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2.   Kerala Police Hunt For Nuns Who Allegedly Helped Priest Accused Of Rape

Press Trust of India | Monday March 06, 2017, Kannur, Kerala

The police in Kerala on Sunday intensified the search to trace seven accused, including five nuns and a doctor, who are on the run since the arrest of a Catholic priest accused of raping an underage girl. The five nuns and the gynaecologist of the church-run hospital, where the 16-year-old girl delivered a boy, continued to evade arrest.

3.   'I Might Not Only Be Discriminated Against But Also Killed' - Indians Fear US Travel After Attacks

Annie Gowen, The Washington Post | Monday March 06, 2017, New Delhi

After three high-profile attacks on Indians in the United States in 10 days - two of them being investigated as possible hate crimes - concerns about travel to the country and the safety of relatives there are rising in India.

4.   Chhattisgarh Top Cop Kalluri Accused Of Bullying Activists Gets Show Cause Notices

Press Trust of India | Monday March 06, 2017, Raipur

Controversial IPS officer SRP Kalluri has been issued show cause notices by the Chhattisgarh DGP office for his comments on the social media and attending a private function in Jagdalpur without taking permission.

5.   Probe Sikh Shooting As Hate Crime: Indian-American Congresswoman Urges Trump Administration

Press Trust of India | Monday March 06, 2017, Washington

Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal today urged the Trump administration to probe the shooting of a Sikh man as a hate crime, and to speak out strongly against such incidents.

6.   India Raises Concerns Over Hate Crimes With US, Assured 'Speedy Justice'

Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday March 05, 2017, Washington

India has raised concerns over hate crimes with authorities in the US following three high-profile attacks on Indians in America in the last 10 days. Two of these attacks are being investigated as possible hate crimes that have triggered fears about travel to the country and the safety of the community. The US State Department had expressed condolences over the incidents and assured "speedy justice", the Indian embassy in Washington tweeted on Sunday night.

7.   UP Elections 2017: BJP Showers Attention On Varanasi, But Its Eye Is On Mirzapur Too

Written by Alok Pandey | Sunday March 05, 2017, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh

In the run up to the final phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP has been focusing on Prime Minister Modi's constituency Varanasi. But Varanasi has a neighbour that the party wants to win too: Mirzapur, on the other side of the river Ganga.

8.   Battle-Hardened In Britain, Prime Minister Theresa May Prepares For Brexit Talks

Reuters | Sunday March 05, 2017, United Kingdom, London

British Prime Minister Theresa May is unlikely to bow to political expedience in Brexit negotiations but will make up her own mind about what she believes is best and refuse to give ground - that's if past form is anything to go by.

9.   UP Elections 2017: Every 3rd Candidate Faces Criminal Charge, 30 Per Cent Crorepatis

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 05, 2017, New Delhi

Every third candidate in the ongoing UP assembly elections is facing a criminal charge, including some for serious crimes like rape, murder and kidnapping, while crorepatis account for a similar percentage of those in the fray, an analysis of their self-declared affidavits showed today.

10.              Mamata Banerjee Expresses Concern After Sikh Man Shot In US

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 05, 2017, Kolkata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today expressed her concern after a Sikh man in the US was shot outside his home by a man who shouted "go back to your own country".

11.              Trump Asks Congress To Probe If Obama Ordered Wiretap During 2016 Campaigning

Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 05, 2017, Washington, United States

President Donald Trump is asking Congress to probe "potentially politically motivated investigations" during the 2016 campaign, the White House said Sunday.

12.              Atop Palmyra's Damaged Theatre, Syrian Musicians Sing Of Return

Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 05, 2017, Syria, Palmyra

Atop the ruins of Syria's famed Palmyra theatre, recently recaptured from the Islamic State group, teenage musician Angel Dayoub sings an old Arabic favourite: "We're coming back, oh love, we're coming back."

13.              PM Modi Speech In Varanasi Highlights: UP Government Not Letting My Work Show

Sunday March 05, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing a rally in Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith in Varanasi campaigning for the last phase of the seven-phased assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh on March 8. PM Modi, who arrived in the city yesterday morning, held a roadshow followed by a public meeting late in the evening. This is the second roadshow that he is holding in two days in his Lok Sabha constituency with less than three days left for the final phase of polls in the state.

14.              Macau Legislators At China's Parliament Ask Kim Jong Who?

Reuters | Sunday March 05, 2017, BEIJING

The killing of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader who had been living in the Chinese territory of Macau may be top news around the world, but for some Macanese legislators at China's parliament it's more a case of Kim Jong Who?

16.              Muslim Swimmers Allowed To Race Wearing 'Burkinis' In England

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 05, 2017, London

Muslim women swimmers have won the right to race in loose-fitting full body outfits or 'burkinis' while taking part in amateur swimming competitions in England.

17.              Earth's Mantle 60 Degrees Hotter Than Thought: Study

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 05, 2017, Washington

The mantle - the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth's interior - is about 60 degrees Celsius hotter than previously thought, a new study has found.

18.              UP Governor Asks Why Rape-Accused Gayatri Prajapati Is Still A Minister

Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday March 05, 2017, Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik has written to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, asking why rape-accused minister Gayatri Prajapati still has a place in his cabinet. Mr Prajapati has been accused of gang-raping a woman.

19.              Most Wanted Criminal In Meghalaya, Assam Escapes

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday March 05, 2017, Tura, Meghalaya

Police on Sunday came close to nabbing William Sangma, a hardcore criminal wanted in Assam and Meghalaya for kidnappings and extortions but he managed to escape, an official said.

20.              After Bombs, Pakistan Tightens Security For Rare Major Cricket Match

Reuters | Sunday March 05, 2017, Lahore

Pakistan tightened security in the city of Lahore ahead of a hugely anticipated final of its domestic cricket league on Sunday, pushing ahead with a rare high-profile match despite a recent spike in Islamist violence.

21.              'Hate Of One Man Doesn't Define Us': Kansas Governor On Indian Engineer's Killing

Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Sunday March 05, 2017, Washington

In an attempt to reassure the Indian community living in the US, the Governor of Kansas - where an Indian engineer was shot dead in an apparent hate crime last month - said that the hateful action of one person does not define them.

22.              Helicopter With 9 Aboard Crashes In Japan

Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 05, 2017, Tokyo

A helicopter conducting a mountain rescue exercise crashed with nine local officials aboard in Japan on Sunday and at least three people are feared dead, officials and media reports said.

23.              New Rules Give Japan's Shinzo Abe Chance To Lead Until 2021

Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 05, 2017, Tokyo

Japan's ruling party on Sunday extended term limits for its leaders, a change that gives Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a shot at becoming Japan's longest-serving post-war leader.

24.              Sushma Swaraj Speaks To Families Of Indian-Origin Men Who Were Shot In US

Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday March 05, 2017, New Delhi

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today tweeted, saying she had spoken to the families of two Indian-origin men, who became victims of alleged hate crimes in the US. In a series of tweets, Ms Swaraj expressed pain over the killing of Harnish Patel, a businessman who was killed in South Carolina last week. The other man, Deep Rai, had been injured when a masked man shot at him, and is currently recuperating.

25.              Assembly Elections 2017 - Complete Counting Arrangements By Tuesday: Poll Panel

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday March 05, 2017, New Delhi

The Election Commission on Sunday directed Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) in the five states to complete vote counting arrangements by Tuesday.

26.              Bollywood Showers Blessings On Karan Johar's Twins

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 05, 2017, Mumbai

Karan Johar's friends and colleagues from Bollywood including Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt and Farah Khan, have expressed their happiness for the director, who has welcomed twins through surrogacy.

27.              Sri Lanka Rejects UN Call For Foreign Judges In War Probe: Government

Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 05, 2017, Colombo

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has rejected a fresh appeal from the United Nations to allow international judges to investigate alleged war-era atrocities, vowing to not prosecute soldiers.

28.              Did Arun Jaitley Know About Notes Ban? Can't Disclose, Says His Ministry

Sunday March 05, 2017, New Delhi

The Finance Ministry has refused to disclose whether Union Minister Arun Jaitley was consulted before the notes ban announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, 2016. Earlier, the Prime Minister's Office and the Reserve Bank of India had claimed that the query whether the Finance Minister and the Chief Economic Advisor were consulted before the announcement does not come under the definition of "information" under the RTI Act.

29.              66,000 Displaced In Recent North Syria Fighting: UN

Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 05, 2017, Beirut, Lebanon

A total of 66,000 people have been displaced by fighting along two fronts in Syria's fractured north, the United Nation's humanitarian coordination agency (OCHA) said Sunday.