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[00:00:09] Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. I'm your host Ashwin and these are the major news stories of Sunday, Feb 2, 2025. India retained their Under-19 Women's 2020 World Cup title with a convincing 9-wicket triumph over South Africa in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Gongadi Trisha was star of the final with 3 wickets and an unbeaten 44 of 33 balls. Why Not native V.J. Joshita was the only Malayali in the squad.
[00:00:39] A complaint was filed against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi before a court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district for her poor thing remark on President Draupati Mumu. Sudhir Oja, a lawyer from Muzaffarpur lodged a complaint against Gandhi on Saturday requesting the registration of an F.A.R. for allegedly showing disrespect to the nation's highest constitutional authority.
[00:01:01] Oja also named leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MB Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as co-accused and sought legal action against them as well. Five persons were killed and 35 others injured when a private bus carrying pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh fell into a deep gorge in Gujarat's dying district on Sunday. Among the 25 injured, 17 are critical, police said.
[00:01:26] The victims were on a trip to religious places across various states in the country, police added. Union minister Suresh Gobi 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 caste oversaw the ministry.
[00:01:50] 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.
[00:02:05] US President Donald Trump ordered 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10% 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. That brings us to the end of this episode. Thanks for listening to Daily News Doze hosted by me, Ashwin. Follow on Manorama.com for detailed updates on the latest news and be sure to come back tomorrow.