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Topic: Budaun

35 pirates arrested, 17 hostages rescued — dramatic ops by India on high seas

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Cops say Budaun double murder accused Sajid was mentally ill. ‘Upset he was childless, tried self-harm’

According to the Budaun SSP, Sajid, who was shot dead in 'encounter' after allegedly killing 2 young boys, had been mentally ill since childhood, prone to bouts of anger & aggression.

‘Slit their throats, then stabbed them’ — what post-mortem reveals about Budaun double murder

Post-mortem report of 6-yr-old Ahaan Pratap and his 13-yr-old brother Ayush says they were stabbed in the neck, stomach, hands and legs, it is learnt.

Budaun murders co-accused Javed arrested, claimed innocence in video — ‘came to Bareilly to surrender’

Before his surrender, accused had fled from Budaun to Delhi. Accused had made a video of himself & made it viral, says Bareilly IG.

Bloody terrace, four miscarriages & an ‘encounter’ — untangling Budaun double murders

Victims' family denies that there was 'personal rivalry', says main accused Sajid paid them a visit asking for money for wife's delivery. But Sajid's family says his wife isn't pregnant.

SHO, outpost incharge booked for not filing FIR in Budaun ‘gang rape & murder’ case

The 2 are booked under Section 166A of IPC after it came to light they didn't take any action when victim's family came to the police station to report the alleged crime.

Why ASHA workers in UP’s Budaun were detained for taking pregnant women to private clinic

The ASHAs are accused of accepting gifts from a private nursing home and being part of nexus that has led to a low number of registered births in Budaun district.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.