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India refutes Pakistan’s claim of an Indian missile targeting Afghanistan, calling it an attempt to create geopolitical confusion, says Foreign Secretary Amar Sinha. Source

Through an emergency filing, Trump’s administration has focused the Supreme Court’s attention on whether federal judges should have the power to issue broad orders that block challenged polices on a nationwide, or “universal,” basis. Source

Pakistan claimed India launched missiles at its key military bases including one targeting a base close to the Islamabad on May 10ISPR*: India hit the Nur Khan Air Base, Shorkot and Murid Air Base, but all strikes were intercepted n18oc_world n18oc_crux Source

The US government on Tuesday announced fresh funding cuts to Harvard, a day after the elite school’s president said it shared “common ground” with the Trump administration on many issues. Source

A fixed deposit (FD) is a type of savings product where customers deposit a lump sum amount for a fixed tenure at a predetermined interest rate. Source

US President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, reiterated the US’ role in brokering peace between India and Pakistan, saying he told the two sides to “not trade nuclear missiles (and) trade the things that you make so beautifully”. Source

Kabul and India reject Pakistan’s claims of an Indian missile attack on Afghanistan, calling them ludicrous and baseless. Source

Standing in front of the advanced S-400 air defence system in Punjab’s Adampur, which Pakistan claimed it had destroyed, PM Modi exposed Islamabad’s blatant lies when he made a televised address from the forward air force base. Source

Private life insurers posted strong growth in April, while LIC continued to lag in retail premium performance. Here is how India’s top insurance companies performed in key segments last month. Source

The three energy-rich Gulf Arab nations are leveraging their influence over Trump to secure tangible gains, having built personal ties with the president and pledged trillions in US investments. Source