1. India secured their Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup title with a convincing 9-wicket victory over South Africa in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Gongadi Trisha starred in the final, taking three wickets and scoring an unbeaten 44 off 33 balls. Wayanad native V J Joshitha was the only Malayali in the squad.

2. A lawyer from Muzaffarpur, Sudhir Ojha, filed a complaint against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi before a court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district over her 'poor thing' remark on President Droupadi Murmu. Ojha requested the registration of an FIR, accusing Gandhi of disrespecting the nation's highest constitutional authority. He also named Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as co-accused and sought legal action against them as well.

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3. Five persons were killed and 35 others injured after a private bus carrying pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh fell into a deep gorge in Gujarat's Dang district on Sunday. Among the 25 injured, 17 are reportedly critical. The victims were on a trip to religious places across various states in the country.

4. Union Minister Suresh Gopi has landed in a fresh controversy for making a casteist remark while addressing a BJP election campaign in New Delhi. The actor-turned-politician said that real progress in tribal welfare would only be possible if leaders from 'upper castes' oversaw the ministry. As this statement triggered heated debates on social media and news channels, the BJP leader declared that he would like to withdraw the statement. He added that some people triggered unnecessary controversy by misinterpreting his statement.

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5. US President Donald Trump ordered 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10 per cent on goods from China starting on Tuesday and declared that they would remain in place until a national emergency over the drug fentanyl and illegal immigration to the US ends.

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