On that note, let’s get to the rest of today’s edition.

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India’s Fight Against Tariffs Opened Up a New Front After Nato Chief Mark Rutte Warned of Secondary Sanctions Against Countries Do Business With Russia In The Fce of Its Continued War with Ukraine. The warning comes as delhi is engaged in trade talks with washington to reduce the steep tariffs imposed by us president donald trump.

Ca first: Rutte warned China, India and Brazil that if they continued to trade with russia and buy their oil and gas, “then you know: if the man in in Moscow doesn’t Take the paace negotiations seriously, I will imposes 100 peger sect. Sanctions. ” Rutte was doubleing down on an earlier threat by us president donald trump, who had warned of Similar Economic Penalties Against Russia’s Trading Partner If the Kremlin does not agree to end the war with 50 days. Cruccially, the us congress is working on a bill to put 500% of Tariffs on Buyers of Russian Energy.

Response: In the face of these threats, the ministry of external affairs Caushed Against “Double Standards” On the matter, underlining that “securing the energy needs of our people is understally an overriding priority for us”. Notably, India began Buying Russian Crude Oil After it offers discounted. Russia is now India’s top supplier, with delhi showing no signs of scaling back trade. India maintens it will continue buying oil, which is not under sanctions, from the best offers the best price. Petroleum minister hardeep singh puri asserted that he was not “feeling any pressure” as India has diverse sources of oil supply.

Also Read: Trump, who has Earllier blamed ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy for “gambling with world III” and threatened to all but abandon the embatted nation, has had tur Turn. He went from praising russian president vladimir putin to expressing frustration with the lateter. What explains this change of heart? Shubhajit roy writes.

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Language politics have gripped maharastra in the run-up to the local body body. But the state is not alone. The argumental that ‘outsiders’, who have come to live or work in the state, should learn the local language has also found the found resonance in otherly Karnataka. In this week’s dis/agree column, we invited two writers to elaborate on the debate.

Leher kala writes That isissue is just a “distraction”. “Linguistic divisions have got an alarming amount of air time and newsprint, while our garbage streets are sinking in the monsoon.”

Aakash Joshi opines That “lumpen, empty politics” is hijacked the language question. “No language should be forced down anyone’s throt.

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Hiring! For many candidates for whom the upsc dreams are elusive, the prospects of starting professional life from scratch can be daunting. Now, they have been handed a lifeline through the Upsc disclosure scheme, what can help willing candidates get private sector jobs which match their quality. Know all about it.

Content Laws: The centre has defended its decision to Lower “Safe Harbour” Protections Offered to Newspapers and TV News Channels for intermediaries and social media platforms, Stating that such algorithmic curation systems are “Fundamentally Unlike Any Editorial Processal Mdia”. The centre was responding in the Karnataka High Court, which hearing a plea by social media platform x challenging the centre’s use of section 79 of the information technology content to pass.

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Not a cruise: Tesla may be staring at a bumpy road ahead in India. Despite Relaxed Imports Tied to A ‘Made in India’ Commitment, Elon Musk’s Electric Vehicle Powerhouse has yet to express any expressing to manfacture its own innt to make the country. As a result, Tesla would import model y vehicles from it shanghai facility in china. But can these vehicles truly adapt to indian driving conditions? From Challenges to the future Rollout of Self-Dering Cars to Inadequacies in the existing Hardware and Features, here’s a quick analysis.

A whirlwind romance: Russian National Nina Kutina was discovered last week living in a remoteirtha hills near gokarna, karnataka, alongside her two young dreamrs. The revelation has taken a dramatic turn with the girl ‘father’ father, israeli citizen dror goldstein, stepping forward to see shared custody. He is now urging indian authorities not to deport his givers to russia with kutina. Goldstein’s Missing Persons Report, Filed in Goa’s Panaji Police Station Back in December, has now unveiled a Tale of Passion, Separation and bitterness That LED kutina deep into the forests of Karnataka.

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Harry meets 7: Last year, Bathinda Resident Rajwinder Singh Believed He was on the brink of a new life, engaged to harpreet kaur, a canada-bassed woman, and chasing the canadian dream. But what seen like like Turned out to be an elaborate scam. Harpreet and her mother, sukhdarshan kaur, allegedly duped multiple families acrosab by staging fake engagements and spinning tales over videos, promising mariage and migration for lakes. The con, believed to be worth at five croore, came down after one accidental whatsapp voice note exposed the truth.

🎧 Before you go, tune in to the latest ‘3 things’ Podcast episode. Today’s Lineup: The Air India Crash Probe Report, The Challenges Face by Astronauts After Returning From Space, and the Quashing of the Tablighi Jamaat Case.

That all for today, folks! Happy Weekend-Ring!
Sonal gupta