Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has mounted a firm and pointed defence of India’s continued purchase of Russian energy, drawing attention to what he described as a double standard in the United States’ own buying behaviour. Speaking during a two-day visit to India, and responding to questions about former US President Donald Trump’s recent criticism of

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India’s civil aviation sector witnessed significant turbulence this week as widespread flight cancellations by IndiGo—over 500 flights in just two days—triggered passenger distress and prompted urgent intervention from the government. Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu convened a high-level review on Thursday to assess the scale of disruption and determine the causes behind the airline’s

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IndiGo, India’s largest airline by market share and daily flight operations, has formally acknowledged that its recent wave of widespread disruptions and cancellations resulted primarily from internal miscalculations and planning gaps in implementing the second phase of the revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) regulations. These disruptions, which began surfacing in late November, led to

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that Punjab has emerged as the state with the highest number of human trafficking cases in the country. During the question hour, the minister provided detailed insights into the scale of trafficking, investigations underway, and the institutional mechanisms deployed both at the state and

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Russian President Vladimir Putin began his two-day visit to India on Thursday evening with an unusually personal and warm reception from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Marking his first trip to the country in more than four years, Putin’s arrival set the tone for a tightly scheduled yet symbolically significant 27-hour stay in New Delhi, aimed

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has underscored that the longstanding partnership between India and Russia is not directed against any third country, asserting that the objective of the two sides is to safeguard their own national interests while ensuring that their cooperation remains constructive and non-confrontational. His remarks come at a time when the United States

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Russia’s state-run nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, has delivered the first batch of nuclear fuel for the initial loading of the third reactor at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu. The development coincided with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrival in New Delhi for the annual India–Russia bilateral summit, underscoring the strategic importance of

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India’s largest airline, IndiGo, has issued a formal apology following extensive flight disruptions that unfolded over two consecutive days, leaving thousands of passengers stranded across airports in the country. In a detailed statement released on Thursday, the airline acknowledged the widespread inconvenience and assured the public that it is working with urgency and coordination across

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Guwahati, Nov 27, 2025: The Assam Assembly has passed a landmark legislation to ban polygamy in the state, making it a punishable offence with strict penalties. The move, aimed at ensuring social justice and gender equality, introduces prison terms of up to 10 years for concealing previous marriages and up to seven years for unlawful polygamous

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Mumbai, Nov 27, 2025: In a landmark verdict underscoring the judiciary’s stringent stance against corruption, a former Assistant Commissioner of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been sentenced to five years in jail for his role in a high-profile bribery case. The court also imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh on the convict, signaling that

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