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Ruble payments ruled against, Russia comes closer to default: Report

Russia paid bondholders in rubles on April 6 after the US blocked Russia from utilising American banks to channel payments on its dollar-denominated bonds.

Sebi issues demand notice against Ex-NSE CEO Ravi Narain

On February 11, the market regulator had imposed a penalty of Rs 2 crore on Narain for lapses in governance practices at NSE.

Johnson says FTA hopefully by yr-end; to hold talks with PM Modi today

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Says ready to offer more visas to India

India to provide additional $500-mn assistance to Sri Lanka for fuel

Meanwhile China, whose large loans and investments to the island nation led to allegations of debt diplomacy, has said it will provide "emergency humanitarian assistance" to Colombo

'Those threatening us, think twice': Vladimir Putin at missile test

The Sarmat - dubbed Satan 2 by Western analysts - is among Russia's next-generation missiles that Putin has called "invincible," and which also include the Kinzhal and Avangard hypersonic missiles

IMF asks cash-strapped Sri Lanka to restructure huge foreign debt

Crisis-hit island nation also seeks bridge loans as IMF aid will take six months

Mahinda relents on prez powers to placate public; 1 killed in police firing

Scores of protesters teemed the streets and public places of the town on Monday. The demonstration went late into the night

Elon Musk's cryptic 'Love Me Tender' tweet baffles investors

Twitter has hired Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, the latter of which has sparred previously with Musk over the valuation of millions of dollars in Tesla stock warrants

Ukraine fallout: World Bank sharply trims global growth forecast

Ukrainians claim first civilian casualties in Lviv; West's sanctions 'blitz' has failed, says Putin

Jahangirpuri violence: Forensic team reaches ground zero amid security

Jahangirpuri violence: The clashes broke out when the Shobha Yatra procession was passing through the road just next to Kusal Cinema Hall, on the opposite side of which is a mosque.

Section 144 in Karnataka's Hubli after stone-pelting at police station

Section 144 has been imposed in Karnataka's Hubli city after a mob pelted stones at the old Hubli police station in which four policemen were injured on Saturday night.

'Surrender… your lives will be spared,' Russia claims control over Mariupol

Zelenskyy says peace talks won't happen if all Ukraine troops 'eliminated' in the city

Oil and edible import bills surge by 60% in Pakistan, says report

Government decides to resume talks with IMF for package revival

Russia warns of nuclear build-up if Finland and Sweden join Nato

Finland, which shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia, and Sweden are considering joining the Nato alliance

Twitter board to evaluate 'unsolicited, non-binding' Musk's $43-bn offer

Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal rejected Elon Musk's bid, saying the deal doesn't 'come close to the intrinsic value' of the popular social media platform

Elon Musk launches $43-bn hostile takeover of Twitter

Musk's offer price of $54.20 per share represents a 38% premium to Twitter's April 1 close, the last trading day before the Tesla CEO's more than 9% stake in the company was made public

Biden: Russia war a 'genocide,' accuses Putin of wiping out Ukraine

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Russia's war in Ukraine "amounted to genocide," accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to "wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian."

Ukraine crisis: Infosys to move business out of Russia

The company does not do any business with Russian clients today and has no plans of doing so going ahead as well, says CEO Salil Parekh

Elon Musk dodges limits in Twitter board seat refusal, say experts

Musk's deal to join the board included an agreement to keep his share in the company under 15 percent

'I've always followed rules': Sunak seeks review of financial declarations

Rishi Sunak is seeking a formal review into whether he properly declared his financial interests