New Delhi: Three days after the United States sanctioned 19 Indian private firms and two Indian nationals for allegedly supporting Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine, India’s Ministry of External Affairs stated on Saturday that these companies had not violated Indian laws, media reports said.
NSA Ajit Doval meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Moscow/IBNS: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval Thursday met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS National Security Advisers' meeting.
PM Modi highlights India's foreign policy shift in his address to Poland's Indian community
Warsaw/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to Poland – a first for an Indian Prime Minister in more than four decades, joked that the "first" has been one of the biggest headlines back home.
At dinner with Vladimir Putin, PM Modi makes a direct appeal to end war with Ukraine
Moscow/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday made the most direct appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war which has been going on for over two years during a dinner at the latter's residence as a part of his -two-day official visit to Moscow.
'Huge disappointment': Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts to PM Modi's hug with Vladimir Putin
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reacted sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brief visit to Russia and his interaction with Russian President Vladimir Putin, particularly mentioning the "hug" shared between the two leaders amid Moscow's war with Ukraine.
CBI busts nexus trafficking Indians to Russia after conducting raids in 7 cities
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after it emerged that a Hyderabad man who was duped into joining Russia's war against Ukraine has been killed, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday busted a ring involved in trafficking Indians to the country, officials said.
Indian killed in Russia after being duped into fighting Ukraine war
Hyderabad/IBNS: An Indian man who was duped into joining the Ukraine war has been killed in Russia.
India should not be criticised for having diverse choices: Jaishankar's response on Russian oil
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday asserted that India's freedom to make diverse choices should not be criticised in response to a question about its foreign policy priorities in the backdrop of observations from its transition from "non-alignment to all alignment".
UN Secretary General António Guterres calls 'world a dysfunctional place', calls for UNSC reform
New Delhi: United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has called for reforms to the UN Security Council as he pointed out the widening rifts and growing tensions across the world.
Riyadh: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Saturday attended a conference held in Saudi Arabia along with counterparts from various nations. The main objective of this conference is to explore avenues for achieving a "peaceful resolution" to the ongoing Ukraine conflict, media reports said.
No consensus among G20 members due to ongoing Ukraine conflict
New Delhi/IBNS: Following the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Thursday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war had resulted in the failure to reach a consensus among the G20 member nations.
Hope India will play a central role in Ukraine peace: Italian PM Meloni to PM Modi
New Delhi: Italian PM Giorgia Meloni on Thursday expressed hope that India would play a central role in facilitating negotiations for the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated that diplomacy and dialogue were the only way to resolve the Ukraine conflict while assuring India’s positive role in any peace initiative on the issue.
Odisha: Russian man, thought to be missing, detained by GRP for questioning
Bhubaneswar: The missing Russian man, who was being searched by the Odisha Police, after being spotted at the Bhubaneswar railway station, has been detained by Government Railway Police (GRP).
Odisha: Mystery deepens as Russian man goes missing after unnatural deaths of two others
Bhubaneswar: Even as the mystery surrounding the deaths of two Russians, including a lawmaker known to be a Putin critic, in an Odisha hotel is waiting to be unravelled, police are searching for another Russian, a self-proclaimed anti-Ukraine War activist, media reported.
Rayagada (Odisha): The successive deaths of two Russians, one of them a known critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in mysterious conditions in a hotel in Odisha’s Rayagada has forced the state police to order a CID probe after dismissing the two deaths as mere instances of heart attack and suicide.