POLITICS
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May- 2025 -10 May
Loud blasts cause panic in J&K’s Srinagar, Akhnoor areas
Over the past few days, at least 16 innocent lives have been lost, including women and children, with 59 others injured across the affected regions, including Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, and Mendhar. Srinagar: Panic gripped Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city and Akhnoor area in Jammu division on Saturday as massive blast-like sounds were heard forcing morning walkers to rush back home while overnight pounding of civilian areas in Poonch and Rajouri districts by Pakistan Army caused major damage. A Defence Ministry statement said, “Drones have been sighted at 26 locations along the International Border and LoC with Pakistan. These include suspected armed drones.” “The locations include Baramulla, Srinagar, Avantipora, Nagrota, Jammu, Ferozpur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Lalgarh Jatta, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bhuj, Kuarbet and…
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10 May
India-Pakistan conflict: US President Donald Trump urges ‘quick’ de-escalation, says White House
Comments by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt comes as military action between India and Pakistan intensified following India’s strike on nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under ‘Operation Sindoor’ New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump wants to see the conflict between India and Pakistan de-escalate “as quickly as possible,” the White House said on Friday. The comments by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt came as military action between India and Pakistan intensified following India’s strike on nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under ‘Operation Sindoor’ early on Wednesday. India’s strike was a powerful retaliation to the Pahalgam massacre on April 22, in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed. “The President has expressed he…
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10 May
IMF okays immediate disbursement of $1 billion loan for Pakistan
India registers its protest at the board of IMF; says the loan could be misused for financing state-sponsored cross-border terrorism Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved the immediate disbursement of about USD 1 billion to Pakistan under the ongoing Extended Fund Faci¬li¬ty, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here said. “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction over the approval of a USD 1bn dollar instalment for Pakistan by the IMF and the failure of India’s high-handed tactics against it,” according to a statement issued by his office. India earlier raised concerns over the efficacy of IMF programmes in the case of Pakistan, given its poor track record, and also on the possibility of misuse of debt financing funds for…
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10 May
Russia holds Victory Day parade
Victory Day celebrations mark 80th anniversary of defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II Moscow: Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II with a massive military parade on Red Square on Friday attended by President Vladimir Putin and foreign leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Victory Day, which is celebrated in Russia on May 9, is the country’s most important secular holiday. The parade and other ceremonies underline Moscow’s efforts to project its global power and cement the alliances it has forged while seeking a counterbalance to the West amid the conflict Ukraine that has dragged into a fourth year. World War II is a rare event in the nation’s divisive history under Communist rule that is revered by all…
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10 May
Pak begs for ‘loans amid heavy losses’ on X, Islamabad says account ‘hacked’
“Amid escalating war and stocks crash, we urge international partners to help de-escalate. Nation urged to remain steadfast,” the official Economic Affairs Division X handle posted. New Delhi: As India continued to successfully defend its territories and people from massive aerial attacks from across the border, Pakistan on Friday begged the international community for ‘more loans,’ citing “heavy losses inflicted by the enemy”. In a post on the X social media platform, the Economic Affairs Division of the Pakistani government said the “government of Pakistan appeals to International Partners for more loans after heavy losses inflected by enemy.” “Amid escalating war and stocks crash, we urge international partners to help de-escalate. Nation urged to remain steadfast,” the official Economic Affairs Division…
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10 May
Pakistan’s disinformation campaign: Gujarat port fire, Jalandhar drone strike; PIB debunks videos
The government officials have repeatedly told social media users that spreading false information, knowingly or unknowingly, may invite legal consequences under India’s cyber laws. New Delhi: Several videos being circulated on the social media platform X claiming to show attacks by Pakistani forces have been debunked by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). In the latest, videos claiming to show Pakistani attacks on Hazira Port in Gujarat and a drone attack in Jalandhar have been termed fraudulent. PIB said the video is an unrelated video “confirmed to depict an oil tanker explosion”. The video is dated July 7, 2021, said PIB on its Fact Check handle on X. The footage actually captures an oil tanker explosion that occurred on July 7,…
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10 May
Robert Prevost becomes 267th Pope in historic Vatican vote
White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church on the second day of their conclave. Vatican City: Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church on the second day of their conclave. The…
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9 May
Three Greyhound jawans killed, one RSI injured in IED blast in Telangana’s Mulugu: DGP
Mulugu police and Greyhounds units were engaged in search operations to diffuse landmines and bombs planted by Maoists Mulugu/Warangal: Three Greyhounds were killed and one RSI was seriously injured in a landmine blast triggered by CPI (Maoist) cadres in Nugur forest area near Peddagutta close to Penugolu village under Wazedu police station limits in Mulugu. In a statement here on Thursday, DGP Dr Jitender said Mulugu police and Greyhounds units were engaged in search operations on Wednesday and Thursday to check the area and diffuse landmines and bombs planted by Maoists. On Thursday morning, a group of 35 to 40 armed Maoists triggered landmines from a distance followed by heavy gunfire at the security personnel. Three Greyhounds Vadla Sridhar, N Pavan…
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9 May
Telangana: Poor families in agency villages and Singareni areas want Indiramma houses sanctioned
Poor families in agency villages and Singareni areas are unable to benefit from the Indiramma housing scheme as they lack pattas for the lands under their occupation Kothagudem: Poor families in agency villages and Singareni areas are unable to benefit from the Indiramma housing scheme as they lack pattas for the lands under their occupation. It might be noted that the State government has collected applications from homeless poor to sanction Indiramma houses, for whose construction funds would be released in a phased manner in accordance with the progress of the construction. But a large number of beneficiaries in Kothagudem, Yellandu and Manugur towns have lands in Singareni areas and lack pattas since they are Singareni lands. Likewise those living in agency areas in Kothagudem,…
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9 May
Telangana: Hit by delays in paddy procurement, Rabi farmers cry for attention
Procurement issues have been widely reported across Telangana, with farmers struggling due to coordination issues resulting in transportation problems and slow movement of paddy from procurement centers to rice mills Hyderabad: Unseasonal rainfall on Tuesday evening at Lakshmidevigudem in Nalgonda district resulted in deep distress among farmers. The lack of adequate transport facilities has been prolonging the procurement process, forcing farmers to protest. In response, they staged a protest squatting on the Nalgonda-Devarakonda highway. Farmer Nagulavancha Srinivasa Rao expressed frustration that his 260 bags of paddy had been weighed five days ago but could not be lifted promptly. Due to the unexpected rains, the grain got wet, requiring one more spell of additional drying. He resented that such logistical delays and…
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