✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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#External affairs Minister: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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1. India slams US report on ‘rights issue’ in Manipur: The External Affairs Ministry of India dismissed a US report on human rights violations in Manipur as biased, stating it reflects a lack of understanding of India. US report mentioned that the local human rights organisations, minority political parties, and affected communities criticised the Modi government for the delayed action to stop violence and provide humanitarian assistance in Manipur.
2. Indian-origin student named Achinthya Sivalingan has been arrested and barred from campus in US for taking part in anti-Israel protests on campus.
3. A 42-year-old Indian-origin man was shot and killed by police in San Antonio after he struck two officers with his vehicle as they were trying to apprehend him in connection with an aggravated assault case. Sachin Sahoo originally hailed from Uttar Pradesh.
4. A two-member Indian Coast Guard delegation led by Additional Director General S Paramesh participated in the World Border Security Congress 2024 being conducted in Istanbul, Turkiye.The event was conducted from April 24-26 in Istanbul.The Indian Coast Guard presented a maritime perspective to the Congress on “Maritime Border Challenges” and discussed potential solutions.
5. Pakistan’s Punjab government on Friday sought time from a high court on the issue of naming the Shadman Chowk after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. In 2018, the LHC ordered the government to name after Bhagat Singh the chowk in Lahore, where he was hanged 93 years ago.
🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
UNO Gen. Secy : António Guterres.
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1. Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a high-energy, high-power hybrid sodium-ion battery capable of charging in seconds. This breakthrough could potentially revolutionize the energy storage industry and provide a viable alternative to lithium-ion batteries.
2. The United States secretary of state, Antony Blinken met with China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday.
3. Saudi Arabia could have its first Miss Universe Contestant this year, organisers said this week. Earlier, it was claimed that model Rumy al-Qahtani will be representing the country at the upcoming event. However, that was ‘false and misleading,’ informed by Miss Universe.
4. France and Germany agreed on Friday to move to the next phase of a project to jointly develop a battle tank by 2040, their defence ministers said, as they seek fresh impetus despite reservations and differences on each side.
5. Pakistan has ordered 10 more CH-4 armed drones from China. The total cost of the deal will be around USD 24 million.
6. Indonesia’s electoral commission has officially declared Prabowo Subianto as the president-elect after the country’s highest court rejected challenges to his landslide victory lodged by two losing presidential candidates. Subianto, currently serving as the defense minister, secured 58.6% of the votes.
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