India curbs Bangladeshi exports via land ports
Bangladesh will no longer be allowed to use Indian land ports to export ready-made garments to India. A notification from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade issued in this regard on Saturday will come into immediate effect, officials said. The same notification has also ordered that specified commodities from Bangladesh will be prevented from entering India through the land ports of Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram.
All-party delegation to convey India’s united message against terrorism marred by partisan politics
The process of nominating members to all-party delegations, which will meet key global partners to convey a united message of India’s zero tolerance against terrorism following Operation Sindoor, got caught in partisan politics on Saturday (May 17, 2025) as the government ignored three of the four names suggested by the Congress.
PSLV-C61/EOS-09 mission could not be accomplished: ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) could not accomplish its 101st launch, the PSLV-C61/EOS-09 mission on Sunday (May 18, 2025). Minutes after PSLV-C61 with the EOS-09 Earth observation satellite lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 5:59 a.m., the space agency said that the mission could not be accomplished due to an observation in the third stage of the launch vehicle.
Don’t read politics into my decision to accept government invite, says Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that it was inappropriate to read politics into his decision to accept the Central government’s invitation to head an Indian diplomatic delegation to five nations to explain the country’s standpoint against the backdrop of Operation Sindoor.
Rahul Gandhi targets Jaishankar’s remarks on informing Pakistan ‘at the start’ of Operation Sindoor
Tagging External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar’s reported statement that India had informed Pakistan of hitting terror infrastructure at the start of Operation Sindoor, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked who had “authorised” such a move, and how many aircraft India had lost as a result.
T.N. will file case against the Centre in SC for withholding funds over language policy: Stalin
The Union government has been adamant in not releasing funds to the tune of ₹2,152 crore to Tamil Nadu for refusing to implement the three-language policy, and the State government will seek legal recourse in the Supreme Court, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said in Chennai on Saturday.
Haryana YouTuber Jyoti Rani held on spying charge
A woman travel vlogger in Haryana has been arrested on charges of spying and passing on secret information to Pakistani intelligence operatives. Jyoti Rani, a resident of Agarsen Extension in Hisar, was arrested under the Official Secrets Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on Friday.
Pakistan continues using Chinese drones to drop narcotics and arms along Punjab border, BSF data shows
Despite a heightened vigil both on land and in the air along the western border after India and Pakistan announced a cessation of military operations on May 10, Pakistan continued to drop narcotics and arms into India with the help of Chinese drones, recoveries made by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police show.
Kremlin says Putin-Zelenskyy meeting possible only after agreement
The Kremlin on Saturday said a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be possible only after both sides reach an agreement, a day after Moscow and Kyiv held their first direct talks in more than three years, which did not result in a truce.
IPL 2025: Rain forces abandonment of RCB’s match against KKR
Royal Challengers Bengaluru moved a step closer to the IPL playoffs, while defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders were knocked out of the race as incessant rain washed out their match in Bengaluru on Saturday, forcing the teams to settle for a point apiece. Rain of varying intensity that started around 6 p.m. never relented as even the toss could not take place, and the officials eventually called off the game at 10.24 p.m.
FA Cup Final 2025 | Crystal Palace pulls off famous upset by beating Man City 1-0
Crystal Palace pulled off one of the biggest FA Cup final upsets in recent memory by beating Manchester City 1-0 at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Palace lifted the trophy for the first time and ensured that once dominant City ends a campaign empty-handed for the first time in eight years.
Trump’s backing away from tariffs diminishes chances of recession, boosts tech services, says Everest Group founder
The Trump administration’s ‘backing away from tariffs quickly’‘ would diminish the chances of a recession in the U.S. and this in turn would give a boost to the global tech services market comprising key systems integrators such as TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech, said Peter Bendor-Samuel, founder and executive chairman, Everest Group.
Published – May 18, 2025 07:18 am IST
