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- Technology
Clubhouse brings new feature in response to at-risk users in Ukraine, Russia
San Francisco: Popular social audio platform Clubhouse has announced that it will now let users limit who can see their full profiles due to increased security threats related to Russia’s ongoing invasion…
- World
Russia to extend space station participation till 2030: NASA
Washington: Despite the souring relationship between Russia and the US over the war in Ukraine, Moscow is still considering extending its participation on the International Space Station (ISS) through 2030, according to…
- World
Russia becomes first major power to accept credentials of Taliban diplomat to Moscow
Kabul: Russia became the world’s first major power that accepted the credentials of a diplomat of the Taliban. Russia along with US, UK, France and China are the permanent members of the…
- World
Ukraine air strikes on Russian territory for the first time
Kiev: Russian authorities have accused Ukraine of carrying out an air attack on an oil depot in Russian territory, the BBC reported. Ukraine is yet to claim responsibility for the attack in…
- India
India can play mediator’s role between Moscow and Kyiv: Russian FM Lavrov
New Delhi: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said that India can mediate between Moscow and Kyiv as the peace talks between the two counties failed to come up with solutions…
- India
Want to convey message to PM Modi personally from Putin: Russian FM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that he wishes to convey a message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Lavrov arrived in New Delhi on Thursday…
- World
US to release million barrels of oil per day from strategic reserve for 6 months to tame gas prices
Washington: The US will release 1 million barrels of oil per day from its strategic petroleum reserve for the next six months, President Joe Biden has announced, as he tried to keep…
- India
EAM Jaishankar holds talks with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, a day after the US warned of consequences over attempts to “circumvent” American sanctions against…
- India
India defends looking at energy supplies from Russia
New Delhi: India on Thursday defended its decision to look for “good deals” for its energy requirement amid volatility in the market, while pointing out that Europe has been a major buyer…
- World
Sanctions against Russia could undermine global dominance of US dollar: IMF
Moscow: Sanctions against Russia could undermine the global dominance of the US dollar, according to Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “The dollar would remain…
- India
NTPC project in Bihar affected due to sanctions on Russia
New Delhi: The construction of state-run NTPC’s Barh thermal power project in Bihar that has the involvement of Russian entities has been affected due to various sanctions against Russia, Parliament was informed…
- World
Russia used cluster weapons in Ukraine at least 24 times: UN
Geneva: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday that credible reports indicate that Russian armed forces have used cluster munitions in populated areas of Ukraine on at least 24 occasions since…
- World
Peace talks did not offer any breakthrough: Russia
London: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has played down any hopes of a breakthrough in the talks held with Ukraine in Turkey, BBC reported. On Tuesday, Russia said it intended to scale back…
- India
Russian Foreign Minister to visit India from March 31 to April 1
New Delhi: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to New Delhi from March 31 to April 1, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. This visit…
- Technology
Mobile users in US get spam texts from own numbers amid Russian threat
San Francisco: In a bizarre incident, thousands of mobile users in the US received spam texts from their own phone numbers, and leading telecom carrier Verizon Wireless now say there are “bad…