Travel blogger Jyoti Malhotra, known as Travel with Joe, faces espionage charges for Pakistan, raising concerns due to her extensive international travel. Records show visits to Dubai, Kathmandu, and Kashmir in January, followed by Pakistan in March and Indonesia in May.
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Russia is urging India to revive the Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral mechanism, following the resolution of the India-China border standoff in Ladakh. Sergey Lavrov believes that an understanding has been reached between India and China to ease border tensions, making it an opportune time to restart the RIC troika.
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ITC shares experienced a decline of over 5% following reports that British American Tobacco (BAT), the largest shareholder, plans to sell a 2.3% stake in the company through a block deal valued at over Rs 11,600 crore. This sale will reduce BAT's holding in ITC to 23.1%, with the Indian government becoming the largest shareholder group.
A Liberia-flagged container ship, MSC ELSA 3, is tilting near Kochi. The ship had departed from Vizhinjam port. The Indian Coast Guard launched a major rescue operation. Nine crew members abandoned the ship. They are in liferafts. Rescue efforts are ongoing for the remaining fifteen crew members. Authorities are working to prevent loss of life and environmental damage.
Amidst a US trade court's rejection of Trump-era tariffs, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) advises India to proceed cautiously in FTA talks with the US. The court's ruling, invalidating tariffs imposed without Congressional approval, raises concerns about the legality of past US trade measures.
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Muskan Rastogi, accused of murdering her husband, an ex-merchant navy officer, has expressed her desire to study law while incarcerated in Meerut's Chaudhary Charan Singh District Jail. Claiming inadequate legal support, she aims to represent herself. Jail officials are exploring options for her to pursue legal studies through IGNOU, despite her lacking the required senior secondary certificate.