Evening news wrap: SC asks Centre to consider abortion beyond 20 weeks for rape survivors; & more | India News

Here are the top 5 news stories of the day:

‘Imagine the pain, the humiliation’: SC urges Center to grant permission Miscarriage beyond 20 weeks For rape survivors

The Supreme Court asked the Center to consider amending the law to allow rape survivors to terminate pregnancies beyond 20 weeks, observing that there should be no time limit in such cases. Hearing a plea against an earlier order of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) allowing a 15-year-old survivor to terminate a pregnancy at 30 weeks, a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said the law must evolve with time and highlight chronic trauma in such cases. Read the full story

DRDO, Navy conducts first salvo launch of 2 anti-ship missiles from helicopter off Odisha coast

To enhance the maritime strike capability, the Defense Research and Development Organization and the Navy successfully launched the first salvo of the indigenous NASM-SR anti-ship missile from a helicopter over the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Odisha. The two missiles were fired in quick succession, marking the first such air-launch salvo test, all objectives were met using the tracking system employed by the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. Read the full story

‘We didn’t fall for nuclear bluff’: Rajnath Singh slams Pakistan, explains why Op Sindoor was shut down

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said India ended Operation Sindur voluntarily and on its own terms, insisting that the country was prepared for a protracted conflict and did not stop due to lack of capabilities. Addressing a security conference, he said India has not fallen for Pakistan’s “nuclear bluff” and continues to maintain a strong proliferation capability, reiterating that there will be no distinction between terrorists and their sponsors. Read the full story

‘No need to arrest and humiliate me’: Pawan Khera to SC amid passport case

The Supreme Court reserved its order on the anticipatory bail plea of ​​Congress leader Pawan Khera, who told the court that there was “no need to humiliate him by arresting him” in the passport row case involving the wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma. Khera argued that the charges were sub judice and there was no arrest warrant, while his lawyer said custodial interrogation was unnecessary. Read the full story

US President Hormuz has shared a new map naming the ‘Strait of Trump’, saying the blockade could last for months

US President Donald Trump shared an altered map renaming the Strait of Hormuz the “Strait of Trump” and said the US naval blockade of Iran could last for months. The blockade since mid-April has targeted ships bound for Iranian ports and sent global oil prices higher. Iran has rejected US demands for economic damages, criticized the strategy and said it would not discuss its nuclear program until the embargo is lifted. Read the full story