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SCO Defence Minister’s Meeting
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with China’s Defence Minister General Li Shangfu, SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming and Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu before the start of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)…
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Pakistan to go ahead with buying oil from Russia, no objection from US
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Masood Khan has confirmed that Islamabad is buying crude oil at discounted rates from Russia, highlighting that the Biden administration in Washington had no issues with…
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Ukraine tried to assassinate Putin with explosive-laden drone
London: Ukrainian secret service agents tried to assassinate Vladimir Putin with a kamikaze drone laden with explosives, but their top-secret mission failed after the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed a few miles…
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BJP, RSS have ‘dangerous intention’ of bringing one-party rule to country: Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said the BJP and the RSS have the “dangerous intention” of bringing one-party rule to the country, and cited Russia and China as examples.…
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Chinese President Xi speaks to Ukrainian counterpart
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping in his first phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday offered to mediate to bring about a ceasefire and political settlement to end the…
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India invited to join regional group on Afghanistan: Lavrov
United Nations: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that India has been invited to join the core group of four countries neighbouring Afghanistan that say they seek to bring stability there.…
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Ukraine in talks with Russia over ‘all-for-all’ prisoner exchange
Kiev: Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, has said that Ukraine is in talks with Russia over an “all-for-all” prisoner exchange, local media reported. Speaking…
- Pakistan
1st consignment of discounted Russian crude to arrive in Pak in May
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan has placed its first order for discounted Russian crude oil, which is expected to arrive in the port city of Karachi next month, an official said on Thursday, a…
- India
Addressing India-Russia trade imbalance, payment issue important: EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday called for urgently addressing India’s trade imbalance with Russia even as he described the partnership between the two countries as among the steadiest…
- India
Russia, India negotiating on free trade agreement
New Delhi: Visiting Russian Minister of Trade and Industry, Denis Manturov, said on Monday that India and Russia are deliberating on a free trade agreement (FTA), a move which could enhance commercial…
- India
India may exceed G-7 cap to buy Russian crude oil if OPEC+ cuts raise costs
India may explore the possibility of buying Russian crude oil beyond the G-7 price cap of USD 60 per barrel if the recent output cuts by OPEC+ countries lead to an increase…
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Russia’s oil exports hit 3-year-high in March, revenues up USD 1 bn: IEA
Moscow: The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Friday said Russia’s oil exports reached the highest level since April 2020 in physical terms in March 2023 due to an increase in supplies of…
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US lawmaker calls for India to join ‘team America’, abandon China-Russia axis
Washington: A US lawmaker of a key Congressional committee on the increasingly contentious relationship with China, called on India to choose “team America” over Russia and China. Jake Auchincloss, a two-term Democrat…
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Being with Russia means being on wrong side of history: Dzhaparova
New Delhi: Being with Russia means being on the wrong side of history and Kyiv wants closer and deeper relations with New Delhi, Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova said on…
- Technology
Microsoft to pay $3 mn fine for selling software to sanctioned Russian firms
San Francisco: Microsoft will pay $3 million in penalty in the US for selling software to sanctioned companies in Russia, Cuba, Iran and Syria from 2012 to 2019. The majority of the…
