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Attacks damage energy facilities in the country's southeast and west and injuring at least two energy workers
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Moves comes after Washington quietly signaled green light to Kyiv to strike inside Russia in retaliation to cross-border assault on Kharkiv
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Putin announces deal to boost ties with Pyongyang as both “fight against the imperialist hegemonistic policies of the US”
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Putin, who will be making his first visit to North Korea in 24 years, said he highly appreciates its firm support of his invasion of Ukraine
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Kinzhal missiles are difficult to intercept with current defence systems due to their high speed and explosive power
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Says the idea of discussing the Ukraine issue without including Russia, a key party in the conflict, is absurd
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Prigozhin was confirmed dead after DNA swabs of the bodies from last weeks plane crash were matched, Russian officials said on Sunday
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Time is ripe to make the UN more representative, inclusive, less bureaucratic and more transparent
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China Foreign Minister Qin Gang said China maintains “normal” trade relations with Russia, not mentioning a significant bump in China’s purchases of Russian crude oil at a major discount
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The G20 presidency places a great responsibility on India’s shoulders, not only to advocate its own agenda but also to chart a path that is beneficial to the populations of fellow developing countries
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For emerging markets and developing economies, the shocks of 2022 will “re-open economic wounds that were only partially healed following the pandemic”
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By Dr Manoranjan Sharma Asymmetric development reflected in the steep decline in the share of Indian agriculture from 52% of the GDP in 1951 to about 18% in 2022 despite agriculture accounting for about 55% of total employment. This impacts both economic growth and distributive equity. Holistic Development: How? Holistically transforming consumption patterns, shifting agricultural […]
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A stunning public rebuke handed out to Russian President Vladimir Putin by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan reflects India’s growing confidence in navigating the changing global dynamics and its clear-cut pursuit of independent foreign policy. “Today’s era is not an era of war” was how Modi put […]
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Instead of putting restrictions on exports, the govt should hike MSP for paddy which would aid the food security needs of the country
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Liz Truss is very annoyed with the ‘ lack of depth’ of present British curricula, particularly the soft underbelly of the study of mathematics in Britain.
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The Russian offensive has largely bogged down as Ukrainian forces increasingly target key facilities far behind the front lines, including in Russia-occupied Crimea.
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By Dr Manoranjan Sharma The imposition of the windfall taxes and export duty evoked considerable debates across the development spectrum. The basic justification for the windfall taxes and export duty tax on petrol, diesel and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) hikes imposed on July 1, 2022, stems from the fact that some oil refiners were raking […]
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Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday expressed full support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite international condemnation for Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The Russian people have “achieved great successes in accomplishing the just cause of defending the dignity and security of their country, while braving all sorts of challenges and hardships”, Pyongyang’s official […]
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An already weakened Indian economy has been hit hard by the double whammy of the Ukraine war and the Omicron-driven third wave of the pandemic. As a result, the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by a dismal 4.1% — the slowest in 12 months — in the final quarter (January to March) of 2021-22. […]
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By B Yerram Raju The lockdown in China, and the fresh virus outbreak in Hong Kong, Australia, the UK, Germany etc, pose a severe threat and demand extreme caution. Ukraine war remains a global concern. The ripple effects of the war are seen in the central banks raising their policy rates in the US, UK […]