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It needs to look at longer horizons 9 SAtURdAY, JUNE 13, 2026 JOurnalisM of COurage MuMBai, laTe ciTy, 20 PaGeS ₹5.00 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 reg.no. mcs/067/2018 - 20 rni regn. no. 1543/57 Giving Wings to Aspirations of Youth 10,000+ Atal Tinkering Labs connecting 1.1+ crore students with science and technology CBC 63101/13/0002/2627 2.2 lakh Startups creating employment and innovation opportunities for the youth 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 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 air india Crash nearby, into the their wedding anniversary in India. hostel mess of BJ they were among Medical College. the 241 who died fiery debris from when Air India’s Ahmedabad- the crash fell on Aakash, who GatwickBoeing787dreamliner was among the 19 killed on the crashedshortlyaftertake-offon ground. Patni’s arm still bears June 12 last year. »ContinUed on Page 2 a year later India summons top US diplomat second time to protest strikes on ships Stand-up comedy show row: KEM probe finds shubhajit roy MBBS student remarks fell short of standards New Delhi, June 12 fOr the second time in less than48hours,Indiafridaysummoned the US charge d’affaires (CdA)andlodgeda“strongprotest”overtheseriesofattacksby US naval forces on commercial vesselscarryingIndianmariners 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 »ContinUed on Page 2 The Big PicTure 109 137 170 84 Khan sir’s rise, his reckoning Page 13 Business as usual By EP UNNY Mumbai, June 12 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 »ContinUed on Page 2 Page 11 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 »ContinUed on Page 2 BMC plans Ladki-Bahin style aid for domestic workers, seeks nod Mumbai, June 12 Happening today lPrime minister narendra Modi will begin a high-profile official visit to France. He will also be attending the G7 meeting there next week. Track This and more on www.indianexpress.com Legendary shooter Jaspal rana guided manu Bhaker to her olympics double bronze. PTi swabhiman nidhi ProPosal sent to maharashtra govt Pratip acharya Has submitted apology, disciplinary action under consideration: Hospital Purnima sah & mohamed thaver nation wait for aNswers coNtiNues as aaiB says iNvestigatioN still uNderway Jaspal Rana, always aiming for the perfect shot, dies at 49 After the state government’s Ladki Bahin scheme transformed Maharashtra’s political landscape, Mumbai’s newly elected civic body has proposed its own version for women working in the informal sector, the Indian express has learned. three months after taking office, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sent a proposal to the state government seeking approval for 'Swabhiman Nidhi', a monthly financialassistanceschemefor domestic workers, cooks and other women employed in the unorganised sector. the schemeproposestoprovideeli- The Ladki Bahin scheme has around 1.7 cr beneficiaries. File gible beneficiaries between rs 1,500 and rs 2,000 per month and could potentially cover up to five lakh women in Mumbai, adding an estimated rs 75-100 crore to the civic body’s monthly expenditure. the proposal’s journey is politically significant because it originated as part of the Shiv Sena (UBt)’s manifesto for the January BMC elections but has sincereceivedbackingfromthe BJP-led ruling side in the civic body, where the Mahayuti enjoys a majority. the proposal was formally moved in March by Kishori Pednekar, Shiv Sena (UBt) corporator and Leader of Opposition in the BMC, to Ganesh Khankar, BJP corporator and Leader of the house. Khankar subsequently endorsed the proposal and forwarded it to the BMC Standing Committee chairman Prabhakar Shinde, recommending that the civic administration examine the feasibilityofmakingbudgetary provisions for the scheme. »ContinUed on Page 2 l meT wiTh near-FaTaL paragLiding crash in himachaL mounTains Mountains, ministries, military: Operation to save Deadpool cinematographer hina rohtaki high himalayas, he had been a guestatthePatialaresidenceof former Punjab chief minister WheN dOCtOrS at PGIMer, Captain Amarinder Singh. Chandigarh, examined a forWhat began as the rescue of eignnationalwithseverespinal theunidentifiedforeigntourist injuries on June 9, he was reg- injured in a remote mountainistered simply as an “unknown ous region near Manali soon patient”. evolvedintoamultipage 1 few at the hospiagencyoperationintal knew that the volving the himaman lying on the chal Pradesh stretcher was George government,district richmond, an acclaimed Brit- administrations,theIndianAir ish cinematographer whose force, senior political leaders credits include the hollywood and doctors across two states. blockbusterdeadpoolandWolrichmond, 54, had arrived verine. fewer still knew that inIndiaaspartofasix-member just a day before a near-fatal foreign expedition group. Acparagliding accident in the cording to former MP Preneet Chandigarh, June 12 anchor george richmond went down near deo Tibba; an iaF helicopter was used to evacuate him 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 himachal Pradesh, 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 Commissioners and SdMs. everyone worked together and did a fantastic job,” she said. “Whatweweretoldwasthat they had been trekking before paragliding and then the incident took place. Multiple district administrations were roped in,” a senior himachal Pradesh government official said. Given the difficult terrain andtheurgencyofrichmond’s condition, assistance from the Indian Air force was sought. In a late-evening operation, an IAf helicopter evacuated him from the remote location and flew him to Bhuntar at 7.10 pm. from there, the Kullu district administration coordinated his transfer to the Civil hospitalinKullubeforearranging his onward movement to PGIMer, Chandigarh, where specialised treatment was available. At PGIMer, doctors carried out a detailed assessment and subsequently operated on richmond. Medical experts said he had suffered a cervical spine injury that resulted in quadriparesis,characterisedby muscle weakness in both arms and legs. »ContinUed on Page 2