World news:
U.K. court issues order to extradite Julian Assange to U.S. .
Protests intensify in Sri Lanka over killing of anti-government protester
Macron attacks Le Pen on Russia, Muslim headscarf ban pledge
Japan formally revokes Russia’s ‘most favoured nation’ status
COVID-19: Death toll in Shanghai rises to 17; cases begin to fall
Russia pours in more troops and presses attack in the east
China, Solomon Islands sign landmark security pact.
Sri Lanka
· Protests intensify in Sri Lanka over killing of anti-government protester
· Mahinda moots clipping presidential powers; one killed in police firing
· Watch | Protest intensifies in Sri Lanka
· Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints new Cabinet amid persisting crisis in country
· Explained | How will Sri Lanka overcome its debt crisis?
· We will not ignore poor while seeking IMF assistance, Sri Lankan Finance Minister
USA
· Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged IMF to assist Sri Lanka: Govt
· IMF cuts global growth on Ukraine war, trims India forecast to 8.2%
· India’s move away from coal hampered by Ukraine war: Nirmala Sitharaman
· Ukraine, a major theme of Jaishankar’s visit to Washington
· Human rights in India not discussed at 2+2 meeting: Jaishankar
· India projected to grow at 8% this fiscal: World Bank
China
· Philippine envoy to China dies in quarantine
· China, Solomon Islands sign landmark security pact
· The View From India | The India U.S. “2+2” Tango
· BRICS meet likely in June, India to attend China-hosted event
· Xi Jinping backs ‘zero COVID’ as Shanghai cases hit record high
· India’s Q1 imports lift trade with China to record high
South Asia
· Changed situation: On Pakistan’s frustration with the Taliban
· Top news of the day: Julian Assange extradition decision moves to U.K. government; Jahangirpuri eviction drive stopped after Supreme Court’s ‘status quo’ order, and more
· Where are India-Pakistan relations headed under Pakistan’s new Prime Minister? | In Focus podcast
· Pakistan court directs govt. to make public details of gifts received by former PM Imran Khan
· Shehbaz Sharif must rewind to move Pakistan forward
· ‘India could meet Sri Lanka fate if freebie culture persists’
National news:
Supreme Court halts eviction drive in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri.
Switch off bulldozers of hate: Rahul Gandhi.
Rahul Gandhi sowing seeds of hatred, alleges Union Minister Anurag Thakur .
Judges must give reasons for granting or refusing bail: Supreme Court
TV debates do not decide pending cases: Supreme Court.
AK Sood appointed Principal Scientific Advisor.
Navy chief unveils jointly produced navigation chart in Maldives
