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01 Apr

Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets Russian Foreign Minister S Lavrov in Delhi to talk over bilateral trade

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Friday just a day after the US warned of consequences for countries attempting to “circumvent” American sanctions against Moscow. The Russian Foreign Ministry tweeted that both the leaders held bilateral talks. Lavrov arrived in New Delhi on Thursday evening after concluding a two-day visit to China. This is the first trip Lavrov to India since Moscow launched a “special military operation” in Ukraine on February 24. Lavrov’s visit comes soon after China’s foreign minister Wang Yi visit to India last week and…

01 Apr

45 Arrested For Protests As Crisis Worsens In Sri Lanka

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45 people were arrested and a curfew was imposed in much of the city of Colombo as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to demand his resignation for failing to deal with the worst economic crisis. The foreign exchange crisis in Sri Lanka has led to shortages of essential items such as fuel, cooking gas and electricity shortages that last up to 13 hours a day. Demonstrators protested on Thursday with instructions against their awareness, as gross mismanagement by the Rajapakse regime has exacerbated Sri Lanka's foreign exchange woes. They were also demanding…

01 Apr

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

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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…

31 Mar

Russian soldiers disobeyed orders, accidentally shot down own aircraft, says UK spy chief

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The head of Britain's GCHQ secret agent provider said on Wednesday that new brain showed some Russian troopers in Ukraine had refused to lift out orders, sabotaged their personal tools and by accident shot down one of their own aircraft. "We’ve viewed Russian soldiers short of weapons and morale - refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their very own tools and even by accident capturing down their own aircraft," Fleming said. Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has killed heaps of people, displaced hundreds of thousands and raised fears of a wider disagreement between Russia and the United States. Government…

31 Mar

Bengaluru man hacks IndiGo’s website to find his lost luggage. Airline responds

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Nandan Kumar, a software engineer from Bangalore, grabbed the attention of netizens after landing a top job with IndiGo. While traveling from Patna to Bangalore on an IndiGo flight, Kumar was in a pickle after his luggage was mistakenly picked up by a fellow passenger. The incident didn't take long to snowball into a larger situation that prompted Kumar to use his developer powers for good. Karigi took to Twitter to share the story of recovering her bag and also pointed out security breaches on IndiGo's website. Kumar has now become a mini-celebrity among netizens for using his engineering skills…

31 Mar

Ramdev says ‘shut up, won’t be good for you’ to reporter asking about ‘petrol at Rs 40’ comment

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Yoga guru Ramdev was seen in a video lashing out at a journalist when asked about his comments a few years ago about lowering the petrol charge to Rs 40 when the authorities changed it in 2014. The reporter misled Ramdev about his assurance that complaints would be reduced if the petrol and LPG people voted for the ruling (Congress). Yoga Guru, in a 2014 TV interview, said: "I have information with me which says that the basic rate of petrol is only Rs 35, on which 50% tax is levied." “It is very real that 50% will be taxed…

31 Mar

Trends announced the launch of its new Store in Birnagar

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Trends, India’s largest and fastest-growing apparel and accessories specialty chain of Reliance Retail, launched its new store in Birnagar town of Nadia district (West Bengal). Customers of this town can look forward to a uniquely special and superlative experience of shopping for trendy Women’s Wear, Men’s Wear, Kids' Wear & Fashion Accessories, at delightful prices. The first Trends store in Birnagar town has a special inaugural offer for its customers, besides great relevant fashion and amazing prices. Trends is truly democratizing fashion in India, by strengthening its reach & connect with consumers in India – right from Metros, mini-metros, to…

31 Mar

Tata Motors launched the much-awaited ALTROZ DCA

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India’s leading automotive brand Tata Motors launched the much-awaited ALTROZ DCA at an attractive starting price of INR 8.1 lakhs. It features a Wet clutch with active cooling technology, Machine learning, Shift by wire technology, a Self-healing mechanism, and an Auto park lock. The unique features in ALTROZ DCA are inspired by the diverse driving conditions in India that promise to set Gold Standards in Automatics by offering a seamless drive experience to customers. It gets a brand-new Opera Blue color and sports many premium features such as premium leatherette seats, auto headlamps, 7” touchscreen by Harman, 7” TFT digital…

31 Mar

COVID-19 can never become common seasonal flu

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Medical experts believe that Covid-19 could never develop into a normal seasonal flu, Helsinki's Ilta-Snomat newspaper reported. Ilka Zulkunen, professor of virology at the University of Turku, said that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid is clearly different from other seasonal coronaviruses that cause the flu. Ilkka Zulkunen said, "I don't see the possibility that the virus will change so dramatically. I don't see the coronavirus becoming much less dangerous for at least a few years." Although the Omicron coronavirus variant is widely considered less likely to cause severe disease and require hospital treatment, Zulkunen and Olli Vapalahti, professors of…

31 Mar

Trends announced the launch of its new Store in Malancha

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Trends (India’s largest and fastest-growing apparel and accessories specialty chain of Reliance Retail) inaugurated its new store in West Bengal – at Malancha town of North 24 Parganas district. The Trends store at Malancha boasts of modern looks and ambiance featuring an exciting range of good quality and fashion merchandise that is relevant to the consumers of the region and at prices that are affordable and seen as high value for money. Customers of this town can look forward to a uniquely special and superlative experience of shopping for trendy Women’s Wear, Men’s Wear, Kid's Wear & Fashion Accessories, at…