<h2>India will never accept mediation, strikes paused at request of Pakistan: Modi tells Trump</h2>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with President Donald Trump and set the record straight that India had paused strikes on Pakistan during Operation Sindoor following a request from Islamabad and not due to mediation or offer of a trade deal by the US. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/modi-trump-speak-on-phone-ahead-of-us-president-meeting-pak-army-chief-3591253">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Cancelled, diverted, terminated: All about flight disruptions post Ahmedabad's Air India plane crash</h2>.<p>Here we take a look at the flights disrupted due to security threats and snags in the past week. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/cancelled-diverted-terminated-all-about-flight-disruptions-post-ahmedabads-air-india-plane-crash-3591672#1">Read more</a></p>.<h2>'US military intervention will have irreparable damage': Iran's Khamenei rejects Trump's call for unconditional surrender</h2>.<p>Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a statement read by a television presenter on Wednesday that his country will not accept US President Donald Trump's call for an unconditional surrender. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/us-military-intervention-will-have-irreparable-damage-irans-khamenei-rejects-trumps-call-for-unconditional-surrender-3591945">Read more</a></p>.<h2>PM Modi arrives in Croatia on the last leg of three-nation tour</h2>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Croatia on Wednesday on the first-ever visit by an Indian premier, during which he will hold talks with the country's leadership to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/pm-modi-arrives-in-croatia-on-the-last-leg-of-three-nation-tour-3591868">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Human skull, bones found at apartment in southeast Bengaluru</h2>.<p>Human bones and a skull were discovered inside a percolation pit at an apartment complex in southeastern Bengaluru, sending residents into a state of shock. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/human-skull-bones-found-at-apartment-in-southeast-bengaluru-3591432">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Fadnavis clarifies amid Maharashtra govt order on learning Hindi as MVA, MNS lambast move</h2>.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the "compulsion" for students in the state to learn Hindi has been removed in a new order, and now any Indian language can be chosen as the third language. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/no-compulsion-to-learn-hindi-as-3rd-language-fadnavis-on-row-over-maharashtra-govt-order-3591608">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Air India crash: Man finds 70 tolas of gold, Rs 80,000 cash from site; hands it over to cops</h2>.<p>Although none but just one survived the Air India crash on June 12 in Ahmedabad, the incident witnessed quick emergency response not just from the authorities, but also from locals present at the site. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/gujarat/air-india-crash-man-finds-70-tolas-of-gold-rs-80000-cash-from-site-hands-it-over-to-cops-3591740">Read more</a></p>.<h2>NCP banners with photos of sarpanch murder accused Walmik Karad appear in Beed</h2>.<p>Banners carrying photographs of Walmik Karad, the prime accused in the sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case, surfaced in Beed to greet a local office-bearer of the ruling NCP on his birthday. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/ncp-banners-with-photos-of-sarpanch-murder-accused-walmik-karad-appear-in-beed-3591824">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Explained | How does Israel’s famous air defence work? It’s not just the ‘Iron Dome'</h2>.<p>Late last week, Israel began a wave of attacks on Iran under the banner of Operation Rising Lion, with the stated goal of crippling the Islamic republic’s nuclear program and long-range strike capabilities. R<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/explained-how-does-israels-famous-air-defence-work-its-not-just-the-iron-dome-3591397">ead more</a></p>.<h2>Air India plane crash: Insurers in a fix as both policyholders and nominees among dead</h2>.<p>Insurance companies are facing challenges in settling claims of the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash victims last week as in many cases the policyholders and nominees both have died in the tragedy. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/gujarat/air-india-plane-crash-insurers-in-a-fix-as-both-policyholders-and-nominees-among-dead-3591724">Read more</a></p>
<h2>India will never accept mediation, strikes paused at request of Pakistan: Modi tells Trump</h2>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with President Donald Trump and set the record straight that India had paused strikes on Pakistan during Operation Sindoor following a request from Islamabad and not due to mediation or offer of a trade deal by the US. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/modi-trump-speak-on-phone-ahead-of-us-president-meeting-pak-army-chief-3591253">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Cancelled, diverted, terminated: All about flight disruptions post Ahmedabad's Air India plane crash</h2>.<p>Here we take a look at the flights disrupted due to security threats and snags in the past week. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/cancelled-diverted-terminated-all-about-flight-disruptions-post-ahmedabads-air-india-plane-crash-3591672#1">Read more</a></p>.<h2>'US military intervention will have irreparable damage': Iran's Khamenei rejects Trump's call for unconditional surrender</h2>.<p>Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a statement read by a television presenter on Wednesday that his country will not accept US President Donald Trump's call for an unconditional surrender. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/us-military-intervention-will-have-irreparable-damage-irans-khamenei-rejects-trumps-call-for-unconditional-surrender-3591945">Read more</a></p>.<h2>PM Modi arrives in Croatia on the last leg of three-nation tour</h2>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Croatia on Wednesday on the first-ever visit by an Indian premier, during which he will hold talks with the country's leadership to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/pm-modi-arrives-in-croatia-on-the-last-leg-of-three-nation-tour-3591868">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Human skull, bones found at apartment in southeast Bengaluru</h2>.<p>Human bones and a skull were discovered inside a percolation pit at an apartment complex in southeastern Bengaluru, sending residents into a state of shock. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/human-skull-bones-found-at-apartment-in-southeast-bengaluru-3591432">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Fadnavis clarifies amid Maharashtra govt order on learning Hindi as MVA, MNS lambast move</h2>.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the "compulsion" for students in the state to learn Hindi has been removed in a new order, and now any Indian language can be chosen as the third language. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/no-compulsion-to-learn-hindi-as-3rd-language-fadnavis-on-row-over-maharashtra-govt-order-3591608">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Air India crash: Man finds 70 tolas of gold, Rs 80,000 cash from site; hands it over to cops</h2>.<p>Although none but just one survived the Air India crash on June 12 in Ahmedabad, the incident witnessed quick emergency response not just from the authorities, but also from locals present at the site. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/gujarat/air-india-crash-man-finds-70-tolas-of-gold-rs-80000-cash-from-site-hands-it-over-to-cops-3591740">Read more</a></p>.<h2>NCP banners with photos of sarpanch murder accused Walmik Karad appear in Beed</h2>.<p>Banners carrying photographs of Walmik Karad, the prime accused in the sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case, surfaced in Beed to greet a local office-bearer of the ruling NCP on his birthday. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/ncp-banners-with-photos-of-sarpanch-murder-accused-walmik-karad-appear-in-beed-3591824">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Explained | How does Israel’s famous air defence work? It’s not just the ‘Iron Dome'</h2>.<p>Late last week, Israel began a wave of attacks on Iran under the banner of Operation Rising Lion, with the stated goal of crippling the Islamic republic’s nuclear program and long-range strike capabilities. R<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/explained-how-does-israels-famous-air-defence-work-its-not-just-the-iron-dome-3591397">ead more</a></p>.<h2>Air India plane crash: Insurers in a fix as both policyholders and nominees among dead</h2>.<p>Insurance companies are facing challenges in settling claims of the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash victims last week as in many cases the policyholders and nominees both have died in the tragedy. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/gujarat/air-india-plane-crash-insurers-in-a-fix-as-both-policyholders-and-nominees-among-dead-3591724">Read more</a></p>
