The Catch Up: 1 August

The headlines of the week by The Indian Express

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
This is the catch upon three things by the Indian
Express and I'm i Shasharma. Today is the first of
August and here are this week's headlines. Starting with news
from the Parliament, External Affairs Minister S. J. Shunker opened
the Raja Saba debate on Operation Sindhur, clarifying that there

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was no call between PMOD and President Donald Trump from
twenty second April.

Speaker 2 (00:29):
To sixteenth of June. He dismissed any.

Speaker 1 (00:31):
Notion of mediation or nuclear blackmail on the Indus Waters
treat Jershunka declared that India will suspend the agreement until
Pakistan irreversibly ends.

Speaker 2 (00:40):
Its support for terrorism.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
He stated firmly, quote blood and water will not flow
together unquote, reinforcing India's hardened diplomatic posture in response to
Pakistan's provocations and now in major national news, making global headlines.
Just out years after imposing a twenty five percent tariff

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on Indian imports, US President Donald Trump lashed out at
India and Russia over their closed trade ties. Posting on
truth Social he said quote they can take their dead
economies down together unquote. Trump accused India of excessively high
tariffs and protectionist trade barriers, citing them as reasons for
limited US India trade. He also criticized India's continued purchase

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of Russian military equipment and energy. The penalty is tied
to India's ongoing defense deals with Moscow and becomes effective today.

Speaker 2 (01:38):
And now.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
In news from Mumbai, a Mumbai special quote acquitted all
seven accused in the two thousand and eight Malagam blast case,
including BJPMP Pragyatakar and Lieutenant Colonel Prohid. The explosion killed
six and injured over one hundred people.

Speaker 2 (01:53):
Judge A. K.

Speaker 1 (01:54):
Lahothi said the prosecution failed to provide reliable evidence or
proved guilt beyond doubt. Charges under IPC and UAPA, including
conspiracy and murder, were dropped. He said that terrorism has
no religion and emphasized suspicion alone can't convict. The case
had dragged on for nearly seventeen years amid political and

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public scrutiny and now shifting our focus to Bihar. The
Election Commission told the Raja Shabha there's no legal category
for suspicious voters under the Representation of the People Act
of nineteen fifty one. The clarification followed a query over
whether such voters cast ballots in the.

Speaker 2 (02:35):
Last looks of our pots.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
The EC is currently revising electoral roles in Bihar, partly
citing concerns over inclusion of foreign illegal immigrants. In a
twenty fourth of June's statement, the Commission flagged irregularities and voteralists.

Speaker 2 (02:49):
The EC reiterated that.

Speaker 1 (02:50):
Electoral law recognizes only eligible citizens as voters and rejects
wage classifications, and in the end, talking about news making
global headlines. Tsunami waves began striking California after a historic
eight point eight magnitude earthquake hit Russia's Comchurtka Peninsula. Alerts

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were issued for Japan, Hawaii, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The earthquakes,
strongest since nineteen fifty two, shook Russia's Kurli Islands and
Japan's Hokkaido. Russia's Geophysical Service called it a unique event
and warned of after shocks up to the magnitude of
seven point five that could continue for a month. Meanwhile,

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any coastal visits were discouraged. The epicenter was near the
site of a recent twenty of July earthquake, and authorities
are maintaining high vigilance amid ongoing seismic activity. And with
that this was all for this week. This was the
catch upon three Things by the Indian Express