After three days of talks in Saudi Arabia, at last some progress. Two separate texts outlining agreements between the US and Russia, and the US and Ukraine. There were some differences but much was the same. All sides agreed to “to ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial
Last Updated:March 23, 2025, 17:42 IST Going forward, FPIs are expected to remain cautious, awaiting greater clarity on the US Fed’s interest rate trajectory, geopolitical developments, and India’s domestic economic outlook, according to Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director of Manager Research at Morningstar Investment. FPIs have offloaded equity shares worth Rs 1,794 crore ($194 million) for
With a staccato burst, a horn sounded in the control room of the H.M.S. Vanguard, sending the crew of the nuclear-armed Royal Navy submarine to battle stations. The voice of the commanding officer crackled over the intercom. “Set condition 1SQ,” he said, ordering its battery of ballistic missiles to be readied for launch. It was
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Last Updated:March 20, 2025, 09:15 IST Responding to Tharoor’s praise of PM Modi’s policies on Russia-Ukraine war, BJP took a jibe at the Congress leaders and said, “The Prime Minister ‘needs new haters’ as the old one are ‘becoming his fans’.” Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (PTI Image) Shashi Tharoor’s praise of the government’s handling of
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Last Updated:March 19, 2025, 16:26 IST Tharoor emphasised the importance of peace talks and highlighted the positive steps taken, such as discussions between world leaders. The Congress MP said the policy adopted by India following the outbreak of the conflict meant that the country has actually a prime minister who can hug both the president
Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a critical phone call for at least an hour and a half on a Ukraine ceasefire plan The Kremlin said in a statement that the two leaders had a “detailed and frank exchange of views” on Ukraine Putin agreed for Russia and Ukraine to stop hitting each other’s
Last Updated:March 18, 2025, 22:22 IST Tharoor had criticised India’s stance when Russia attacked Ukraine and called for condemnation of the aggression The Congress MP said the policy adopted by India following the outbreak of the conflict meant that the country has actually a prime minister who can hug both the president of Ukraine and
Last Updated:March 18, 2025, 20:52 IST Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed the US-backed 30-day truce proposal to halt the Ukraine war which entered its fourth year in 2025. President Trump with Russian Counterpart Putin (Reuters/File) US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a telephone call on Tuesday to discuss the