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29 Nov

Pushpa: The Rise is going to release in Russia on December 8

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, Indiaentertainment, INDIA, Russia

Indian blockbuster movie Pushpa: The Rise will release in Russia on December 8, announced by the makers on Monday. The Allu Arjun-starrer will have its Russian language premiere on December 1 and 3 in Moscow and St. Petersburg gradually as part of the Indian Film Festival. On December 1 Pushpa will open the fifth edition of the gala. Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, director Sukumar Bandareddy and producer Ravi Shankar will be present at the event to be held at the Oceania Shopping Center in Moscow. Pushpa's official page shared the update on social media. “Meet team #PushpaTheRise at the Russian…

18 Nov

India joins Moscow talks for inclusive govt. in Kabul

Business Correspondent0 CommentsInternational, PoliticalAfghanistan, INDIA, Russia

India attended the current meeting of the ‘Moscow format consultations on Afghanistan’ which was carried on Wednesday in the Moscow. Joint Secretary, J.P. Singh, represented India at the talks. “During the meeting, the partaker focused on matters in connection to Afghanistan, including the present humanitarian condition and the continuous efforts of different stakeholders to provide cooperation, intra-Afghan talks, creation of an inclusive and representative government, efforts to oppose threats of terrorism and ensuring regional security,” said the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement. India’s participation in the talks was established by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on 8th of…

05 Apr

India’s strategic foreign policy decision on the Russia-Ukraine question was commended by Pakistan

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaRussia, ukraine

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla arrived in New York as the UN General Assembly and the Security Council are likely to vote on draft resolutions on the humanitarian crisis arising after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. India is currently a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. Shringla arrived in the US just hours before the UNGA took up two rival draft resolutions on the situation in Ukraine.Shringla's presence in New York is significant in view of the growing pressure on India to change its position on the Ukraine crisis. Because on Monday, US President Joe Biden said a "united…

01 Apr

PM Narendra Modi Meets Russian Foreign Minister Amid Pressure To Take Anti-Moscow Stand

editor0 CommentsInternationalPM Modi, Russia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this evening amid global pressure on India to take a stand against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.PM Modi and Russian Foreign Minister held a meeting for 40 minutes. The Prime Minister has not publicly met any other visiting ministers from the UK, China, Austria, Greece and Mexico in the past two weeks. Earlier today, Mr Lavrov said he wanted a "personal message" from President Vladimir Putin to Prime Minister Modi. "The president (Putin) and the prime minister are in daily contact with each other and I will file with the…

01 Apr

Russia offers India big discount on purchase of 15 million barrels of oil

suparna0 CommentsIndiaINDIA, Russia

Russia is offering India big discounts on the direct purchase of oil as sales to other nations dip following stringent sanctions over its invasion of ukraine. Russia is willing to sell high-grade oil up to $35 per barrel - which could increase to $45 per barrel after the latest surge in global prices - and wants India to buy 15 million barrels in the first deal. Russia has also offered rupee-ruble-denominated payments using its SPFS financial messaging system - since Moscow has been banned from SWIFT - that could make trading more attractive for India. The offer comes a day…

30 Mar

Russian Foreign Minister to visit India amid conflict with Ukraine

suparna0 CommentsworldRussia, ukraine

Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to India from 31 March -1 April. During the visit, Lavrov is expected to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval. It is not clear if he would also call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His talks with the Indian side will focus on the global geopolitical situation in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. India has adopted a neutral stand on the ongoing conflict. While abstaining from voting against Russia at the UN, New Delhi has…

14 Mar

India considers about purchasing discounted Russian Crude oil, commodities

editor0 CommentsIndia, InternationalRussia

Russia has supplied India the chance to buy oil and different commodities at discounted prices. The provide is currently being regarded with the aid of the BJP led Central government. India, which imports 80% of its oil needs, typically buys about 2% to 3% of its substances from Russia. But with oil prices up 40% so a long way this year, the government is searching at growing this if it can assist reduce its rising strength bill. "Russia is presenting oil and different commodities at a heavy discount. We will be comfortable to take that. We have some issues like…

09 Mar

Russia lodges appeal against FIFA, UEFA bans

editor0 CommentsSportsfifa, Russia, uefa

On Tuesday, the Russian soccer federation appealed to have its FIFA and UEFA bans frozen and other punishments. Russian teams were driven out from the competition on 28th February,until further notice following the country's invasion of Ukraine. FIFA and UEFA did not specify their legal reasons for this. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it hoped to decide on the appeals in the future. Russia's men's national team was scheduled to play Poland on March 24 in a World Cup qualifying playoff. Poland has refused to play opponent Russia in the match. The winner of that match would have…

26 Feb

“Space Station Can Drop On India…”: Russian Space Chief Slams US

editor0 CommentsInternationalRussia

Hours after US President Joe Biden announced sanctions in opposition to Russia for invading Ukraine in a huge army offensive and said that the Russian space program will degrade underneath new restrictions, Moscow has hit back. The Russian space agency, Roscomos, chief Dimitry Rogozin warned that if Washington blocks cooperation, "Who will shop the house station from an uncontrolled deorbit?" "If you block cooperation with us, who will shop the ISS from uncontrolled deorbiting and falling into the United States or Europe?" Rogozin stated in a sequence of tweets, adding that there is additionally the choice of dropping a 500-ton…

15 Feb

Russia shows signs of de-escalation, to pull back some troops from Ukraine border

editor0 CommentsInternationalRussia

Moscow is starting to return some troops at the Ukrainian border to their bases, the Russian government announced Tuesday — but Ukraine's president and Western officials have urged caution over taking Russia's claims at face value. In a statement early Tuesday, Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, said troops that had recently been posted to Russia's southern and western military districts — which share a border with Ukraine — had completed their military drills and "have already begun loading onto rail and road transport and will begin moving to their military garrisons today." It came amid…