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Ram temple head priest remains critical after stroke, some signs of improvement: Hospital

The condition of Mahant Satyendra Das (85), the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, remains critical but is showing some signs of improvement, according to a statement released by Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) on Wednesday. He was admitted to the hospital on Sunday after suffering a brain stroke. SGPGI’s statement…
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Rs 6,200 Crore Debt Recovered ‘Multiple Times’, Vijay Mallya Tells Karnataka HC

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya has submitted before the Karnataka High Court that the Rs 6,200 crore debt he owes to banks has been recovered “multiple times over,” and sought a statement of accounts detailing the amounts recovered from him, United Breweries Holdings Limited (UBHL, now in liquidation), and other certificate debtors. The High Court on Wednesday issued…
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3 teachers held for sexually assaulting 13-year-old schoolgirl in Tamil Nadu, sent to 15-day police remand

A 13-year-old schoolgirl was sexually assaulted by three teachers in a government school in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri district. All three accused have been sent to a 15-day police remand after being arrested on Wednesday under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. “A 13-year-old girl student was allegedly sexually assaulted by three…
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Govt Introduces TruthTell Hackathon To Fight Misinformation In Live Broadcasting

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, in collaboration with the India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA), has launched the TruthTell Hackathon. The innovative competition aims at developing AI-powered solutions to combat misinformation in live broadcasting journalism. This hackathon is part of the Create in India Challenge (CIC) – Season 1, under the inaugural World Audio Visual &…
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Shatrughan Sinha Wants Ban On Non-Vegetarian Food, Praises UCC In Uttarakhand

TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha on Tuesday said that non-vegetarian food items must be banned nationwide while acknowledging the regional differences in India that make implementing such a rule challenging. He used this as an example to underscore the difficulties in enforcing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the country. However, he praised the successful implementation of the…
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2 Fetuses Successfully Removed From Newborn’s Abdomen In Maharashtra

Days after a woman was detected with ‘fetus in fetu’, an extremely rare condition, two fetuses were removed successfully post-delivery from her three-day-old child’s abdomen in Amravati district of Maharashtra on Tuesday, doctors said. The 32-year-old woman from Buldhana district was detected with the rare congenital anomaly, in which a malformed fetus is located within the body…
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Delhi Election 2025 highlights: FIR against Arvind Kejriwal in Haryana over Yamuna water remarks

Delhi Election 2025 highlights: With voting for the Delhi assembly elections to commence tomorrow, February 5, the mandatory silence period has begun after campaigning for all parties ended yesterday. Delhi is set to witness a triangular competition between the Aam Admi Party, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Election Commission’s Model Code of Conduct (MCC)…
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After Indore, begging, giving alms banned in Bhopal

Authorities have banned begging in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal and warned of penal action against those found involved in it as well as people who give alms. The state’s Indore district has already banned begging. Bhopal district collector Kaushlendra Vikram Singh prohibited begging in an order issued on Monday evening under section 163 (2) of the Bharatiya…
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Meet Akash Bobba, 22-Year-Old Indian-Origin Techie Who Interned at Meta, Is Now Part of Musk’s DOGE Team

Akash Bobba, a 22-year-old Indian-origin techie is in the news after reports surfaced that claimed that he was hired by Elon Musk to be a part of recently formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).Bobba has also received flak for lacking the necessary experience to be handling such a high-profile job. Notably, Tesla CEO Musk hired six engineers…
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‘Arvind Kejriwal Ki Baat Woh Khud Nahi Maante’: Sitharaman Dismisses Delhi Polls Connection To Tax Relief

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in an exclusive interview with Navika Kumar, Times Network Group Editor-in-Chief addressed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s claim that he had suggested the idea of tax relief to the government. Sitharaman firmly rejected the claim during the interview. “Delhi ke chunav ke liye, poore desh ke liye main 1 lakh crore ka income…
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‘Next Stop Is Bigg Boss’: Mamta Kulkarni’s ‘Mahakali’ Moment Leaves Internet Stunned – VIRAL VIDEO

A video of Mamta Kulkarni’s appearance on Aap Ki Adalat has gone viral on social media, showing the former actress getting emotional over not being allowed to take ‘snan’ during Maha Kumbh. In the clip, Mamta – who was appointed as Mahamandaleshwar of Kinnar Akhara by Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi amid much controversy – can be…
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Mahakumbh: 2.5 crore took ‘Amrit Snan’ dip, Naga sadhus continue to mesmerise visitors | Photos

A vast crowd of devotees bathed at the Triveni Sangam in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Basant Panchami, marking the peaceful conclusion of the third ‘Amrit Snan’ during the Mahakumbh Mela.(HT_PRINT) Over 2.57 crore participated in the holy bathing rituals till 8 pm, according to the Uttar Pradesh government. 13 akharas carried out processions, each within a 40…
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What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why Trump and Musk want to end it

Dozens of senior officials put on leave. Thousands of contractors laid off. A freeze put on billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance to other countries. Over the last two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. agency charged with delivering humanitarian assistance overseas that has left aid organizations agonizing over whether they…
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IndiGo Flyer Finds Different Weights For Same Bag At Chandigarh Airport, Airline Responds

The incident has sparked widespread concern among travellers, who are now questioning the reliability of airport equipment. A passenger flying IndiGo from Chandigarh to Delhi recently reported a discrepancy at the airport check-in counter. When weighing his luggage, the scales at two different counters displayed different readings for the same bag, raising concerns about the accuracy of…
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Complaint against Sonia Gandhi in Bihar court for remark on President Murmu

A complaint was filed against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi before a court in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district for her ‘poor thing’ remark on President Droupadi Murmu. Sudhir Ojha, a Muzaffarpur-based lawyer, filed a complaint on Saturday against Gandhi seeking registration of an FIR against her for allegedly disrespecting the country’s highest constitutional authority. Ojha also named Leader of…
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Tragic Accident In Haryana: 6 Dead, Several Missing After Vehicle Plunges Into Canal In Fatehabad; Search Operation Underway

At least six people died, two were injuries, and several remain missing after a vehicle carrying 14 people plunged into a canal in Haryana’s Fatehabad late on Friday night, officials said. According to Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Jagdish Chandra, “The 14 people were returning after attending a wedding ceremony in Punjab’s Fazilka when the vehicle they were travelling in…
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Who Is Poonam Gupta, CRPF Officer Who Will Be The First Person To Get Married At Rashtrapati Bhavan

In a first, the Rashtrapati Bhavan has allowed a CRPF officer to host her wedding ceremony in its complex on February 12. CRPF Assistant Commandant Poonam Gupta, who led the CRPF’s all-women contingent during the 74th Republic Day Parade, was given permission by President Droupadi Murmu because she was highly impressed by the conduct and service of…
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Suspected GBS deaths in Maharashtra rise to 4, case tally at 140; E.coli found in water sample

Following the increase in GBS cases in Nanded, Kirkatwadi, Dhayari, and other localities on Sinhgad Road, the Pune Municipal Corporation has been collecting water samples from borewells and wells for investigations. Pune: The number of suspected deaths in Maharashtra due to Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), a rare nerve disorder, have risen to four, while the tally of cases…
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Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 | Yamuna ‘poisoned’ remark: Kejriwal defaming his state of birth Haryana, says CM Saini

Addressing a public meeting in Timarpur in support of BJP candidate Surya Prakash Khatri, Saini said Kejriwal has failed to fulfil his promise of cleaning the Yamuna River. New Delhi: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday accused AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal of defaming his state of birth by levelling false allegations that the BJP government…
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Are India And BRICS Trying To Replace Dollar As Global Reserve Currency?

Although India has taken steps to reduce its reliance on the US dollar, country’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had earlier clarified that India has “no interest” in weakening the US dollar. In December 2024, then Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das had clearly stated that India was not pursuing “de-dollarisation”.​​ Since assuming office earlier…
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Former Actor Mamta Kulkarni Expelled From Kinnar Akhada

The decision came following the controversial appointment of Mamta Kulkarni, a former Bollywood actress with a checkered past, as Mahamandaleshwar. Rishi Ajay Das, the founder of Kinnar Akhada, has expelled both Mamta Kulkarni and Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Laxmi Narayan Tripathi from the Akhada. The decision comes in the wake of the controversial appointment of Mamta Kulkarni, a former…
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Slams PM Modi & Kejriwal, Calls Both ‘Cowards And Corrupt’

The Congress general secretary said that while AAP leaders talked about Modi’s ‘Rajmahal’ and BJP leaders about Kejriwal’s ‘Sheesh Mahal’, none of them spoke about the real issues of the people. Launching a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said there was no difference…
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Moradabad 2nd in world in noise pollution

Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad is the second-most noise polluted city globally, according to the recent ‘Annual Frontier Report, 2022’ published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The area recorded noise pollution of an ear-splitting 114 decibels at its highest (dB) in 2021, the report said. The report ranks 61 cities around the world, of which Dhaka tops the list…
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Anil Ambani quits as RInfra, RPower director

Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Friday resigned as director of Reliance Power and Reliance Infrastructure, following markets regulator SEBI order restraining him from associating with any listed company. “Anil D Ambani, non-executive director, steps down from the board of Reliance Power in compliance of SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) interim order,” Reliance Power said…
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India to introduce chip-based ePassports. How does it work?

Indian nationals can soon travel with ePassports. India is set to issue next-gen ePassports for citizens applying for new passports or renewing their old ones. Globally, around 150 countries, including the US, UK, and Germany, have the biometric passport system and many nations are on the move to adopt this system. The increasing adoption is due to…
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‘If you have guts then…’: Uddhav Thackeray challenges Modi govt to kill Dawood Ibrahim, defends Nawab Malik

Nawab Malik, the chief of NCP’s Mumbai unit and also the Guardian minister for Parbhani and Gondia districts, is currently in judicial custody in connection with a money laundering case related to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. The Special PMLA court has extended the judicial custody of Malik till April 4. BJP has been pressing for Malik’s resignation.…
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US calls India’s position over Ukraine ‘unsatisfactory’ but unsurprising

Even before the Ukraine crisis erupted, Delhi upset Washington with its purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defense system A senior White House official said on Friday India’s position at the United Nations over the crisis in Ukraine has been “unsatisfactory” but was also unsurprising given its historical relationship with Russia. Mira Rapp-Hooper, director for the Indo-Pacific on…
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Rape is rape, even if man is husband: Karnataka HC

“A man is a man; an act is an act; rape is a rape, be it performed by a man the ‘husband’ on the woman ‘wife’,” a single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna of the Karnataka High Court said. In a ruling that could help shape the debate on marital rape, the Karnataka High Court Wednesday refused…
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11 migrants burnt alive in Telangana godown blaze

HYDERABAD: Eleven migrant workers from Bihar were burnt alive in sleep after a fire swept through an unauthorised scrap godown in Secunderabad on Wednesday morning. Officials said a short circuit may have started the fire. Fire officials said a short circuit in a switch board near the stairs on the ground floor may have started the fire which later spread to an LPG cylinder kept nearby, triggering a blast.…
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He Left MIT At 22 To Solve A Problem Investors Didn’t Get. Now His Company Is Worth $6 Billion

Ten years ago, Sajith Wickramasekara dropped out of the Computer Science program at MIT to build something new: a software company that helps life science researchers better organize their lab work. Today, Benchling is the “Google Docs for R&D” and serves over 200,000 researchers across 700 companies. But back in 2012, that value proposition was less clear. When Benchling…
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Bengal Arson: 2 Kids Among 8 Killed in Birbhum, Amit Shah Seeks Report in 72 Hours; CID to Probe | Top Updates

Non-TMC parties in West Bengal are in uproar over the violence in Birbhum district’s Rampurhat, in which eight persons, including two children, were charred to death on Tuesday due to alleged intraparty feud in the ruling Trinamool Congress. While the BJP has formed a five-member fact-finding committee to look into the incident, union home minister Amit Shah…
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Padma Awards: Late Gen Rawat, Ghulam Nabi Azad, SII’s Cyrus Poonawalla honoured

Padma Awards 2022: Late chairman of Gita Press Radhey Shyam’s son received the Padma Vibhushan (Posthumous), in the field of literature and education. The other recipient of the Padma Vibhushan is General Rawat (posthumous). President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday conferred Padma awards to recipients at a civil investiture ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Among the Padma…
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Zomato’s 10-min delivery bid catches Parliament’s attention over concerns about personnel

Within a few minutes of Deepinder Goyal, Founder and CEO, Zomato taking to Twitter to announce the company’s 10-minute delivery plan, the announcement has brought in strong reactions from every quarter. Foodtech giant Zomato has announced that it will soon be launching a 10-minute delivery option on its platform. While most consumers may seem excited by the proposition of…
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Delhi: 2-month-old girl found dead, stuffed in oven

A police team that rushed to the spot where a two-month-old was found dead and stuffed into a broken microwave oven at a Chirag Dilli house was told by the neighbours that they heard the mother of the child thrashing her elder child, a four-year-old son, around 3pm. “They said that when they went to check on…
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Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail Acquires Majority Stake In Online Retail Brand Clovia For $125 Million

The retail arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries purchased an 89% equity stake in Purple Panda Fashions, which owns and operates Clovia, for $125 million. Purple Panda Fashions’ flagship brand Clovia is a direct-to-consumer online retail innerwear and loungewear brand for women. Clovia offers over 3,500 product styles that have been purchased by over 3 million women, according to…
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Sadhguru Begins 30,000 km Ride From UK To India On BMW K1600 GT Motorcycle

The Save Soil Movement, launched as part of the spiritual leader’s Conscious Planet initiative, is aimed at turning the world’s attention towards dying soil and growing desertification. London: London’s Parliament Square was the flag off point for environmentalist Sadhguru’s 30,000-km motorbike tour on Monday, as he set off on his Save Soil awareness campaign across Europe and the…
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Mortal remains of Karnataka student killed in Ukraine arrives in Bengaluru; CM pays homage

The mortal remains of Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, the Karnataka student who was killed during shelling by the Russian forces in Ukraine’s Kharkiv city on March 1, has reached the Kempegowda International Airport (KIAL) in Bengaluru in the wee hours of Monday. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai with his Cabinet colleagues reached the Bengaluru International airport and paid homage…
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Gulf CEOs on 4-Day Jammu and Kashmir Trip to Explore Business Opportunities

Two months after Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s Dubai visit, where several important memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with multiple UAE companies were signed, a high-level delegation of businessmen from Gulf countries landed in Srinagar on Sunday evening. The CEOs of 30-plus companies, including Indian businessmen, will be in the Valley for the next four days,…
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The 5 Best High-Return Investments

With inflation now likely an enduring presence, it’s more vital than ever to devote financial resources to vehicles with the most robust returns. When investing, everyone wants maximum returns. Weighing in only to make 1% to 2% on your money just isn’t as exciting as getting back 8%, 10% or more, and during periods of inflation, high…
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Delhi records 97 new Covid cases, 1 death

Delhi recorded 97 fresh Covid-19 cases and one fatality linked to the disease, while the positivity rate stood at 0.41 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department on Sunday. The number of tests conducted a day ago stood at 23,766. The new fatality pushed the death toll from the pandemic to 26,147 in…
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PM Modi Chairs Meeting Over Govt Formation in UP, Goa, U’Khand; CM Names Top Agenda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting at his official residence, 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, in New Delhi on Sunday evening over government formation in Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Uttarakhand. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, party national general secretary (organisation) BL Santosh and national president JP Nadda were present at the meeting, sources…
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This state becomes first paperless Assembly by implementing National e-Vidhan Application programme

NeVA is a Unicode compliant software having provision for easy access to various documents like List of Questions, List of Business, Reports etc. bilingually viz. English and any regional language The north eastern state of Nagaland created history by becoming the first State Assembly in the entire country to implement the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) programme to…
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How to adopt a child in India

Adoption practices in India are primarily informed by the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAMA) and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (JJ Act). Both legislations have different provisions and objectives. HAMA is the statute that governs the adoption of and by Hindus. The definition of ‘Hindus’ here includes Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs.…
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Hijab verdict: Two arrested for threatening Karnataka HC judges

The accused have been identified as Kovai Rahmathullah and S Jamal Mohammed Usmani, members of Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ), an Islamic religious outfit. Chennai: Two people from Tamil Nadu were arrested on Saturday for allegedly issuing death threats to the Karnataka High Court judges who delivered the verdict in Hijab case on March 15, police said. Tamil Nadu police…
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India, Japan Discuss Rs 3.2 Lakh Cr Investment Plan, Clean Energy, Ladakh Standoff With China

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s first visit to India brought with it an investment plan of Rs 3.2 lakh crore in the next five years, indicating that the India-Japan partnership will only deepen. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the massive boost that such an investment target would provide to the country’s economy and said India was committed…
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10 in Punjab Cabinet, 8 first-time MLAs

First decision: 25,000 govt sector vacancies to be filled immediately | Anmol Rattan Sidhu appointed Punjab AG Ten MLAs, including a woman, were inducted in the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab Cabinet here on Saturday. Seven berths have been left vacant for expansion later. Those sworn in were Harpal Cheema, Dr Baljit Kaur, Harbhajan Singh ETO, Dr Vijay Singla,…
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India subtly changes stance on Ukraine crisis, joins Japan to assess ‘broader implications’ in Indo-Pacific

Unlike fellow members of the Quad alliance — Japan, Australia and the United States — India has abstained in three UN votes condemning Moscow’s actions India on Saturday signalled a subtle change in its stand on Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in assessing “broader implications” of…
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Dozens injured as football gallery collapses at Kerala’s Wandoor

Dozens of football lovers were injured when a makeshift gallery collapsed during a sevens football match at Wandoor in Malappuram on Saturday night. The accident occurred at the Poongodu football ground on the Kalikavu-Wandoor road. The injured were admitted to different hospitals in and around Wandoor, while three people were admitted to Government Medical College Hospital at…
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‘India has the right to buy Russian oil’

Among the top buyers of Russian oil and gas are Germany, Italy, France, and the Netherlands. India’s dependence on imported energy should not be politicised, says source India on Friday strongly justified its right to go ahead with purchase of Russian energy after theU.S. urged the country to stop buying Russian oil and gas. An informed source…
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India-Japan summit: PM Modi to hold talks with Fumio Kishida today; Indo-Pacific on agenda

14th India-Japan summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida will hold talks on Saturday. New Delhi: Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is set to visit India from Saturday for the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit. Kishida will hold summit talks with PM Narendra Modi to review and strengthen the bilateral cooperation in diverse areas as well as exchange views on regional and global…
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India At UNSC Raises Concern Over Use Of Biological Weapons Amid Russia-Ukraine War

As Russia continues to level serious allegations against United States over “biological weapons in Ukraine”, India on its part has addressed the issue in UNSC. As Russia continues to level serious allegations against the United States over “biological weapons in Ukraine”, India on its part has addressed the issue in United Nations Security Council (UNSC). During the UNSC…
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Discounted crude oil from Russia: Oil-sufficient countries need not advise on Russian imports, says India

India’s sharp reaction comes at a time when Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the country’s top oil firm, has bought 3 million barrels of crude oil that Russia had offered at a steep discount on prevailing international rates. Underlining that India’s “legitimate energy transactions should not be politicised”, Delhi hit out Friday at the West, saying countries with…
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India open to buying crude oil from Russia on discount

Moscow has reportedly offered crude oil and other commodities at a discount to New Delhi, at a time when the Russian economy has been hit hard by sanctions imposed by the US and its allies over President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. India on Thursday did not rule out buying crude oil at discounted rates from Russia,…
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