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Iran's President Death

President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. This is how Iran’s political system works, and what the fallout of Raisi’s death might be. ABOUT RAISI Raisi was born in 19…

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Vishing

Vishing = Voice + Phishing Voice = A voice call is received. The person on the call pretends to be someone in the authority (from a govt department, or the telecom company). Phishing = Phishing is a cyberattack that involves sendi…

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IMD Heat Wave Alert For North India

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for heatwaves in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and most parts of Western Rajasthan for Sunday (May 19). The agency also said that heatwaves and severe heatwave conditions will li…

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XI-PUTIN MEETING

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping met at the historic Great Hall of the People, seat of power of the Chinese Communist Party, on Thursday (May 16), where a welcome ceremony for Russia’s leader included a guard of honour by…

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Factors That Have Kept Russia's Economy Resilient

sheer number of sanctions faced by it, Russia holds the record, having been slapped with more individual sanctions than Iran, Cuba, and North Korea combined. That ignominious record is unlikely to change anytime soon as Russian tr…

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UNESCO's Memory Of The World's Regional Register

Ramcharitmanas Panchatantra, and Sah?dayaloka-Locana Were added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register during the tenth meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP), held e…

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Nakba Day

On May 15, every year, Palestinians mark the Nakba (“catastrophe” in Arabic), referring to the displacement of thousands of Palestinians, and the near-total destruction of Palestinian society in service of the creation of Israel.…

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Exercise Tarkash

joint exercise in conducting coordinated operations in urban counter terrorism contingencies will conclude in Kolkata. ABOUT THE EXERCISE It is the seventh edition of the Indo-U.S. It is held between the elite National Security Gu…

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BJP Candidate From Hyderabad Summoned

fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election on May 13, the BJP candidate in Hyderabad, Madhavi Latha, was captured on video asking niqab-wearing women voters to remove their face coverings so she could verify their identities. Hyderaba…

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SC Orders Release Of Newsclick Founder

Invalidating his arrest in a terror case, the Supreme Court on May 15 ordered the release of Newsclick founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha. THE REASON: The reason the court gave: the Delhi Police failed to inform Purkayastha the gro…

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Protests In Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

Violent street protests in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) have left a police officer dead and more than 90 people injured since Friday (May 10), Pakistani media reported. The violence erupted after about 70 members of the Joint A…

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India's Stakes In The Chabahar Port

10-year contract on Monday for the operation of a terminal at the strategically important Chabahar port in Iran. Chabahar is a deep water port in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province. It is the Iranian port that is the closest to In…

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Asean India Trade In Goods Agreement

AITIGA (ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement) was held in Putrajaya, Malaysia from 7-9 May 2024. The delegates from India and all 10 ASEAN countries participated in the discussions. PURPOSE The discussions for review of AITIGA, to…

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Isro Tests 3D Printed Rocket Engine

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on May 9 successfully tested a liquid rocket engine made with the help of additive manufacturing technology — commonly known as 3D printing. The engine, PS4, which is used as the engine fo…

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Speaker's Acceptance of MLA Resignation

Himachal Pradesh High Court delivered a split decision on whether it can direct the speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly to accept resignation letters from MLAs within a specified time frame. In their ruling, Chief Justice M S…

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ULB Elections in Nagaland

conclusion of Lok Sabha polling in Nagaland, the state is gearing up for another election next month: its long pending municipal polls, which last took place in 2004. On April 26, the state cabinet approved the conduct of the urba…

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Northern & Southern Lights

northern lights, or aurora borealis, at Hanle village in Ladakh early Saturday morning. Northern lights were also witnessed in other parts of the world, including in the United States and the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, southern li…

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New Chinese Ambassador To India

After 18 months of China not having an Ambassador in India, senior diplomat Xu Feihong arrived in Delhi to assume office as the 17th Ambassador to India on Friday. Xu will succeed Sun Weidong, who completed his tenure as Ambassado…

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Agriculture Imports & Exports

agricultural exports fell 8.2% in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 on the back of shipment curbs on a host of commodities, from cereals and sugar to onions. The value of farm exports totaled $48.82 billion in 2023-24, down fro…

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India Nepal Territorial Conflict

100 currency note showing certain areas administered by India in Uttarakhand as part of its territory, provoking External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to say that such “unilateral measures” by Kathmandu would not change the reali…

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West Nile Fever

Kerala government on Tuesday (May 7) said that cases of West Nile fever have been reported from three districts in the state – Thrissur, Malappuram and Kozhikode. One person died of the viral disease on Monday and six other cases…

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