India’s Russian oil imports hit record high in February; now more than Iraq, Saudi put together

India’s Russian oil imports hit record high in February; now more than Iraq, Saudi put together

India has been snapping Russian oil that was available at a discount after some in the West shunned it as a means of punishing Moscow. File  | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s imports of crude oil from Russia soared to a record 1.6 million barrels per day in February and is now higher than combined imports […]

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Morning Digest | Quad Foreign Ministers call for lasting peace in Ukraine; Kerala Blasters walk off pitch against Bengaluru FC alleging foul play by referee, and more

Morning Digest | Quad Foreign Ministers call for lasting peace in Ukraine; Kerala Blasters walk off pitch against Bengaluru FC alleging foul play by referee, and more

The Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting was hosted by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Quad Foreign Ministers take aim at Russia and China India joined other Quad members in calling for a “just and lasting peace in Ukraine”, and respect for a rules-based order in the South and East China Seas, in […]

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Why did Putin suspend Russia’s participation in New START?

Why did Putin suspend Russia’s participation in New START?

The story so far: On February 23, on the eve of the first anniversary of his country’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow was unilaterally suspending the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with the U.S., stating that the West was trying to destroy Russia. Making the announcement at […]

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Willing to join “any peace process” to solve Ukraine war: PM Modi

Willing to join “any peace process” to solve Ukraine war: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arriving for the Ceremonial Reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on February 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy India is willing to join “any peace process” to solve the Ukraine crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Welcoming German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mr. Modi urged for reform of […]

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U.S. hopes India will use its relationship with Russia to end the war

U.S. hopes India will use its relationship with Russia to end the war

Photo used for representative purpose only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The United States hopes that India will use its relationship with Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine, a senior U.S. diplomat has said, on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We have said before, the Secretary [of State of the […]

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Putin’s war a strategic failure for Kremlin, says U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

Putin’s war a strategic failure for Kremlin, says U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

United States’ Secretary of Treasury, Janet Yellen addresses the media during a news conference on the second day of the second meeting of the G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies under Indias G20 Presidency in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: PTI U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L Yellen on Thursday said Russia’s economy has become increasingly isolated […]

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UN chief Guterres condemns Russian ‘affront’ in Ukraine

UN chief Guterres condemns Russian ‘affront’ in Ukraine

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “an affront to our collective conscience” that violates the UN Charter and challenges “the cornerstone principles and values of our multilateral system.” The war that started a year ago is fanning regional instability and fuelling global tensions and divisions, he said as the General Assembly […]

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Threatened by war, Ukrainian paintings find safe haven in Switzerland

Threatened by war, Ukrainian paintings find safe haven in Switzerland

Visitors look at paintings from the collection of the National Art Gallery of Kyiv during the “From Dusk To Dawn” exhibition at the Rath Museum in Geneva, Switzerland February 22, 2023 | Photo Credit: Reuters When Russia sent troops into Ukraine a year ago, the director of the Kyiv National Art Gallery had only one […]

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Malayali, a beer marketed by Chandramohan Nallur and Sargheve Sukumaran, was crafted in Poland to use stocks of parboiled rice flakes

Malayali, a beer marketed by Chandramohan Nallur and Sargheve Sukumaran, was crafted in Poland to use stocks of parboiled rice flakes

Raise a glass to Malayali! The beer, brewed in Poland, is creating a buzz for its smoothness and aftertaste just months after its launch in November 2022. Chandramohan Nallur and Sargheve Sukumaran, marketing wizards behind the brand, say necessity had them brainstorming on how to use five containers (about 20,000 kilogram) of parboiled rice flakes […]

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Sean Penn’s documentary on Ukraine war to premiere at Berlin Film Festival

Sean Penn’s documentary on Ukraine war to premiere at Berlin Film Festival

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, talks with U.S. actor Sean Penn in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) | Photo Credit: AP American actor and director Sean Penn will premiere a documentary he filmed in Kyiv featuring Ukrainian President […]

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