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US Imposes Sanctions on Indian Companies Amid Efforts to Curb Support for Russia

In a significant move, the United States has imposed extensive sanctions on approximately 400 entities and individuals across over a dozen countries for allegedly assisting Russia in its ongoing war efforts in Ukraine. Among those sanctioned are four Indian companies, marking a pivotal action aimed at entities in third countries accused of sanctions evasion. The […]

Russian Court Imposes Unprecedented Fine of $2.5 Decillion on Google

Moscow, Russia – In a landmark ruling, a Russian court has imposed a staggering fine of approximately $2.5 decillion (two undecillion rubles) on Google, marking a dramatic escalation in the ongoing tensions between Russia and Western tech firms. The penalty, which is astronomically high and surpasses the global GDP of around $100 trillion as estimated […]

Passengers from Russia stranded carried by Air India to San Francisco

An Air India flight that left for San Francisco on Thursday took all of the Indian tourists who were stuck in Russia on board. The ferry flight was moved from Mumbai to pick up the passengers who were left stranded after the first flight ran into a technical problem.The ferry aeroplane also carried more necessities […]

Putin Makes A Surprise Visit To Russia-Occupied Mariupol

Guwahati: Russia President Vladimir Putin paid his first visit to Mariupol, which had been completely destroyed by Russian forces earlier in the conflict with Ukraine. According to the BBC, Putin drove around the destroyed city, passing by a number of sites where his forces had reportedly launched a month-long offensive. Russia had eventually seized control […]

US fully understands India’s long-standing ties with Russia, India-US partnership paying dividends: Blinken’s top advisor

India has had a long-standing defense relationship with Russia for many years when the United States was not available to be a partner, a top advisor of US Secretary Antony Blinken said, adding that “Washington fully understands New Delhi’s long-standing ties to Moscow.”In an exclusive interview with ANI on Thursday (local time), Derek Chollet, Blinken’s […]

Russia claims full control of urban area of Mariupol

The entire urban area of Mariupol city in eastern Ukraine has been fully cleared of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign mercenaries, the Russian military said Saturday.The remnants of the resistant forces have been blocked inside the Azovstal iron and steel works plants, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told a briefing. He said 1,464 […]

Russian warship sinks in Black Sea

Russian Defence Ministry on Thursday said that its warship Moskva has sunk in the Black Sea while being towed amid a storm as the warship was badly damaged by heavy fire and the following detonation of ammunition.“During the towing of the Moskva cruiser to the designation port, the ship lost stability due to hull damage, […]

US increases oil imports from Russia by 43% : Russian Official

The United States over the past week has increased imports of Russian oil by 43%, reaching 100,000 barrels per day, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Mikhail Popov said on Sunday.(TNL)“The US forced Europeans to introduce anti-Russian sanctions, while not only continuing to import oil from Russia but increasing volume of [oil] deliveries for […]

Profit and Russian gas do not stink

In early March, oil hit its highest level since 2008 as the turmoil in Ukraine rocked the already tight markets.The oil market has seen tremendous implications as western countries, led by the US and the UK, have imposed sanctions on Russian oil. Western corporations have started to shy away from Russia publicly. The current business […]

US bans Russian cyber company Kaspersky, firm calls move political

The US has put Russian cyber-security firm Kaspersky Labs to the list of entities that pose an “unacceptable risk to US national security”. This is the first time a Russian company has been added to the list, which consists of Chinese tech giants like Huawei and ZTE.The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has added Kaspersky […]