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Even as a soldier, Hitler hated Jews
40 illegal Indians held in UK raids
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Triple whammy for China
Beijing, June 8 The deaths have been concentrated in the poor southern province of Guizhou, where tens of thousands have left their homes to escape the rising waters over the past few days, the official Xinhua news agency said. Another 32 persons were missing, the report added, suggesting the death toll could rise. Almost 8,000 houses have been destroyed by the floods and thousands of hectares (acres) of farmland inundated, it said. The other deaths have been reported in the eastern seaboard province of Jiangsu, Xinhua added, though other parts of that province remain parched. Guizhou will be hit by more rain over the coming few days, and the government has already sent a relief team to the hardest hit areas, it said. The drought has damaged crops and exacerbated a power shortage by cutting power generation from dams, adding a slight bump to near three-year high consumer inflation. The rains will add to farmers’ hopes that they will be able to plant mid-year rice crops after early-season plantings suffered during the drought. The drought has affected millions of hectares of farmland, mainly in the five provinces of Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui and Jiangsu along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze. —
Agencies Trembler hits Xinjiang province Beijing: A moderate 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday hit a remote county in China’s northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, causing a car pileup in which five persons were injured. The quake, which disrupted train and bus services, jolted Toksun County of Turpan Prefecture at 9:53 a.m. (local time), according to the China Earthquake Network Center. Toksun County is about 160 km from Urumqi, the regional capital. The trembler caused several big rocks to roll down a mountain in the neighbouring Dabancheng district and onto a road forcing a driver to slam brakes of his car leading to a 17-car pileup, said Zhang Qirui, an official with the district’s road bureau. Five people were hurt in the collision, among whom two were severely injured, he said. The epicentre of the quake was 43.0 degrees north latitude and 88.3 degrees east longitude with a depth of about 5 km, the centre said. — PTI
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Chicago Trial
Chicago, June 8 Comprising of representation from various sections of the society in Chicago, the jury began its deliberations at 9-30 am local time under closed door settings. Attorneys from both the US government and those of 50-year-old Rana were present at the court to respond to any questions that the jury members might have about the case. The jury were also provided with copies of the audio and video tapes along with transcripts, besides a set of all the exhibits including the large number of email exchanges of Rana, David Coleman Headley and many others related to the case, which were shown as evidences by the defense and federal attorneys during the trial that lasted more than two weeks. Officials were tightlipped as to when the jury would be able to give its verdict against Rana, who has been charged on three counts. The attorney yesterday completed their closing arguments, during which both the defense and federal prosecutors walked through final time their point of view. The government attorney accused Rana of complicity with witness Headley’s efforts to scout for the Mumbai attacks and a later thwarted attack on Danish newspaper ‘Jyllands-Posten’. The defence attorney, however, again attempted to paint Headley, the government’s star witness, as a duplicitous friend and serial liar.
— PTI
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Even as a soldier, Hitler hated Jews
Hitler, who was 30 then, wrote the four-page letter at the end of World War I when he was serving as a soldier in Munich Bavarian army. “To begin with, Judaism is definitely a racial and not a religious group. The result of which is that a non-German race lives among us with its own feelings, thoughts and aspirations, while having all the same rights as we do,” wrote Hitler. Ending the letter, the future dictator said, “The final goal must be the removal of Jews. To accomplish these goals, only a government of national power is capable and never a government of national weakness.” The Simon Wiesenthal Center bought the letter from a historical artifacts dealer for $150,000 last month. “This document shouldn’t be in private hands. It’s a seminal document that belongs with the future generations. People should know it. It shouldn't disappear,” New York Daily News quoted Rabbi Marvin Hier, Wiesenthal Center founder, as saying. The letter had been tucked away for nearly a century in warehouses in Germany and the US, the paper said.
— IANS
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40 illegal Indians held in UK raids
London, June 8 More than 70 immigration officers entered the premises and checked the immigration status of about 80 workers. A total of 33 men and women, including 28 Indian nationals, were found to have no right to be in the UK. The Immigration Minister said: “This operation is one of the largest we have conducted in the Midlands and reinforces our determination to identify and remove more people with no legal right to work in this country”.
— PTI
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