Topic: India — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-06 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: After slapping 25% "penalty" tariffs on India for buying Russian crude — revoked last month — the U.S. on Thursday issued a 30-day waiver to New Delhi for purchasing crude from Moscow as the Iran war upends global supplies.
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[2026-03-06 13:09 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed there were three Australians aboard a nuclear-powered US submarine that is responsible for sinking an Iranian frigate in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka.
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[2026-03-06 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Foto del 28 de agosto del 2025, la estadounidense Venus Williams enfrenta a la checa Lyudmyla Kichenok y la australiana Ellen Perez en el torneo de dobles del Abierto de Estados Unidos. (AP Foto/Yuki Iwamura, Archivo)
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[2026-03-06 12:51 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US issues 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to buy Russian oil; IDF says it is striking Dahiya neighborhood in southern suburbs of Beirut
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[2026-03-06 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Venus Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Lyudmyla Kichenok, of the Czech Republic, and Ellen Perez, of Australia, during a first round women’s doubles match of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
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[2026-03-06 12:09 UTC+10:00] [US foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘Stopgap measure’ designed to keep oil flowing into global market as Middle East crisis disrupts crude shipments
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[2026-03-06 09:24 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-06 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sanju Samson (right) made 89 to help India defeat England in the second semifinal. (Getty Images: MB Media)
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[2026-03-06 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Blatant disregard for international concerns shocks peace-loving world
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[2026-03-06 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka sees potential BRICS membership as strategically appealing, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya told RT India in an interview.
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[2026-03-06 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government yesterday said that Sri Lanka is committed to promoting peace in the Indian Ocean while acting in accordance with international law when addressing developments taking place in the Indian ocean.
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[2026-03-06 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Indian Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal has said that the Iranian ship targeted by a US submarine attack off the coast of Sri Lanka would not have been in the region if it had not been invited to take part in India’s Milan Naval exercise.
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The 11th edition of the Raisina Dialogue will be held from 5-7 March, 2026.
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday rejected a viral claim that the US Navy are using Indian ports amid the conflict with Iran. Taking to X, the fact-check unit of the MEA dismissed the claim as “fake and false” In a fact check alert on social media platform X, the union ministry said “Claims being made on OAN, a US based channel that Indian ports are being used by the US Navy are fake and false.”
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The sinking of ‘Iris Dena’, an Iranian Navy Destroyer, by a United States (US) submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka in the early hours of Wednesday marks a dangerous new turn in the conflict between Israel-US and Iran, which is barely one week old. According to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, this is the first time since 1945 that a US Navy submarine used a torpedo (as opposed to a surface weapon) to attack and destroy a vessel in
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opener Sanju Samson scored another explosive innings, smashing 89 off 42 balls, as India piled up a formidable 253 for 7 in their T20 World Cup semi-final against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai yesterday.
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[2026-03-06 04:57 UTC+10:00] [T20 World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: India 253-7 bt England 246-7 by seven runs
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[2026-03-06 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Elena Rybakina appeared to nudge a trophy presenter’s hand away from her body during an awkward moment at Indian Wells.
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[2026-03-06 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trabajadores sacan de un vehículo los restos de marineros iraníes muertos por el hundimiento de su barco, en Galle, Sri Lanka, el 4 de marzo de 2026. (AP foto/Eranga Jayawardena)
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[2026-03-06 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Women's Asian Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Blue Tigresses have overcome off-field chaos and crises to make this tournament and can look to their women’s cricketers for hope
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[2026-03-06 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: England’s captain Harry Brook, right, and India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav shake hands at the toss ahead of the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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[2026-03-05 23:56 UTC+10:00] [T20 World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: 🏏 T20 World Cup updates from Mumbai; 1.30pm GMT start 🏏 Sign up for the Spin | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail Tim
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[2026-03-05 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A torpedo fired by a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people.
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[2026-03-05 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Sri Lanka sees potential BRICS membership as strategically appealing, Prime Harini Amarasuriya has told RT India in an exclusive interview.
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[2026-03-05 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian warship destroyed in a US torpedo strike on Wednesday was "defenceless" and participating in an international naval exercise as a guest of the Indian navy, according to reports.
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[2026-03-05 21:51 UTC+10:00] [Emma Raducanu] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: British No 1 being aided by Mark Petchey at Indian Wells
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[2026-03-05 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: At least two Russian oil tankers that were initially expected to dock in East Asia have changed course to India, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, signaling that authorities in New Delhi may be looking to renew crude shipments from Russia despite tariff threats from the Trump administration.
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[2026-03-05 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Notorious organized criminal and drug trafficker Janith Madusankha, alias “Podi Lassie,” has been remanded in custody until March 17, 2026. The order was delivered today, March 5, by the Baddegama Magistrate’s Court following his recent extradition from India.
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[2026-03-05 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts say the strike highlights the risk of the conflict spreading into Asian waters and tests India’s careful diplomatic balancing
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[2026-03-05 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel sunk in the Indian Ocean was the Islamic Republic’s “prize ship,” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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[2026-03-05 19:37 UTC+10:00] [Athletes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-05 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath departed for India today(05) to participate in the Raisina Dialogue 2026 summit, a key platform for discussions on regional security and diplomacy.
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[2026-03-05 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran launched new wave of attacks Thursday morning at Israeli and American bases following a threat to destroy military and economic infrastructure across the region, which came after the US and Israel intensified their bombardment of Iran and a US Navy submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean.
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[2026-03-05 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's "Inside India" newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Subscribe here.
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[2026-03-05 13:46 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: IRIS Dena - one of Iran’s newest warships - had been on a friendly visit to India before it was sunk by a US submarine
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[2026-03-05 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A man was centimeters away from being crushed to death on Tuesday when the elevator at his India apartment complex suddenly lurched upwards while he was exiting it.
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[2026-03-05 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Stefanos Tsitsipas and Denis Shapovalov, two of the most mercurial players on the ATP Tour, will meet in Round 1 of the 2026 Indian Wells Masters.
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[2026-03-05 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump holds up the Ratepayer Protection Pledge after signing it in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-03-05 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Devotees cheer as colored powder and water is sprayed on them in celebrations of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, at the Kalupur Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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[2026-03-05 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: England will face co-hosts India in the T20 World Cup semi-final today (5) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, starting at 7.00 p.m.
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[2026-03-05 06:55 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Hospital authorities in the Sri Lankan port city of Galle said 87 bodies were brought in by military rescuers. Source: AAP / Antonio Lacerda/EPA
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[2026-03-05 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: DFCC Bank PLC (DFCC Bank) has completed the supplementary international listing of Sri Lanka’s first-ever Blue Bond on the NSE International Exchange (NSEIX) at GIFT City, India, becoming the first Blue Bond from Sri Lanka to be listed internationally and the first Blue Bond to be admitted on NSEIX.
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[2026-03-05 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-03-05 05:27 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The United States Navy has torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean – the first time an enemy vessel has been sunk by an American torpedo since World War II – as Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted that the US was “just getting started” in its military campaign.
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[2026-03-05 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Inspiration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: “Who’s feeling strong today?” The question from Captain Scott, skipper on restored schooner Willie the Pearl Lugger, hangs awkwardly in the air. I don’t blame my fellow passengers, many of whom are already in the water, for their hesitation; it’s a searing 28-degree day and answering may cut short their brief Indian Ocean respite.
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[2026-03-05 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, touting the strike as evidence of America's global reach in its war on Iran.
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[2026-03-05 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The first commercial flight out of the Middle East to Australia since hostilities began landed in Sydney overnight.
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[2026-03-05 03:03 UTC+10:00] [T20 World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Captain hails team ‘unity’ before Mumbai semi-final
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[2026-03-05 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El buque de guerra iraní IRIS Dena en la bahía de Bengala durante la Revisión Internacional de la Flota celebrada en Visakhapatnam, India, el 18 de febrero de 2026. (Foto AP)
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[2026-03-05 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A US submarine sank an Iranian Navy frigate in the Indian Ocean on Monday, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said. Earlier media reports indicated that the IRIS Dena was struck about 40 nautical miles off the city of Galle in southwestern Sri Lanka, with dozens of crew members rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy.
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