One killed three injured in Manipur gunfight
At least one person was killed and three injured in fresh
gunfights in the early hours of Sunday in Manipur.
The conflict occurred at the boundary between Kangkopki and
Imphal West .
Police said that shots were fired from both the valley side
and hillside , but it was not possible to say which side it started .
Police has said that the situation was brought under control
This comes days after two CRPF Personnel were killed in
Manipur violence .
‘ State police was likely target of Bishnupur attack ‘
A day after two CRPF Personnel were killed in Manipur , a
senior official said that the target was Meitie official . The official said
that the insurgents had come to kill Meitie police personals thinking that CRPF
Personnel had vacated the space .
The official said that such violence can continue till a
political solution of the crisis is found .
This was the first incident of direct killing of CRPF
Personnels in Manipur after violence between Meitie and Kuki communities
started in recent times .
India’s import from China rise to 101 billion dollar while
export stagnate
India’s import from China crossed 101 billion dollar in 2023
-24 , from about 70 billion dollar in 2018-19 , and the country’s share for
India’s industrial goods import has risen significantly .. says a report by
Global trade research initiative ( GTRI ) .
China is top supplier in eight major Industrial sectors ,
including machinery , chemicals , Pharmaceuticals , and textiles , belying the
general perception that Chinese imports are high only in the Electronics sector
.
Staganting exports :
However India’s export to China has stagnated to be around
16 billion dollars for some years.
While imports have risen .
The widening trade deficit is a concern .
NHRC accretion status faces review test this week , after
being on hold in 2023
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC ) is preparing to
defend governments rights process in a meeting in Geneva .
The Issue :
In 2023 UN Human
Rights Council ( UNHRC ) put on hold the “ A status “ of India’s National Human Rights Council (NHRC ) .
The Sub Committee on Accreditation of National Alliance of
the Global Alliance of Human Rights Institutions ( GANHRI ) made following
observations while putting India’s “ A status “ on hold in March 2023 :
●
The NHRC has failed to create conditions required to be
“ able to operate independent of government interference “ .
●
Involvement of a Police Officer involved in the investigation
amounts to a “ conflict of interest “ .
●
The committee lacked members representing India’s
largest minority religions .
India will put its response in GANHRI meeting that I’d
scheduled to be held through video conferencing on May 1 .
Whether a country is given “ A status “ or “ B status “ will affect its ability to vote at UNGA .
14 Pakistanis held with narcotics off Gujarat coast , 86 kg
of narcotics seized
In a joint mid sea operation by , the Gujrat Anti terror
squad ( ATS ) and the Narcotics Control
Bureau ( NCB ) on Sunday seized a Pakistani boat with 86 kg of drugs .
The value of drugs is ₹602 crore . The drugs were seized off
the Poranandar Coast .
The 14 Pakistani crew members was also detained .
Navy comes to the rescue of Panama tanker after missile
attack by Houthis
The Indian Navy destroyer INS Kochi has responded to a
Houthi attack on MV Andromeda Star .
The Indian Navy secured the ship , and reduced 30 crew
members , 22 of which were Indian.
MV Andromeda Star is a Schechelleysbbased ship .
World
Only US can halt Israel’s attack on Rafah
The US is the
only country that can halt Israeli attack in Rafah , said Mahmoud Abbas the Palestinian President, in a meeting of
World Economic Forum in Riyadh on Sunday .
“ We call on the United States of America to ask Israel to
not carry on the Rafah attack . America is the only country able to prevent
Israel from committing this crime “ .
Israel has threatened for weeks of action in Rafah . Western
countries including the US has pleaded with Israel against conducting an attack
in Rafah . Israel so far has denied western warnings .
Hamas says it will respond to Gaza truce plan today
A senior Hamas official said on Sunday that the group would
deliver its response to Israel’s latest counter proposal for a Gaza ceasefire on Monday in Egypt .
“ A Hamas delegation headed by Khalil Al Hayya will arrive
in Egypt tomorrow …. and deliver the movement’s response .”
Meanwhile , heavy protests are going on in Israel to
pressurise Israel to struck a deal with Hamas .
Macron’s comment on nuclear weapon draw fire
French President
Emanual Macron in an interview said that French Nuclear weapon can be a part
of European debate . This included the
nuclear defence system , long range weapons and nuclear weapons .
Indirectly he was saying that he would like to share nuclear
weapon technology with other European countries .
The statement brought huge criticism by French Lawmakers and
opposition leaders who said that Nuclear deterrence could not be shared .
France is the only European
Union ( EU) country which has nuclear weapons ..
The Security of Europe is mostly dependent on NATO . Most of
the EU countries are part of NATO .
Macron is one of the advocates of a security system thts is not dependent upon
US .
Dubai plans to build world’s largest airport
Dubai announced on Sunday that work had begun on a new
terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport , which the Gulf emirate rulers
said will become “ the world’s largest “ at a cost of 35 billion dollars .
Once fully operational , the airport will “ handle a
passenger capacity of 260 million “ annually .
Mr Sheikh Mohammad said it will have the world’s “ largest
capacity “ . And five times the size of the current “ Dubai International
airport “ .
Pakistan’s foreign minister Ishaq Dhar appointed as Pakistan’s
deputy Prime Minister.
In a surprise move , Pakistan’s foreign minister Ishaq Dhar
was on Sunday appointed as the country’s deputy Prime Minister .
Mr Ishaaq Dar has served as Finance Minister in the previous
government of Shabaz Sharif and is currently serving the same .
Sports
Archery World Cup ,
Sanghai
Indian men win
recurve Gold
Tarindeep Rai , B Dhiraj and Pravin Jadhav won recurve gold
.
Deepika Kumari claimed silver .
