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Topic: Prisoners of War

Russia, Ukraine exchange PoWs under 25 years of age after peace talks in Istanbul

Reuters -
Officials in Kyiv said some of the Ukrainian prisoners who came home on Monday had been in Russian captivity since the beginning of the war.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy vows to press on with prisoner exchanges with Russia

Reuters -
Ukraine’s Zelensky vows to press on with prisoner exchanges with Russia

Russia, Ukraine to exchange 90 prisoners of war, says report

Lidia Kelly -
Russia and Ukraine have conducted a few prisoner swaps in the 27-month-old war that started after Russia invaded its smaller neighbour.

Russian plane crashes near Ukrainian border, RIA says it was carrying POWs

Reuters -
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane crashed near the Ukrainian border on Wednesday, and state news agency RIA quoted the defence ministry as saying it was carrying 65

Russian plane that crashed near Ukraine border was carrying 65 POWs, says state-owned news outlet

Felix Light -
Plane was carrying 74 people, including six crew and three guards when it crashed, RIA cited the defence ministry as saying. There was no immediate information on the cause.

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Opinion

How Saba Azad became the accidental voice of Bengal’s language protests

Deep Halder -
Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.

SC’s stray dog order fails Delhi. Courtroom absolutes don’t solve bad policy

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

Economy

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Akanksha Mishra -
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

Defence

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

Javaria Rana -
This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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