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Thursday, August 14, 2025
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Topic: Romania

Telegram founder claims France intel agency head asked for ban on Romanian conservative voices on app

Pavel Durov, currently under judicial supervision in France, said that Nicolas Lerner approached him ahead of Romanian elections.

Centrist Nicusor Dan wins Romanian presidency over hard-right pro-Trump rival

Dan had campaigned on pledge to fight corruption, maintain support for Ukraine, where Romania has played an important logistic role, & to keep the country firmly within European mainstream

UK, Romania strengthen defence ties with New Treaty

Enhanced cooperation includes joint defence committee and information sharing.

‘Donkey flight’ held in Paris not first, Indians are trying to emigrate to US in record numbers

The case of a chartered flight ferrying 303 passengers to Nicaragua is just the latest in a record year for Indians seeking to emigrate to the US via the Mexican and Canadian borders. 

France detains flight from UAE with mostly Indian-origin passengers, probes possible human trafficking

Chartered flight with 303 passengers on board, operated by Romanian company Legend Airlines, was on its way to Nicaragua. Indian embassy has got consular access & is investigating.

Romania fails to uphold rights of same-sex couples, rules European Court of Human Rights

The ruling, which says the government has breached the European convention on human rights, comes after 21 Romanian same-sex couples filed challenged with the court in 2019-2020.

‘Pitiful’ Ukrainians and a dreadful journey: What evacuated Indian students saw & felt

The first batch of Indian students who arrived in Mumbai from Bucharest were studying medicine in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. They share their experiences of anguish on the way out.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

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

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.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

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

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.