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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

FACTORS THAT HAVE KEPT RUSSIA’S ECONOMY RESILIENT In terms of the sheer number of sanctions faced by it, Russia holds the record, having been slapped with more individual sanctions than

UNESCO’S MEMORY OF THE WORLD’S REGIONAL REGISTER Three Indian literary works: Ramcharitmanas Panchatantra, and Sahṛdayaloka-Locana Were added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register during the tenth meeting

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

EXERCISE TARKASH The India-U.S. 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.

BJP CANDIDATE FROM HYDERABAD SUMMONED As votes were being cast in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election on May 13, the BJP candidate in Hyderabad, Madhavi Latha, was

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

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),

INDIA’S STAKES IN THE CHABAHAR PORT India and Iran signed a 10-year contract on Monday for the operation of a terminal at the strategically important Chabahar port in Iran. Chabahar