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Palau under CCP pressure to switch recognition from Taiwan to China

The President of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr., speaks to The Sunday Guardian on what his Pacific Island Country is facing.

CONGRESS HITS AIR POCKET ON GUARANTEE SCHEMES IN KARNATAKA

The Congress, which got a decisive mandate in Karnataka thanks to five guarantee schemes, has now been forced to defer at least three of them after facing hurdles and glitches, thereby giving ammunition to the Opposition, including the BJP and the JDS.

Wagner Group's Prigozhin rebels against Putin

Later the Wagner chief said that his troops were halting their march to Moscow to avoid bloodshed.

XI FAILS TO DERAIL THE BIDEN, MODI STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

The US President made it clear on and offscreen that he and Modi were on the same page where the need for a lasting and comprehensive India-US partnership to meet the threats faced by the international community in the 21st century was concerned.

I LEBANON STANDS BETWEEN INDIA AND INTERCONTINENTAL CUP

Aiming to regain the Intercontinental Cup title, the Indian senior men’s team will take on Lebanon in the final today at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar

SATWIK-CHIRAG PAIR ENTERS FINAL, PRANNOY EXITS IN SEMIS

India’s crack doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fought hard to advance to the final, but it was curtains for HS Prannoy in the men’s singles semifinals of the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 badminton event on Saturday

Putin confirms first deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that Moscow sent its first batch of nuclear weapons to Belarus, confirming the deployment for the first time

Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg dies at 92

United States military analyst Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the classified “Pentagon Papers” regarding the American government’s decisions during the Vietnam War, passed away on Friday at the age of 92, his family said in a statement. Ellsberg had been diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in February

Pakistan receives a billion dollar loan from China

Late on Friday, Pakistan’s central bank announced that it had received a loan worth $1 billion from China, a major relief to the cashstrapped country

PM MODI'S U.S. VISIT IS THE REAL BIG DEAL

The buzz and frenzy surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden state visit to the United States are inescapable as the White House gears up to serenade the Indian leader. In an unprecedented build-up, the White House, the State Department and the Pentagon are rhapsodising in unison about the Modi visit in anticipation

Congress will adopt 'Hindutva politics' in polls

The grand old party will try and force BJP to play on its political pitch

BJP will be 'big brother' in Bihar, contest on 32 seats

The BJP is likely to contest on at least 32 seats, while dividing the remaining among its allies in Bihar. This will be for the first time that the BJP will be contesting the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar as the proverbial elder brother in a state where there are 40 Lok Sabha seats

SHIVRAJ WILL LEAD BJP IN MADHYA PRADESH ELECTIONS

The party has decided to fight under the 'tried and tested' leadership of Chouhan who is now the longest serving BJP CM

Manoj Bajpayee may contest on RJD ticket from Bihar's Valmiki Nagar

Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee is likely to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha election on a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) ticket from the Valimiki Nagar seat in Bihar

Pak-China tie-up on missile system sets off global alarm bells

The Biden administration imposes curbs on Chinese entities collaborating with Pakistani partners

Opposition unity for 2024 nowhere visible in UP

As the Opposition is gearing up to create a united front against the BJP at the national level, individual parties in Uttar Pradesh are keenly assessing consequences in terms of profit and loss in forming an alliance and contesting alone

RAILWAY BOARD HAD FLAGGED 'SHORT CUTS' BEING TAKEN BY SIGNALLING STAFF

Just two months before the tragic train accident in Balasore, Odisha, that killed 288 people and injured over 1,000, the Railway Board had flagged the issue of “short-cut” methods being adopted by the Railway staff repairing or maintaining the signalling system. This could potentially cause serious ramifications

General Ju is the man behind CCP's cyber warfare against India

Roughly 2,500 km from the North and South Blocks in Central Delhi as the crow flies, is the city of Kunming in Yunnan province of Southern China

INDO-PACIFIC ISSUES TO SHAPE INDIA-U.S. STRATEGIC RELATIONS

Facts on the ground compel the US to recognize that India plays a significant role in any security strategy involving the Indo-Pacific

INDIA DEFEATS JAPAN, QUALIFIES FOR JUNIOR WOMEN'S HOCKEY WORLD CUP FINAL

The Indian junior women’s hockey team edged out hosts Japan 1-0 in a neck-and-neck semi-final clash of the Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday. Sunelita Toppo (47’) scored the only goal of the game.

AMID CRISIS, PAKISTAN EXPRESSES INTEREST IN JOINING BRICS

Amid a deepening economic crisis and stalled talks with International Monetary Fund to get loans, Pakistan has expressed its interest in joining the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). Islamabad’s aspirations will be deliberated upon at the group’s upcoming summit in South Africa in August.

BOLIVIA GETS CLOSER TO CHINA, BUT TRADING IN YUAN 'DOUBTFUL'

Discussions are underway for the opening of Chinese banks in Bolivia but there are serious doubts and concerns about trading with China in Yuan currency.

Trump indicted on 37 counts in classified documents case

The sweeping felony indictment paints a damning portrait of the former President's treatment of national security information.

INDIA'S RISE IS INEVITABLE: AUSTRALIAN LEADER

We would like India to choose Australia as a natural partner, says Edward Norman 'Ted' Baillieu, a former Premier of Victoria and an Indophile.

ALLOWS VISUALLY CHALLENGED CANDIDATE TO PROVISIONALLY APPEAR IN INTERVIEW FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POST

The Uttarakhand High Court in the case Dr. Harikesh v. State of Uttarakhand And Anr observed and has ordered the State of Uttarakhand and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University to provisionally allow the visually challenged person for appearing in the interview for the post of Assistant Professor, Botany after the candidature of him was being rejected by the authorities.

AFFILIATION TRANSFER OF HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTES UPHELD

The Patna High Court in the case Shambhu Nath Sikari vs. The State of Bihar and Ors observed and has dismissed the Public Interest Litigation, PIL wherein seeking to set aside a memorandum issued by the Health Department of the Bihar Government which require all the governmental and the non-governmental organizations in order to transfer their affiliation from Aryabhatt Knowledge University to the Bihar Health Sciences University.

TECHNOLOGY, TRUST AND DIASPORA: PILLARS OF INDIA-U.S. PARTNERSHIP

Historically, US-India innovation relationship has been about India being outsourced low-end services. With iCET, there's a paradigm shift. India has access to high-end technology.

BJP may stay away from 'Hindutva' in Rajasthan

Party has changed strategy due to popularity of Gehlot's welfare schemes in Rajasthan. The party will now focus on the issues of alleged corruption and commission.

CONGRESS WILL TARGET SCINDIA DURING POLL CAMPAIGN IN MP

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will take a leading role in Madhya Pradesh.

BRS doesn't want to be seen with Congress till Assembly elections

'KCR is unlikely to attend any Opposition meet till the Assembly polls are over'.