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Paphos (Cyprus), April 11 Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali continued her remarkable run and defeated Aleksandra Goryachkina of Russia in the 11th round of the Women's Candidates tournament here on Saturday.With her fourth victory in the event, Vaishali reached an impressive seven points from 11...

Paphos (Cyprus), April 11 Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali continued her remarkable run and defeated Aleksandra Goryachkina of Russia in the 11th round of the Women's Candidates tournament here on Saturday.With her fourth victory in the event, Vaishali took her tally to an impressive seven points...

Moscow, April 11 Russia and Ukraine exchanged 175 prisoners of war (POWs) each as the 32-hour Easter truce announced by the Kremlin began at 4 pm on Saturday.President Vladimir Putin declared the 32-hour ceasefire over the Orthodox Easter weekend on Thursday. According to his order, Russian...

April 11, Moscow – The Tsaritsyno Museum hosted the closing of the "India – The Fabric of Time" exhibition. This exhibition featured unique objects from the National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy and leading Russian museums, celebrating the shared heritage of two civilizations.The closing...

April 11, New Delhi – Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting at the Kremlin on Friday to discuss the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in Russia, a day after announcing an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine.Putin stated that by 2030, AI-driven technologies should be...

April 10, New Delhi: Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev traveled to the United States to hold economic talks with members of US President Donald Trump's administration.Dmitriev is seeking the easing of sanctions and an expansion of business ties between the two countries, although he has...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking directions to the Centre to take steps to facilitate the safe repatriation of 26 Indian citizens who are alleged to have been detained in Russia and forced to fight in the ongoing war with Ukraine.Taking note of the...

Moscow, April 10 – Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a ceasefire for Orthodox Easter, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressing Kyiv’s willingness to abide by it.According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will remain in effect from 4:00 p.m. (Moscow time) on April 11 and...

April 10, New Delhi – Ukraine and Russia will observe a ceasefire during the Orthodox Easter holidays, announcing a rare 32-hour halt in fighting.Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the ceasefire on Thursday, and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv would abide by the...

April 10, Moscow — The Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Centre (JNCC), under the Embassy of India, Moscow, hosted the private opening of “India: Three Perspectives” at the Ilya Glazunov Gallery.Three Russian artists — Konstantin Poliakov (Gandi), Shanti Kushwaha, and Larisa Prasolova — presented...

London, April 9 Britain accused Russia on Thursday of conducting covert submarine operations in and around its waters, which it said had been successfully repelled by its armed forces.The Ministry of Defence claimed that British aircraft and warships identified a Russian attack submarine...

Islamabad, April 9 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up a special body to deal with the economic and security impacts of the West Asia conflict on the country.The National Coordination and Management Council (NCMC) was formed just hours before the two-week ceasefire was achieved between...

Washington, April 9 – An Indian-American Congressman has warned President Donald Trump that any move to withdraw the United States from NATO without congressional approval would be illegal and would weaken national security.In a letter sent after Trump’s White House meeting with NATO Secretary...

Moscow, April 8 Welcoming the ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, Russia said on Wednesday that it supports the decision not to strike civilian facilities or the economic infrastructure in the Islamic Republic.The Kremlin's reaction hours after the ceasefire announcement also said it...

Srinagar, April 8 National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah welcomed the ceasefire between the US and Iran on Wednesday, saying that dialogue was the only option as war has never been a solution."I thank God for giving courage to the US and Iran to sit at the table and resolve their...

United Nations, April 7 – Russia and China vetoed a resolution on Tuesday calling for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the use of defensive measures, as the deadline for US President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization approached.Pakistan, a member of the group of...

United Nations, April 7 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply concerned” about US President Donald Trump’s warning to Iran that a “whole civilization will die tonight,” while also appealing for the re-establishment of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.“The...

United Nations, April 7 Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime chokepoint through which a fifth of the global oil passes, which has been blockaded by Iran.The 15-nation UN Security Council voted on the resolution...

Beijing, April 7 China announced on Tuesday a further increase in gasoline and diesel prices, the second in about two weeks, due to rising international oil prices driven by the ongoing conflict in West Asia.China's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)...

Washington, April 7 – US President Donald Trump sharply criticised NATO and key US allies for not supporting Washington’s military campaign against Iran, calling the alliance a “paper tiger”.“NATO is a paper tiger,” Trump said, arguing that the alliance had failed to step up during the...