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UK’s PM Starmer to meet US President Trump later this month in Scotland

Reuters -
Trump & Starmer recently signed a trade deal on the sidelines of a G7 meeting that formally lowered some U.S. tariffs on imports from Britain.

UK’s Labour Party wins Scottish by-election after bitter campaigns, defeats SNP & Reform UK

Reuters -
PM Keir Starmer’s Labour secured a surprise victory as voters rallied around popular local candidate Davy Russell, winning 8,559 votes in the election for the Scottish parliament.

Former Scottish First Minister visits Philippines

ThePrint Team -
Lord Jack McConnell met with local leaders in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao.

Stonehenge’s giant Altar Stone came all the way from north-east Scotland

Nicholas Pearce -
This stunning discovery sheds new light on the capabilities and long-range connections of Britain’s Neolithic inhabitants.

John Swinney to replace Humza Yousaf as Scotland’s first minister

Muvija M -
Swinney was the SNP leader from 2000 to 2004, serving as Scotland's deputy first minister and finance minister. He was the sole candidate in the contest to pick a new premier.

Loch Ness monster aficionados prepare for the biggest hunt in 50 years

Namrita -
Amateur sleuths and fans of the supernatural creature will gather in Scotland to hunt and find evidence of the country’s biggest mystery.

Who is Humza Yousaf? Pakistani-origin politician is first Muslim to lead Scotland

Suchet Vir Singh -
Scottish first minister Yousaf’s rise highlights changing political landscape in modern-day Britain, which has seen many South Asians including Rishi Sunak & Sadiq Khan assume positions of power.

Nicola Sturgeon resigns to let new leader build case for Scottish independence

Alistair Smout -
By Alistair Smout and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Nicola Sturgeon resigned as Scottish first minister on Wednesday, saying her dominance over her party and the country was no longer the asset it once

Namibia and Scotland make history, set to join India’s Super 12 group in T20 World Cup

Raghav Bikhchandani -
India’s Super 12 opponents will be Afghanistan, Namibia, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Scotland, with the Men in Blue’s first game against Pakistan Sunday. 

Covid-19: Social distancing lifted at Mecca’s Grand Mosque, Scotland enforces vaccine passports

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Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

Phiroze J Shroff -
If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Dharali floods a wake-up call for IMD, NDMA to buck up—the Himalayan region is vulnerable

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

Economy

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

Neelam Pandey -
New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Defence

Secret to Pakistan aircraft losses in Op Sindoor could lie in Martin-Baker’s ejection seats records

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi: On 7 May this year, as India and Pakistan entered into what was to be an 88-hour conflict, British firm Martin-Baker, which...

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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