POLITICS
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May- 2025 -20 May
Supreme Court agrees to list plea seeking FIR against Justice Varma
The Supreme Court agreed to list for urgent hearing a plea seeking criminal prosecution of Justice Yashwant Varma New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list for urgent hearing a plea seeking criminal prosecution of Justice Yashwant Varma, who is embroiled in a controversy surrounding the alleged discovery of a huge pile of burnt cash in the storeroom attached to his bungalow in the national capital after the fire brigade had gone there to douse a blaze on March 14. “It can be kept tomorrow for hearing,” a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai and A G Masih told advocate Mathews J Nedumpara, the lead petitioner-in-person. After Nedumpara submitted that he would be unavailable on…
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20 May
Russia, Ukraine to begin ceasefire talks ‘immediately’, says Trump
Trump’s announcement came after a two-hour-long phone call with President Vladimir Putin. He conveyed details of the conversation to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in a separate call and to other European leaders. Washington: US President Donald Trump said that Russia and Ukraine will begin ceasefire negotiations and that the Vatican has offered to host them. Trump’s announcement came after a two-hour-long phone call with President Vladimir Putin. He conveyed details of the conversation to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in a separate call and to other European leaders. “Just completed my two-hour call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. I believe it went very well. Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War,”…
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20 May
Trump simply wanted to step into spotlight, there was no nuclear signalling or threats from Pakistan, says government
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, in a closed-door briefing to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, clarified that India did not carry out any strikes on Pakistan’s nuclear infrastructure during Operation Sindoor New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, in a closed-door briefing to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, clarified that India did not carry out any strikes on Pakistan’s nuclear infrastructure during Operation Sindoor. According to sources present at the meeting, the government made it clear that the operation remained entirely conventional in nature, and there was no nuclear signaling or threats from the Pakistani side during the recent military confrontation. The briefing was held against the backdrop of heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, following the Pahalgam terror…
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20 May
US announces visa restrictions on travel agencies based in India facilitating illegal immigration
The US on Monday said that it is imposing visa restrictions on owners, executives, and senior officials of travel agencies in India for knowingly facilitating “illegal immigration” to the United States New York/Washington: The US on Monday said that it is imposing visa restrictions on owners, executives, and senior officials of travel agencies in India for knowingly facilitating “illegal immigration” to the United States. “Mission India’s Consular Affairs and Diplomatic Security Service work every day across our Embassy and Consulates to actively identify and target those engaged in facilitating illegal immigration and human smuggling and trafficking operations,” the State Department said in a statement. The Department of State is “taking steps today to impose visa restrictions on owners, executives, and senior…
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20 May
China to speed up construction of dam in Pakistan
State-owned China Energy Engineering Corporation has been working on Mohmand Hydropower Project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-western Pakistan since 2019 Beijing: China has announced plans to accelerate work on a “flagship” dam in Pakistan to ease pressure on its all-weather ally, weeks after India placed the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the Pahalgam terror attack, according to a media report. The state-owned China Energy Engineering Corporation has been working on the Mohmand Hydropower Project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-western Pakistan since 2019. The project was scheduled to be completed next year. On Saturday, state broadcaster CCTV reported that concrete filling on the dam had started, marking “a critical construction milestone and a phase of accelerated development…
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20 May
UP businessman arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan
The accused, identified as Shahzad, was arrested in Moradabad after the STF received intelligence regarding his involvement in cross-border smuggling and espionage activities for Pakistan Lucknow: Days after the arrest of Haryana-based YouTuber and travel blogger Jyoti Malhotra on charges of espionage, the Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a businessman from Rampur for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The accused, identified as Shahzad, was arrested in Moradabad after the STF received intelligence regarding his involvement in cross-border smuggling and espionage activities for Pakistan. According to officials, Shahzad had been passing sensitive national security-related information to his handlers in Pakistan. The STF, in a statement, said Shahzad had visited Pakistan several times in recent years under…
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20 May
Operation Sindoor not yet over: India responds to Pak-led protest in Portugal
The Indian Embassy in Portugal issued a strong response to a protest organised by Pakistan outside its Chancery building in Lisbon, reaffirming India’s unwavering stance against what it called “desperate provocations” and reiterated its resolve to counter Pakistan-backed terrorism New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Portugal issued a strong response to a protest organised by Pakistan outside its Chancery building in Lisbon, reaffirming India’s unwavering stance against what it called “desperate provocations” and reiterated its resolve to counter Pakistan-backed terrorism. “The Embassy of India responded firmly with ‘Operation Sindoor’ to the cowardly protest organised by Pakistan near our Chancery building. We thank the Government of Portugal and its police authorities for their support in ensuring the safety and security of the…
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20 May
Foreign Secretary Misri to brief parliamentary committee today on India-Pak tensions
The parliamentary committee is headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and is expected to focus on diplomatic, military, and regional implications following the Indian military’s Operation Sindoor. New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is scheduled to appear before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Monday to provide a comprehensive briefing on the Operation Sindoor and recent tensions between India and Pakistan. The parliamentary committee is headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and is expected to focus on diplomatic, military, and regional implications following the Indian military’s Operation Sindoor. The meeting comes in the wake of heightened cross-border tensions triggered by the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed multiple lives and drew sharp condemnation from New Delhi. In response, the…
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20 May
Former US President Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
President Biden is 82 and was the oldest president in the US, when he left office earlier this year, making way for President Donald Trump to return to the White House for a second term, defeating Vice-President Kamala Harris. Washington: Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with a relatively aggressive form of prostate cancer, his office said in a statement. “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,” said a statement from Biden’s office. “On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterised by a Gleason score of 9 (grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.” “While this represents a more aggressive form of the…
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18 May
Hyd-based Dr Reddy’s gets 2 observations from USFDA for New York API plant
The US Food and Drug Administration completed a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) inspection at the company’s API (active pharmaceutical ingredients) Middleburgh facility in New York, Dr Reddy’s said in a regulatory filing New Delhi: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories on Saturday said the US health regulator has issued a Form 483 with two observations after inspecting its US-based facility. The US Food and Drug Administration completed a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) inspection at the company’s API (active pharmaceutical ingredients) Middleburgh facility in New York, Dr Reddy’s said in a regulatory filing. The inspection was conducted during May 12-16, 2025, it added. “We have been issued a Form 483 with two observations, which we will address within the stipulated timeline,” the Hyderabad-based drug…
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