POLITICS
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Mar- 2025 -6 March
14-year-old Dalit girl tortured, gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad; one arrested
According to her family members, during the girl’s captivity the accused allegedly burned an ‘Om’ tattoo on her hand with acid, forcibly fed her meat and subjected her to further torture Moradabad: A 14-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly kidnapped, tortured and gang-raped repeatedly in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district, police said on Wednesday, adding that one of the accused was arrested. Station House Officer (SHO) Bhagatpur police station Sanjay Kumar Panchal said that according to a complaint lodged by her family members, during the girl’s captivity “the accused allegedly burned an ‘Om’ tattoo on her hand with acid, forcibly fed her meat, and subjected her to further torture”. He said based on the complaint four accused — Salman, Zubair, Rashid, and Arif…
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6 March
PM Narendra Modi hails BJP performance in MLC polls in Telangana, praises party workers’ efforts
The BJP has won two out of three Members of the Legislative Council (MLC) seats in Telangana New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday thanked the people of Telangana for their “phenomenal support” to the BJP in the MLC elections and hailed party workers for working among the people with great diligence. The BJP has won two out of three Members of the Legislative Council (MLC) seats in Telangana. “I thank the people of Telangana for blessing @BJP4Telangana with such phenomenal support in the MLC elections. Congratulations to our newly elected candidates,” Modi said in a post on X. “I am very proud of our party Karyakartas working among the people with great diligence,” he said. In another post, Prime Minister Modi hailed the victory of NDA…
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6 March
India charging 70 pc auto tariffs; Is Trump’s 100 pc claim wrong?
“India charges auto tariffs higher than 100 per cent,” he said in his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, outlining his policies New York: As he doubled down on his threats to impose reciprocal tariffs, President Donald Trump accused India of charging tariffs higher than 100 per cent on autos, even though India has slashed the highest rate to 70 per cent. “India charges auto tariffs higher than 100 per cent,” he said in his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, outlining his policies. However, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget last month that the tariffs on luxury cars were being cut to 70 per cent from 125 per cent. She also cut tariffs on high-end motorcycles from 50…
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6 March
Residents prepare for first cyclone in 51 years to hit Australian coast
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to cross the coast between the Queensland State capital Brisbane and the tourist city of Gold Coast to the south late on Thursday or early Friday Melbourne: Residents were stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties on Wednesday ahead of a tropical cyclone forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east coast near Brisbane, the nation’s third-most populous city. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to cross the coast between the Queensland State capital Brisbane and the tourist city of Gold Coast to the south late on Thursday or early Friday, Bureau of Meteorology manager Matt Collopy said. Brisbane and Gold Coast are a continuous urban sprawl. Their centres are 80 km apart.…
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6 March
400 kg dolphin lands on fishermen’s boat in New Zealand
No one was badly hurt when the 11-foot bottlenose dolphin jumped aboard the open-top boat Wellington: A placid fishing trip turned “berserk” for three New Zealand men when a dolphin weighing more than 400 kilograms appeared to fall out of the sky before crash-landing in their small boat. No one was badly hurt when the 11-foot bottlenose dolphin jumped aboard the open-top boat, said Dean Harrison, the owner of the nearly 16-foot vessel. Harrison and two companions were fishing near the Hole in the Rock, a picturesque spot off the far north coast of New Zealand’s North Island, while dolphins frolicked ahead. The men saw a shadow across the bright summer sun and heard an almighty boom — before chaos unfolded. “This…
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6 March
Patient brutally assaults Indian-origin nurse in Florida; faces hate crime charge
Every bone in the victim’s face is broken and she is likely to lose her eyesight, says affidavit filed by law enforcement Houston: A 67-year-old Indian-origin nurse was repeatedly punched in the face by a patient at a Florida hospital in a possible hate crime that could lead to her losing her eyesight, local media has reported. Nurse Leela Lal, also known as Leelamma Lal, was assaulted and “every bone of her face broken” by Stephen Eric Scantlebury, a 33-year-old patient she was tending to in the psychiatric ward at the Palms West Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 18, police said. In a local court, a police officer testified that a video clip showed Scantlebury saying, ‘Indians are…
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6 March
Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas as US confirms direct hostage talks
“Release all of the hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you,” Trump warned Washington: US President Donald Trump has issued what he called a “last warning” to Hamas to release the hostages being held in Gaza. “‘Shalom Hamas’ means Hello and Goodbye – You can choose. Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you. Only sick and twisted people keep bodies, and you are sick and twisted!” he wrote in a Truth Social post on Wednesday. “I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will…
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6 March
Denmark rejects Trump’s renewed push for Greenland to join US
Acknowledging the uncertainty sparked by Trump’s statements, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reaffirmed Denmark’s position on Wednesday, emphasising that Greenland’s future is solely for its people to decide Oslo: Denmark has strongly opposed US President Donald Trump‘s renewed push for Greenland to join the US, following his remarks during a joint session of Congress two days ago. Trump declared on Wednesday that his administration would “strongly support Greenlanders’ “right to determine” their future, adding: “And if you choose, we welcome you into the United States of America.” Acknowledging the uncertainty sparked by Trump’s statements, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reaffirmed Denmark’s position on Wednesday, emphasising that Greenland’s future is solely for its people to decide. “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders. This is a position that we very…
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6 March
Watch: Khalistani extremist attempts to attack EAM Jaishankar in London, tears Indian flag
As Jaishankar was leaving the Cahtham House venue after a discussion , a group of Khalistani extremists were seen creating a commotion outside the venue and protesting with their flags Hyderabad: In a major security breach occurred during the Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to London, a Khalistani extremist attempted to disrupt the security while the minister was leaving in a car. As Jaishankar was leaving the Cahtham House venue after a discussion , a group of Khalistani extremists were seen creating a commotion outside the venue and protesting with their flags. Incidentally, A man from the group ran towards the minister’s car and even tore the Indian National flag in front of the police officers. In a video, that went viral on…
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5 March
Hyderabad: Baby boy abandoned near temple in IDA Bollaram
The locals, who noticed the baby crying, informed the police and the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) officials Sangareddy: Some unidentified persons abandoned a month-old baby boy on the premises of the Jagannadha Swamy temple at IDA Bollaram on Tuesday. The locals, who noticed the baby crying, informed the police and Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) officials. The baby was healthy. He was taken to the government hospital in Sangareddy for a medical check-up and later would be shifted to the Sishu Griha. The police were going through CCTV footage to identify the persons who had abandoned the baby.
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