The Ideas Page: Indian industry is at a crossroads. It needs to look at longer horizons 9 SAtURDAy, JUnE 13, 2026 Journalism of Courage aHMedaBad, laTe cITy, 20 PaGeS ₹6.00 l www.indianexpress.com da I ly F r o M : a H M e da B a d , c H a n d I Ga r H , d e l H I , j a I P u r , ko l k aTa , l u c k n o w , M u M B a I , n aG P u r , PaT n a , P u n e , va d o da r a mOVing tO end West asia crisis uS and iran signal deal near, differ on its terms Rebuffed Iranian drone attack on Indian ships leaving Hormuz, unacceptable, says US President Parisa Hafezi, steve Holland & John irish Dubai, Washington, Paris, June 12 the UnIted states and Iran Friday appeared to have sharply different understandings of the contents of an emerging pact to end their war, though both sides signalled that an agreement was close. Pakistan, which has for weeks sought to broker a deal, saidafinaltextofapeaceagreement between the United states and Iran had been reached,althoughtherewasno immediate confirmation from Washington or tehran. “Pakistan is now working »cOntinUed On Page 2 E. explained nuclear plan fate, sanctions relief key As the US and Iran look to sign a deal to end their military conflict, the stumbling block appears to be the division over the specific terms regarding the dismantling of the Iranian nuclear programme and sanctions relief. There remain gaps between what Washington says Iranians have agreed to do and what Tehran insists it has the right to retain. 3 attacKs in 4 days near Oman The wife and children of one of the victims at the air india crash site in ahmedabad, Friday. BHuPendra rana FuLL coveraGe, paGe 4 At crash site, families and friends sift for memories and a life that once was leena misra, Brendan dabhi & Parimal a dabhi Ahmedabad, June 12 sItA PAtnI and Amanda donaghey sat beside each other at thefootoftheburntshellsofthe medicalcollegehostelbuildings onFriday,grievingfortheirsons. donaghey, a British national,heldacollageofherson’s photographs that read “MemoriesofFiongal”,assheaccepted condolenceswithfoldedhands. sita Patni’s 13-year-old son, FiongalGreenlaw-Meek,39,and Aakash, had been sleeping on his partner Jamie, 45, were re- the pavement next to the famturning to London ily’s tea stall when after celebrating the plane crashed their wedding anair india crasH nearby, into the niversary in India. hostel mess of BJ they were among Medical college. the 241 who died Fiery debris from when Air India’s the crash fell on Ahmedabad-Gatwick Boeing Aakash, who was among the 19 787 dreamliner crashed shortly killed on the ground. Patni’s after take-off on June 12 last arm still bears year. »cOntinUed On Page 2 a year later inside pAGe 2 wAIt for AnSwerS contInueS AS AAIB SAyS InveStIGAtIon StIll underwAy Jaspal Rana, always aiming for the perfect shot, dies at 49 mihir Vasavda Mumbai, June 12 one oF the things shooter Jaspalranalovedexplainingabout hiscomplexsportwasthetrigger pull. he would show videos of his most famous ward, Manu Bhaker, and then painstakingly explain the almost invisible movements that produce the perfect shot. to most, it would soundvaguebutforrana,itwas everything. he could admire a “beautiful shot”, he often said, even if it missed the bullseye. It was a quirk that said a lot about him. For all his reputation as a straight-talker and Legendary shooter Jaspal rana guided manu Bhaker to her olympics double bronze. PTI India summons top US diplomat second time to Happening Stand-up comedy show after near-fatal Paragliding accident in Himalayas protest strikes on ships today row: KEM probe finds Mountains,ministries,militaryaircraft: shubhajit roy MBBS student remarks OptosaveDeadpoolcinematographer Hina rohtaki fell short of standards lPrime minister narendra Modi will begin a high-profile official visit to France. He will also be attending the G7 meeting there next week. New Delhi, June 12 For the second time in less than 48 hours, India Friday summoned the Us charge d’affaires (cdA) and lodged a “strong protest” over the series of attacks by Us naval forces on commercial vessels carrying Indian mariners in the Gulf of oman. on thursday, the government confirmed the death of threeIndianseafarers,reported missing a day earlier from Mt settebello after it was attacked —ofthe24Indiansonboard,21 were rescued. Also thursday, Us forces fired hellfire missiles intotheengineroomofMtJalveer, a Guinea-Bissau-flagged tanker, near the oman coast. All20Indianseafarersonboard were safely evacuated. cdA Jason Meeks was summonedtotheMinistryofexternal Affairs where K nagaraj naidu, Additional secretary Track This and more on www.indianexpress.com Business as usual By EP Unny »cOntinUed On Page 2 The Big PicTure khan Sir’s rise, his reckoning pAGe 15 gujarat Has submitted apology, disciplinary action under consideration: Hospital Purnima sah & mohamed thaver Mumbai, June 12 us charge d’affaires Jason meeks at the mea, Friday. anI (Americas division), conveyed India’s concerns. the MeA, which usually doesn’t use the word “summoning” for calling in foreign diplomats, said in a statement: “the Us charge d’Affaires, Mr Jason Meeks, was summoned to the Ministry of external Affairstoday.Astrongprotestwas lodged with him regarding the continuing attacks by Us naval Chandigarh, June 12 pAGe 6 ASI SoundS AlArm over rAlly, SeekS protectIon for BhAruch moSque AdAyafterMaharashtracyber PoliceregisteredanFIragainst stand-up comedian Pranit More and two audience members,includingMBBsstudent sejal Pawar, over remarks made during a show, a preliminary inquiry by Mumbai’s KeM hospital found that Pawar’s comments were “objectionable and insensitive” and fell short of the standards of dignity, empathy and professional responsibility expected from a medical student. KeM hospital authorities said Pawar had submitted a written apology acknowledgingthatsomeofherstatements were inappropriate and may have caused distress. officials saiddisciplinaryaction,including temporary suspension, couldbeconsidereddepending on the inquiry's findings, though transferring a student to another institution is not permissible under national Medical commission norms. the hospital authorities have also called Pawar’s parentstotheinstituteonsaturday tocounselherintheirpresence. thehospitalisalsoconsidering seeking assistance from relevant authorities and social media platforms to remove objectionable clips circulating online. the hospital's action came even as Maharashtra cyber officers said they would send the viral video clips for forensic examination and summon the accusedforquestioning.Investigators would also review some of More’s earlier showsandonlinecontent,anofficer said. Maharashtra cM devendraFadnavis,meanwhile, said the government is not opposed to stand-up comedy or comediansbutitmustnotcross the “line of decency”. »cOntinUed On Page 2 When doctors at PGIMer, chandigarh, examined a foreignnationalwithseverespinal injuries on June 9, he was registered simply as an “unknown patient”. Few at the hospital knew that the man lying on the stretcher was George richmond, an acclaimed British cinematographer whose credits include the hollywood blockbusterdeadpoolandWolverine. Fewer still knew that just a day before a near-fatal paragliding accident in the high himalayas, he had been a guestatthePatialaresidenceof former Punjab chief minister captain Amarinder singh. What began as the rescue of theunidentifiedforeigntourist injured in a remote mountainous region near Manali soon evolvedintoamulti-agencyoperationinvolvingthehimachal Pradesh government, district administrations,theIndianAir Force, senior political leaders and doctors across two states. richmond, 54, had arrived inIndiaaspartofasix-member foreign expedition group. According to former MP Preneet Ahmedabad George richmond was taking part in a flying excursion from Bir Billing in kangra district Kaur, richmond was known to her son, raninder singh, throughcollegefriendsabroad, and stayed with the family in Patialabeforeleavingforhimachal Pradesh on June 3. “Mysonknewthemfromhis college days. he stayed with us foranightbeforeheadingtohimachal the next morning. A commonfriendhadbroughtthe group,andtheyhadaguidewith them. After they left, we had no idea what had happened until we learnt about the accident. It is very unfortunate,” Kaur said. After reaching himachalPradesh, richmond and his companions set out on an expeditionintheKullu-Manaliregion, which included trekking andparagliding.duringtheouting, richmond suffered a serious accident, sustaining severe injuries to his cervical spine. According to sources, richmond crashed in rugged mountainous terrain near deo tibba while participating in a long-distance cross-country flying excursion from Bir Billing in Kangra district. Fellow paragliders alerted local authorities, triggering an extensive search-and-rescueoperationin difficult terrain. Bir Billing, considered the paragliding capital of India, is popular among foreigners who like to take long flights. As information about the accidentreachedPunjabonthe afternoonofJune8,Amarinder and raninder contacted authorities and sought assistance from the himachal Pradesh government. Kaur said she also reached out to her relative, himachal Pradesh Public Works Minister Vikramaditya singh, who helped coordinate the response. “Permissions for helicopter movement were coordinated through the local administration, including the deputy »cOntinUed On Page 2