The Catch Up: 29 July

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

Episode Transcript

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tune in now on with the show. This is a
catch upon three Things by the Indian Express and I'm
Flora Swine. Today's twenty ninth of July and here the
headlines in the top story. Today, Union Home Minista ahmedsha

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To told Lok Sabha that the three terrorists killed near
Srinagar under Operation Mahadev were behind the twenty second of
April Pehlgau attack, identified as Suleman alias Fessel Afghan and
Jibran Shah confirmed they came from Pakistan. During the Operation
Sindur debate in monsoon session of the Parliament, Shar responded

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to opposition questions about the attacker's origins, mocking Congress Leader
pach Theam Ram. The killings occurred in the Dachigam forest area,
marking a key moment in India's counter terror response and
setting the stone for the government's defense of its national
security strategy. In other news from the parliament, addressing Luksabhan

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Operation Sindur, Congress MP Priyanga gan Hivajra questioned how the
Belgaum terror attack occurred in such a heavily militarized region.
She criticized the absence of security forces in Bessarin Valley
despite it being crowded with terrorists. Wata also called out
Home Minister Amitshah, asking why he hadn't resigned after the attack.

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Her speech pushed for accountability and transparency from the center,
urging the government to explain how such a breach of
national security was allowed to happen under their watch. In
other news of the day, as the first of August
deadline years, US President Donald Trump plans new global tariffs

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of about fifteen to twenty percent, up from the current
ten percent baseline. India' straight talks with the United States
are stuck, with Washington pushing for zero duty access, similar
to deals with Vietnam and in in Asia. India meanwhile
seeks a fifteen percent tariff cap on its exports to
the United States, but risks losing comparative advantage if tariff's

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climb higher. The US also wants India to commit to
major purchases and investments, which are terms similar to those
agreed by Japan and the European Union under Trump's aggressive
trade policy. Moving on to the international news of the day,
heavy rains and flooding in Beijing have killed at least

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thirty four people. According to Chinese state media. The Immune
district alone saw twenty eight deaths, with two more in Yanking,
both on the city's outskirts. More than eighty thousand people
have been relocated, including seventeen thousand from Mune. Overnight rains
have worsened conditions, adding to the devastation. The total regional

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death toll stands at thirty four. The storm marks one
of the deadliest weather events in the recent years for
the Chinese capital, raising concerns over the infrastructure and climate
resilience and flood prone areas. Moving on to the United States,
a twenty seven year old gunman, Shane Devin Tamurra, killed

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four people before taking his own life in the deadliest
New York City shooting in twenty five years. The attack
accured last evening at a Park Avenue skyscraper housing NFL offices. Tamira,
who drove from Las Vegas, left a suicide note blaming
the NFL and referencing CT, which is a brain disease
linked to head trauma. Victims of the shootout included NVIPD

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officer Didrol Islam, who's a father of two, and a
third on the way. One victim remains in critical condition
and another NFL employee was also greevously injured. That's all
for today. This was a catch up on three things
at the Indian Express.