rendered homeless as flash flood hits Tripura
    Agartala: Over 100 families have been rendered homeless after their dwellings were inundated in a flash flood in South Tripura district, officials said on Wednesday.

    LEGAL

    LGD4 SC-UDAIPUR FILES
     SC refuses to urgently list plea against screening of 'Udaipur Files', says 'let film be released'
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to urgently list a plea challenging screening of the movie "Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal tailor murder", and said "Let the film be released".

    LGD9 DL-COURT-LD RANA
     Delhi court extends Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's judicial custody till Aug 13
    New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana till August 13.

    BUSINESS

    DEL18 BIZ-LD STRIKE-UNIONS
     Trade unions go on daylong strike, services largely unaffected
    New Delhi: Employees and workers associated with 10 central trade unions went on a daylong strike on Wednesday but essential services remained unaffected.

    DEL14 BIZ-STOCKS-OPEN
     Markets fall in early trade amid mixed global trends
    Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Wednesday amid mixed global market trends as investors turned cautious due to tariff jitters and start of Q1 earnings season.

    FOREIGN

    FGN16 PM-NAMIBIA-LD ARRIVAL
     Namibia a 'valued and trusted partner' in Africa: PM Modi
    Windhoek (Namibia): India seeks to boost bilateral cooperation with Namibia, which is a "valued and trusted partner" in Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as he arrived here on the final leg of his five-nation visit.

    FGN5 NEPAL-FLOODS
     9 killed, 20 missing after floods on Nepal-China border
    Kathmandu: At least nine people were killed and 20 others were missing after monsoon rains flooded a river in Nepal's Rasuwa district, sweeping away the "Friendship Bridge" that links the country to China. ***

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