New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.20 pm:
TOP STORIES
DEL75 SPACE-LD AXIOM
* Shubhanshu Shukla returns to Earth, sets tone for India's human spaceflight
New Delhi: With waves and smiles, Shubhanshu Shukla returned to Earth on Tuesday after an 18-day stay on the International Space Station, a feat that holds the promise to herald India's own human spaceflight ambitions. *
DEL92 YEMEN-INDIAN-2NDLD NURSE
* Nimisha Priya's execution in Yemen postponed
New Delhi: The execution of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen, has been postponed by Yemeni authorities, government sources said on Tuesday. *
FGN54 SCO-JAISHANKAR-LD TERRORISM
* SCO must take 'uncompromising' position on combating terrorism: EAM Jaishankar
Tianjin: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) needs to remain true to its founding objective of combating terrorism and extremism and take an "uncompromising" position on combating the challenges, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said at a conclave of the grouping on Tuesday while strongly justifying India's response to the Pahalgam terror attack. *
NATION
CAL32 OD-LD ALL STUDENT
* Odisha college student who set herself afire over harassment dies, sparks outrage
Bhubaneswar/Balasore: The 20-year-old Odisha college student who set herself ablaze over an alleged sexual harassment by a professor died, triggering nationwide outrage. *
DEL100 UGC-LD OD STUDENT-IMMOLATION
* Odisha student's self-immolation on college campus: UGC sets up 4-member panel
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has set up a four-member fact-finding panel to look into the incident of self-immolation by a girl student on college campus in Odisha's Balasore, officials said on Tuesday. *
DEL95 CONG-OD-2NDLD STUDENT
* Odisha college student's death: Rahul says country wants answers, not PM's silence
New Delhi: The Congress hit out at the BJP on Tuesday after an Odisha college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor died, with former party chief Rahul Gandhi saying the country wants answers and not Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence". *
DEL97 JK LD CM-LG
* Don't mistake politeness for weakness: Abdullah on 'manhandling'; says LG should fix responsibility for Pahalgam massacre
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday issued a stern warning against misinterpreting his administration's "politeness as weakness", remarks which came a day after he was allegedly "manhandled" by police while he tried to pay tributes to the 22 people killed by the Dogra army in 1931. *
DEL77 LD FAUJA SINGH
* Hunt on for driver who ran over Fauja Singh; leaders across parties condole death
Chandigarh: The hunt was on for the driver who ran over and killed the world’s oldest marathoner Fauja Singh while he was walking down a village road in Punjab's Jalandhar district, police said on Tuesday. *
DEL35 CONG-LD SINOINDIA
* EAM running 'full blown circus' to destroy India's foreign policy: Rahul after Jaishankar-Xi meet
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday hoped that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will "finally agree" to a discussion on China in the forthcoming Monsoon session of Parliament, and said that when Parliament could debate the border situation during the 1962 Chinese invasion then why not now. *
MDS19 TL-CPI LEADER-3RD LD SHOT DEAD
* CPI leader shot dead by unidentified persons in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A Telangana CPI leader was killed on the spot on Tuesday after unidentified assailants opened fire on him during his morning walk at Malakpet here, police said. *
BUSINESS
DEL71 BIZ-2NDLD TESLA
* Tesla drives into India via import route with Model Y price starting at Rs 59.89 lakh
Mumbai: Global EV giant Tesla on Tuesday made its much-awaited entry into India, launching its Model Y with price starting at Rs 59.89 lakh while opening its first experience centre here. *
LEGAL
BOM29 MH-COURT-PORSCHE-2ND LD JUVENILE
* Porsche case accused to be tried as minor; Juvenile Justice Board rejects police plea
Pune: The Juvenile Justice Board on Tuesday rejected the Pune city police’s application seeking that the 17-year-old boy accused in the Porsche car crash be tried as an adult for the trial in the case. *
LGD40 SC-ACQUITTAL-DNA
* SC acquits man on death row, issues nationwide guidelines on DNA evidence handling
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted a man on death row in a murder case, outlining the gaps in forensic evidence and issued countrywide directions on handling of DNA samples. *
LGD38 DL-COURT-RANA
* 26/11 Mumbai attack: Delhi court grants NIA time to respond to Tahawwur Rana's plea
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday granted time to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) on a plea filed by 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana seeking regular telephonic conversations with his family. *
LGD34 SC-FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS-PRISONERS
* Prisoners not getting costly food doesn't violate fundamental rights: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said prisoners, including disabled ones, not being provided "preferred or costly food items" in jails was not a violation of fundamental rights. *
LGD27 SC-LD INFLUENCERS
* Samay Raina, other influencers appear in SC over remarks 'ridiculing' disabled
New Delhi: Five social media influencers, including "India's Got Latent" host Samay Raina, on Tuesday appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. *
LGD22 SC-CARTOONIST-2NDLD BAIL
* 'Objectionable' cartoons on PM, RSS: SC grants protection to cartoonist
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted protection from coercive action to a cartoonist accused of sharing online objectionable content on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS workers. *
FOREIGN
FGN46 PAK-CHINA-LD DAR
* Pak Foreign Minister Dar meets Chinese President Xi; reaffirms commitment to strengthen bilateral ties
Lahore/Beijing: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday reaffirmed Islamabad's commitment to deepening its "enduring friendship" with China and advancing shared regional goals as he called on Chinese President Xi Jinping along with other Foreign Ministers of the SCO member states in Beijing. By M Zulqernain and K J M Varma *
FGN45 PAK-RAINS
* 5 more killed in Pak due to torrential rains, toll reaches 116
Islamabad: Five more people were killed in Pakistan due to torrential rains, with the death toll reaching 116, according to the country’s top disaster-control body on Tuesday. By Sajjad Hussain *
FGN44 UN-INDIA-IMMUNISATION
* India accounts for 6.4% of global zero-dose children in 2024: UN
United Nations: India constituted 6.4 per cent of the global population of children who did not receive a single dose of any vaccine in 2024, according to a United Nations report. By Yoshita Singh *