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Navalny dies in prison- but his blueprint for anti-Putin activism will live on
Bloomington: Long lines of Russians endured subzero temperatures in January 2024 to demand that anti-Ukraine war candidate Boris Nadezhdin be allowed to run in the forthcoming presidential election. It was protest by…
- World
Putin’s most vociferous critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison
London: Russia’s most significant opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison inside the Arctic Circle, the prison service said, the media reported. Seen as President Vladimir Putin’s…
- India
Putin says Biden presidency better for Russia than Trump
Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin, under fire from US President Joe Biden and NATO allies for Ukraine invasion, shocked the world, saying “A Biden Presidency in the US is better for Russia”.…
- Technology
No Starlink terminal sold directly or indirectly to Russia: Musk
New Delhi: Tesla and SpeceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday said that no Starlink terminal has been sold directly or indirectly to Russia. He responded to reports that claimed that Russian forces…
- Business
Russia starts exporting bananas to India after Moscow stops purchase from Ecuador
New Delhi: India has started supplying bananas to Russia with export volumes planned to be increased in the future, media reports said. Russia was earlier importing bananas from Ecuador in large quantities…
- News
‘Russia’s Google’ pulls out of home country, sells biz for $5.2 bn
London: The Dutch owner of Yandex which is touted as “Russia’s Google” has announced to divest its Russia-based businesses for $5.2 billion. Yandex NV, the Dutch parent company of the Yandex group…
- World
Ukraine war: Russia warns West of consequences of asset confiscation
Moscow: Russia will respond to any attempts by Western countries to confiscate its Russian property and assets abroad, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. “We have spoken more than once about…
- World
Russia’s Chechen begins construction of apartments for Gaza war refugees
Russia’s Muslim-majority Chechen Republic has begun the construction of apartments to house Palestinian refugees who are fleeing from the Gaza Strip due to the war. On Wednesday, January 10, the construction process…
- World
Peace must win, says Ukrainian Prez Zelenskyy at WEF
Davos: “Peace must win”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday at the WEF as he called for support from the international community to defeat the Russian President Vladimir Putin and make…
- Middle East
How the Hamas-Israel war turned out to be a strategic advantage for Russia
New Delhi: This conflict has left the world and societies divided, raised questions over the extent of “self-defence” and the definition of genocide, and brought into sharp focus the differing approach to…
- Middle East
Indian refiners looking to benefit from Saudi oil imports after price cuts
Indian oil refineries, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), are looking to increase their purchases of Saudi crude oil. Both refineries are aiming to acquire an additional one million…
- India
No payment problem with Russia on oil imports: Puri
New Delhi: Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said there are no payment problems in buying oil from Russia and the recent decline in purchase is a function of the discounts…
- India
Relationship between India and Russia much deeper: S Jaishankar
Moscow: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday, December28, that the relationship between India and Russia is not just about diplomacy or economics, it is something much deeper. Jaishankar, who is…
- World
Death toll in largest air attack on Ukraine rises to 30
Kyiv: The death toll from the largest air attack on Ukraine since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict has risen to 30, with more than 160 people injured, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko…