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LIVE: Putin says Russia will enforce rouble payments for gas from Friday

Russian President said on Thursday that he had signed a decree saying foreign buyers must pay in roubles for Russian gas from April 1

Gold set for best quarter in nearly 2 yrs on Ukraine war, inflation woes

Spot gold was up 0.4% at $1,941.11 per ounce by 10:45 a.m. ET. For the month, bullion was up nearly 1.8%

Kremlin decree: Foreign currency can still buy natural gas

A Kremlin decree published by state media says unfriendly countries" can continue to pay for natural gas in foreign currency through a Russian bank that will convert the money into rubles. President Vladimir Putin talked tougher Thursday, saying Russia will start accepting ruble payments for its gas supplies from unfriendly countries" starting Friday and contracts will be stopped if buyers don't sign up to the new conditions. He says to buy gas, customers would have to open ruble accounts in Russian banks." The decree Putin signed and published by state news agency RIA Novosti says a designated bank will open two accounts for each buyer, one in foreign currency and one in rubles. The buyers will pay in foreign currency and authorize the bank to sell that currency for rubles, which are placed in the second account, where the gas is formally purchased.

Around 40-50 Indians still in Ukraine, only few willing to return: Govt

The Ukrainian authorities had shut down the country's airspace for civilian aircraft after the Russian attack on February 24

Most Russian forces have left Chernobyl: Ukraine's state nuclear company

Ukraine has repeatedly expressed safety concerns about Chernobyl and demanded the withdrawal of Russian troops, whose presence prevented the rotation of the plant's personnel for a time

Ukraine crisis: President Zelensky takes aim at imports of Russian diamonds

Zelenskyy's video address at the parliament elicited a long round of warm applause, but Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo reiterated the Western stance that NATO is not a party in the war

Ukraine conflict to hit Kudankulam nuclear project schedules: Centre

The construction of upcoming units of the Kudankulam nuclear power project is likely to be delayed due to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, the government told Rajya Sabha on Thursday. "The components and equipment to be imported from Ukraine and Russia may be delayed due to the logistical and ocean freight problems arising out of the conflict," Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to a question by Rajya Sabha member Abir Ranjan Biswas. The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) is being undertaken in cooperation with Russia, which is supplying 1,000 MW VVER type nuclear reactors. Two units of 1,000 MW each are already operational, while units 3&4 and 5&6 are currently under construction. "KKNPP 3&4 and KKNPP 5&6 have achieved an overall physical progress of 58.22 per cent and 8.12 per cent respectively as of February 2022," Singh said. Russian state-owned Rosatom is developing the nuclear power project at Kudankulam. KKNPP-1 ...

Russia repositioning, not scaling back: NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg

Russia promised during talks in Istanbul on Tuesday that it would de-escalate operations near Kyiv and Chernihiv to increase mutual trust and create conditions for further negotiations

Convoy heads to Ukraine's Mariupol to attempt evacuation

A convoy of buses headed to Mariupol in another attempt to evacuate people from the besieged port city, while Russia pressed its attacks in several parts of Ukraine

RIL, HDFC Bk drag Sensex 115pts, Nifty holds 17,450; indices up 19% in FY22

CLOSING BELL: Hindalco tumbled 5 per cent, followed by Divis Labs, Apollo Hospitals, RIL, Wipro, Eicher Motors, Dr Reddy's Labs, and Cipla

Global stocks fall after China manufacturing weakens

London's FTSE 100 lost less than 0.1% to 7,575.04 while Frankfurt's DAX added 0.1% to 7,578.75. The CAC 40 in Paris shed less than 0.1% to 6,743.19

India supports release of oil from reserves to cool prices: Union minister

As oil prices dived on news that the US was considering record release from the reserves, India said it supports the initiative to let out from the strategic stockpile to cool rising oil prices

Ukraine expects Russian assault in east after troops pushed back near Kyiv

Ukrainian forces are preparing for new Russian attacks in the southeast region where Moscow's guns are now trained after its assault on the capital Kyiv was repelled, President Zelenskyy said

Russian regulator plans to fine Google over Ukraine war videos

Russia's communications regulator may fine Google over its failure to remove certain "illegal" videos related to Ukraine invasion on the YouTube platform

Ukrainians in US prep to help as country says will take in 100,000 refugees

As the US prepares to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees following Russia's invasion, existing communities in cities like Sacramento and Seattle are already mobilising to provide support

Rupee-rouble trade should be at a rate reflecting India's economic strength

If India and Russia can work out a mutually acceptable exchange rate, bilateral rupee-rouble trade will be beneficial to India.

IMF warns Russia sanctions can chip away dollar dominance: Report

Financial sanctions imposed on Russia threaten to gradually dilute the dominance of the U.S. dollar and could result in a more fragmented international monetary system, IMF's Gita Gopinath said

UK spy chief says Russian soldiers disobeying orders in Ukraine

Demoralised Russian soldiers in the Ukraine were refusing to carry out orders and sabotaging their own equipment and had accidentally shot down their own aircraft, a UK intelligence chief said

India to allow Russia to invest, borrow from domestic market: Report

Amid mounting sanctions on Russia for launching military operations in Ukraine, India in line with its old ties and friendly relations will allow Moscow to invest and borrow in the domestic market.

Russia offers oil to India at steep discount to pre-war price of $35/barrel

Russia is offering India steep discounts on the direct sale of oil as mounting international pressure lowers the appetite for its barrels elsewhere, Bloomberg reports