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New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI) Following are the highlights at 1 pm: NATION DEL6 CBI-BOFORS Bofors: CBI sends judicial request to US, seeks information from private investigator New Delhi: The CBI has sent a judicial request to the United States seeking information from private investigator Michael Hershman, who had expressed willingness to share with Indian agencies crucial details about the Rs 64-crore Bofors bribery scandal of the 1980s, officials said Wednesday.

DEL11 RAHUL-PORTERS Will put across porters' demands to govt, fight for their rights: Rahul New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said porters at the New Delhi Railway Station risked their lives to help people during the stampede last month but their voices were not being heard as they face financial difficulties, and asserted that he would fight for their rights.

BOM4 MH-ASSEMBLY-AZMI SP MLA Abu Azmi suspended from Maharashtra assembly for remarks praising Aurangzeb Mumbai: Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi was on Wednesday suspended from the Maharashtra legislative assembly's membership till the end of the ongoing budget session over his remarks eulogising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

DEL12 PB-SKM-LD FARMERS SKM protest: Punjab police stops farmers from going to Chandigarh Chandigarh: Farmers under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha were stopped from going to Chandigarh for their week-long dharna beginning Wednesday in support of their various demands, with multiple barricades and checkpoints set up across Punjab and security stepped up at all entry points of the Union Territory.

MDS10 TN-HINDI-LD CM BJP-led Centre 'pays lip service' to Tamil for votes, alleges CM Stalin Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led union government paid mere lip service to Tamil language for the sake of votes and dubbed the ruling party at the Centre as Tamil's "enemy." MDS9 TL-TUNNEL-RESCUE OPERATION Tunnel collapse: Rescue ops underway at swift pace, excavation ongoing to detect human presence Nagarkurnool (Telangana): The rescue operation at the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel, where eight people have been trapped for the past 12 days, continued at a brisk pace on Wednesday, with excavation being carried out at locations suggested by scientists to look for human presence.

DEL9 PANEL-SPECTRUM Panel seeks factual note on reports of telecom firms allowed to surrender spectrum New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has sought a factual note from the Ministry of Communications on reports that its department of telecommunications allowed the surrender of spectrum acquired in auctions by telecom companies before 2022, sources said.

MDS11 AP-SPEAKER-LOP Andhra Assembly Speaker rejects Jagan’s demand for LoP status Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker C Ayyannapatrudu on Wednesday said the demand by YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) status cannot be considered, describing it as an "unreasonable desire." MDS8 TN-DELIMITATION-MEETING LS delimitation: TN CM Stalin moots Joint Action Committee of MPs Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday proposed a Joint Action Committee comprising MPs and party representatives from southern states at an all party meeting on Lok Sabha seats delimitation here.

CAL3 WB-JADAVPUR-PROTESTS JU protests enter 3rd day, students set deadline for VC to address grievances Kolkata: Protests at Jadavpur University continued for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, with students demanding action against alleged assaults on their peers and set a 4 pm deadline for vice-chancellor Bhaskar Gupta to address their grievances.

FOREIGN FGN54 US-TRUMP-SPEECH-INDIA-LD TARIFFS Trump criticises high tariffs charged by India, announces reciprocal tariffs from April 2 New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump criticised the high tariffs charged by India and other countries, terming them as “very unfair” and announced reciprocal tariffs from April 2 on nations that impose levies on American goods. By Yoshita Singh FGN48 US-TRUMP-SPEECH-UKRAINE Strong signals from Russia it is ready for peace, Ukraine ready to come to negotiating table: Trump New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump said he has received "strong signals" from Russia that it is ready for peace and that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to him saying his country is ready to come to the negotiating table and also sign an agreement on minerals and security. By Yoshita Singh FGN50 CHINA-GROWTH-LD TARGET China fixes 'challenging' five per cent GDP target for this year amid Trump tariff war Beijing: China's parliament on Wednesday opened its annual session with the government setting a five per cent growth target for its economy struggling with slowdown amid escalating trade war with the US and stagnant domestic consumption. By K J M Varma NSD NSD

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