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Russia-US dialogue is at unprecedented low level: Ambassador Antonov

Russia-US dialogue is at an unprecedented low level. Trust is undermined, cooperation is collapsing even on issues of mutual interest, Russian Ambassador to US Anatoly Antonov said

World Bank cuts India's FY23 GDP forecast to 7.5% amid rising inflation

This is the second time the World Bank has revised its GDP growth forecast for India in FY23

Russia puts sanctions on 61 US nationals in counter move: FM Lavrov

Russia's Foreign Ministry announced that Moscow is levying sanctions on 61 US nationals

Russia to strengthen economic sovereignty in 2020s: Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the 2020s would be a time for his country to strengthen its economic sovereignty

India in talks to increase Russian oil imports from Rosneft: Report

State processors are collectively working on finalising and securing new six-month supply contracts for Russian crude to India, said people with knowledge of the companies' procurement plans

Margin gains for oil refiners amid Ukraine war-led energy price spike

RIL, MRPL and Chennai Petro stocks are up; BPCL, HPCL and IOC are weighed down over marketing margin concerns

Too many flip-flops and about-turns

Policy rollbacks and modifications happening too frequently spook businessmen - both domestic and global

The inflation spectrometer

Even as some inflationary impulses fade, others of more recent vintage pose new and bigger risks; one must disentangle multiple strands to reduce risk of policy errors

Russian foreign minister's Serbia visit cancelled after overflight refusal

The announcement followed reports that Serbia's neighbours, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro had refused to allow Sergey Lavrov's plane to fly through their airspace to reach Serbia.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has unified Europe but for how long

Historians will surely record Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a transformative moment - yet what kind of transformation is harder to say

Russia destroyed 43 religious buildings in Donetsk: Ukrainian official

A top Ukrainian official said that Russian troops have destroyed 43 religious building in Donetsk, most of which belonged to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate

Russian FM Lavrov's Serbia visit cancelled due to flight ban amid war

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's scheduled trip to Serbia this week has been cancelled due to a flight ban imposed by three of Belgrade's neighbouring nations

Russia's Rusal files suit against Rio Tinto over alumina refinery: Report

The lawsuit challenges Australia's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which included wide-ranging sanctions against Russian firms and oligarchs who had links with President Vladimir Putin

Russian ministry website appears hacked; users data protected: Report

Hackers were demanding a ransom to prevent the public disclosure of users' data, some reports said

Detention of Russia aircraft is private legal issue, says Sri Lanka

A Sri Lankan minister has also apologised to all the passengers and crew after the island nation's aviation authority prevented a flight of the Russian flag carrier to depart the Colombo airport

European Union to ban insurance for tankers that carry Russian oil

Ship insurance companies not only cover the physical damage to the hull and machinery of the vessel but also provide protection and indemnity (P&I) against third-party liability

Putin warns West: Russia will hit Ukraine harder if new missiles supplied

Russian President Vladimir Putin issues warnings to western countries for providing new and advanced weaponry to Ukrainian troops to. He threatened to strike back harder if new weaponry was provided

Detention of Russia's Aeroflot flight in Colombo private legal issue: PM

The flight, scheduled to depart from Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport to Moscow on June 2 with 191 passengers and 13 crew members, was not allowed to depart due to an enjoining order

Russian agent Dmitry Kovtun, accused in spy poisoning, dead at 57

Russian lawmaker Andrei Lugovoi, who also was accused by the UK in the spy's killing, announced Kovtun's death on his messaging app channel

Russia does not hinder export of Ukrainian grain, says Vladimir Putin

Russia does not hinder the export of Ukrainian grain, Russian President Vladimir Putin said."As for the export of Ukrainian grain. We do not interfere with this. And there are several ways to export grain," Putin said in an interview with the Rossiya 24 broadcaster.The first way, according to him, is that "you can export through the ports that are under the control of Ukraine, first of all in the Black Sea basin -- Odessa and nearby ports.""We didn't mine the approaches to the ports. It was Ukraine who mined it," the president stressed.Russia will not launch any attacks from the sea while Ukraine is demining ports, Putin said."We will not take advantage of the demining situation in order to launch, so to speak, attacks from the sea. I have already said this," Putin said.Russia is ready to ensure the peaceful transportation of grain and the safe entry of ships to the Azov and Black Seas, he said."No conditions. Please, we will ensure peaceful passage, guarantee the safety of approaches