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New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 PM: TOP STORIES FGN29 PM-INDONESIA-LD AWARD (12.29 PM) **** PM Modi conferred with Indonesia's highest honour 'Bintang Adipurna' in Jakarta Jakarta: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Tuesday conferred with Indonesia's highest honour 'Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia' medal for his role in strengthening the ties between both the countries. **** FGN28 PM-INDIA-LD INDONESIA (12.19 PM) **** India, Indonesia expand defence ties; New Delhi to supply BrahMos missiles Jakarta: Supplying BrahMos and Astra missiles to Indonesia, boosting maritime security, and strengthening critical mineral supply chains emerged as the key outcomes of Tuesday's talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Prabowo Subianto. **** NATION BOM7 GJ-HC-BLASTS (11.42 AM) **** 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts: Gujarat HC upholds death sentence for 38, life term for 11 convicts Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday upheld a special court order sentencing 38 convicts to death and 11 others to life imprisonment in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, which claimed 56 lives. **** DEL8 UP-RAM TEMPLE-DONATIONS-GIRI (12.12 PM) **** All valuable articles donated to Ram temple safe; over 30 kg gold-like items in possession of Trust: Treasurer Ayodhya: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust currently holds over 30 kg of gold-like items and 1,518 kg of silver-like items among other valuables donated by devotees, its treasurer Swami Govind Dev Giri said on Tuesday amid the row over alleged embezzlement of donations at the temple. **** CAL6 BH-TEMPLE-DONATION (12.39 PM) **** Security stepped up for counting of donations at Patna's Mahavir Temple after Ayodhya shrine row Patna: Security has been stepped up at the revered Mahavir Temple in Patna to ensure greater transparency in the donation counting process in view of the alleged embezzlement of devotees' offerings at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, a managing committee member said on Tuesday. **** BOM4 MH-RAINS-LD MUMBAI (9.56 AM) **** Mumbai gets brief rain break; schools and colleges shut, 'orange' alert in place Mumbai: Mumbaikars woke up to overcast skies and strong winds on Tuesday, with no significant rainfall recorded in the morning, offering a temporary respite after two days of intense downpours that disrupted normal life. **** MDS9 KL-LANDSLIDE-TUNNEL (12.10 PM) **** Landslide hits Wayanad tunnel project site; several feared trapped Wayanad: A major landslide was reported at Kalladi near Meppady in Wayanad on Tuesday, with apprehensions that some people may be trapped under the debris, Fire and Rescue Services officials said. BOM5 MH-LANDSLIDE (10.54 AM) **** Landslide in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri buries 5 houses; one person rescued, two trapped Ratnagiri (Maharashtra): Incessant heavy rainfall has triggered a major landslide in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district, burying five houses and trapping residents under the debris, police said on Tuesday. **** MDS5 KA-GIRISH-BHARADWAJ-DEATH (11.11 AM) **** 'Bridge man of India' Girish Bharadwaj, Padma Shri awardee, dies Mangaluru: Padma Shri awardee Girish Bharadwaj, widely known as the 'Bridge Man of India' for building low-cost suspension bridges in remote villages, died at a private hospital in Sullia early on Tuesday after a brief illness, family sources said. *** CAL3 NL-FNTA (10.43 AM) **** Nagaland to convene special assembly session for FNTA law, CM to visit Delhi for consulting Centre Kohima: The Nagaland cabinet decided to convene a special session of the assembly to enact a law for the proposed Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA), while seeking the Centre's approval for conferring legislative powers on the body. **** DEL6 JK-BJP-NABIN (10.29 AM) **** J&K now known for development, peace after Article 370 abrogation: BJP president Jammu: BJP president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday said Jammu and Kashmir has undergone a transformative change since the abrogation of Article 370, asserting that the Union Territory is now identified with development, peace and its rich cultural heritage rather than conflict. **** DEL9 ED-TMC-SEARCHES (12.17 PM) **** ED searches in TMC bank accounts 'suspect' funds case Kolkata/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Kolkata as part of an investigation linked to routing of alleged suspect funds in the bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress, officials said. **** BOM8 MH-SHIP-STRANDED (12.11 PM) **** Nicaragua-flagged merchant tanker remains stuck off Mumbai coast for 2nd day Mumbai: An unmanned Nicaragua-flagged merchant tanker, which ran aground off Manori in north Mumbai, remained stranded for the second day on Tuesday, officials said. **** MDS7 TN-TVK-MLA (11.48 AM) **** Offered Rs 30 crore to join DMK, received death threats, claims TVK MLA Tuticorin: TVK MLA from Srivaikuntam constituency, G Saravanan, has alleged that he was offered massive financial inducements ranging from Rs 30 crore to Rs 100 crore to defect the ruling party and join the DMK, and that he was issued death threats if he refused to comply. **** CAL4 WB-MOOKERJEE-SUVENDU (12.01 PM) **** Syama Prasad Mookerjee's life and work to be part of school syllabus in Bengal: Suvendu Kolkata: Asserting that Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee's life and work will be included in West Bengal's school textbooks, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said that "those who drove out the Tata Motors Nano factory from Singur should not be in the syllabus". *** LEGAL LGD6 SC-DMK-KARUR STAMPEDE (11.58 AM) **** SC refuses to entertain DMK’s plea on TN ministers' influencing witnesses in Karur stampede case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the DMK for questioning Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's scheduled meeting with the families of the Karur stampede victims, and refused to entertain its plea alleging that state ministers were influencing witnesses in the case. **** LGD7 SC-EQUESTRIAN-SELECTION (11.58 AM) **** Asian Games: SC to hear plea against HC's refusal to interfere with dressage team selection New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on July 9 a plea challenging the Delhi High Court's refusal to interfere with the non-selection of riders Anush Agarwalla and Sudipti Hajela in India's dressage team for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan. **** FOREIGN FGN2 US-CHINA-MISSILE TEST (6.44 AM) **** US voices concern over China's intercontinental range missile test Washington: The US has voiced concern over China's test launch of a nuclear-capable missile and assured its allies of being steadfast in its defence commitments to them. By Sagar Kulkarni **** FGN30 CHINA-LD LANDSLIDE (12.38 PM) **** 11 killed, over 331 injured in weather-related incidents in China Beijing: At least 11 people were killed and 331 others injured in weather-related incidents across China, authorities said on Tuesday. **** PTI PRK