New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.25 pm:
NATION
DEL14 AVI-AI PLANE CRASH-IFALPA
* AAIB report on AI plane crash by its nature raises questions, doesn't provide answers: Global pilots' body
New Delhi: The International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA) has said AAIB's preliminary report into the Air India plane crash, by its very nature, raises many questions and does not provide answers and urged all parties to refrain from speculations. *
CAL2 OD-LD-STUDENT-DEATH
* Odisha college student who set herself afire over sexual harassment succumbs to injuries
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor died at AIIMS here, the hospital said. *
DEL1 SPACE-AXIOM
* Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom-4 mission to splash down off San Diego at 3:01 pm
New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others of the commercial Axiom-4 mission are on track to return to Earth with a splash down off San Diego in California on Tuesday, capping a 22.5-hour journey after an 18-day stay at the International Space Station. *
BOM10 MH-COURT-PORSCHE-JUVENILE
* Pune Porsche case: 17-year-old accused to be tried as juvenile
Pune: The Juvenile Justice Board on Tuesday said the 17-year-old boy accused of driving a Porsche car in an inebriated state and mowing down two persons last year in Pune will be tried as a juvenile. *
DEL16 KHARGE-DHANKHAR
* Kharge meets Dhankhar ahead of Monsoon session
New Delhi: Ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and said the opposition wants a productive session. *
DEL9 LS-ATTENDANCE-TAGORE
* Why PM, ministers exempted: Cong MP on new attendance system to be rolled out in LS
New Delhi: With the Lok Sabha reportedly set to introduce a new multi-media device-based attendance system for members from the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament, Congress' whip in the Lower House Manickam Tagore on Tuesday claimed the system is "flawed" and asked why are the prime minister and ministers exempted when the move is aimed at ensuring accountability. *
BOM5 MH-TEENS-STRIPPED
* 2 teenagers stripped, forced to indulge in unnatural sex over money dispute in Mumbai
Mumbai: Two teenage male friends, one of them a minor, have allegedly been stripped and forced to indulge in unnatural sex by some persons over non-payment of money in Mumbai, police said on Tuesday. *
MDS6 KL-NURSE-YEMEN-EFFORTS(R)
* Hope rises in Nimisha Priya case as Yemen talks progress after Muslim leader's intervention
Kozhikode (Kerala): Last-minute efforts to halt the scheduled execution of an Indian nurse in Yemen on July 16 are underway, under the leadership of a Sufi scholar there, at the behest of influential Sunni Muslim leader Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar, informed sources said here on Tuesday. *
CAL4 JH-RAIN-FLASH-FLOOD
* IMD sounds flash flood alert for 19 Jharkhand districts amid widespread rainfall
Ranchi: A flash flood warning has been issued for 19 Jharkhand districts by the India Meteorological Department on Tuesday amid prediction of heavy rainfall in parts of the state. *
BOM8 MH-BSE-BOMB THREAT
* BSE building in Mumbai gets bomb threat, turns out to be hoax
Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) The iconic Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in south Mumbai received a bomb threat email, which turned out to a hoax after a search of the premises, police said on Tuesday. *
BUSINESS
DEL15 BIZ-LD TESLA
* Tesla drives into India with first store in Mumbai's BKC; wish to see them making cars here, says Fadnavis
Mumbai: Global EV giant Tesla officially made its entry in India on Tuesday with the launch of its first experience centre at the Maker Maxity Commercial Complex, in Bandra Kurla Complex here. *
LEGAL
LGD18 SC-LD CARTOONIST-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 alleged objectionable cartoons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS workers on social media. *
LGD9 UP-HC-YASH DAYAL
* HC stays arrest of cricketer Yash Dayal in alleged sexual exploitation case
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday stayed the arrest of cricketer Yash Dayal in connection with an FIR against him for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman. *
LGD6 SC-KANWAR-EATERIES
* SC notice to UP on plea against state's QR code directive for eateries along 'kanwar' yatra route
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea challenging the state's directive mandating the display of QR codes on all eateries along the 'kanwar' yatra route, which reveal the names and identities of the owners. *
FOREIGN
FGN13 JAISHANKAR-SCO-XI
* EAM Jaishankar meets Chinese Prez along with other SCO foreign ministers
Beijing: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his counterparts from the SCO member nations on Tuesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping. *