Country gets new energy, inspiration today, says PM Narendra Modi after unveiling Netaji statue and inaugurating Kartavya Path
The top three countries have changed significantly before and after the military action in Ukraine
Almost one third of Germany's electricity came from coal-fired power plants in the first half (H1) 2022, up 17.2 per cent year-on-year
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet next week at a summit in Uzbekistan, a Russian official said Wednesday. The two leaders will meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, held in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on Sept. 15-16, Russian Ambassador to China Andrei Denisov told reporters. Less than 10 days from now another meeting of our leaders will take place at the SCO summit in Samarkand. We are actively preparing for it, Denisov was quoted by Russia's state news agency Tass as saying. The visit to Uzbekistan, if it goes ahead, will be Xi's first foreign trip in 2 years. Russian media also reported Xi's plans to visit Kazakhstan prior to the summit in Uzbekistan, but the reports have remained unconfirmed. When asked about the Uzbekistan trip, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a daily briefing Wednesday: On your question, I have nothing to offer. Putin and Xi last met in Beijing in February, weeks before the Kremlin
India is keen to strengthen its partnership with Russia on Arctic subjects and there is immense scope for cooperation in the field of energy as well, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. In an online plenary session address at the Eastern Economic Forum, being organised in the Russian city of Vladivostok and also attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Modi also said India has been emphasising the need to adopt the path of diplomacy and dialogue since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict and it supports all peaceful efforts to end the conflict. Recalling his participation at the forum summit physically in 2019, Modi said India had announced its "Act Far-East" policy at that time and as a result of that, India's cooperation with the Russian Far East has increased in various fields. "This policy has now become a key pillar of the 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership' between India and Russia," he added. "This month itself, 30 years are being completed since
IAEA has called for establishing a "nuclear safety and security protection zone" around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, whose safety has raised international concerns amid shelling
Amid warnings of a potential "catastrophe" at Europe's largest nuclear power plant trapped in the middle of the Ukraine war, India has called on both Moscow and Kiev to show "mutual restraint"
Indian medical students who had returned from war-torn Ukraine will now be able to relocate to universities in other countries and complete their studies. Considering the special circumstances, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has agreed to recognise the academic mobility programme offered by Ukraine to allow such students complete their education as the degree will be awarded by the parent Ukrainian university only. According to the NMC Act, students studying in foreign medical colleges are required to complete their education and obtain a degree from a single university only. A public notice issued by NMC on Tuesday said the mobility program offered by Ukraine has been considered in the Commission in consultation with the Ministry of External Affairs, wherein it was intimated that the academic mobility program is a temporary relocation to other universities in different countries globally. However, the degree will be awarded by the parent Ukrainian university, the official .
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The Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in Ukraine, according to a newly downgraded U.S. intelligence finding. Brig Gen Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said Tuesday that the information that we have is that Russia has specifically asked for ammunition. He said the US has seen indications Russia approached North Korea, but said he had no other details, including whether money has changed hands or any shipments are in progress. It does demonstrate and is indicative of the situation that Russia finds itself in, in terms of its logistics and sustainment capabilities as it relates to Ukraine, said Ryder, in the administration's first public comments on the intelligence assessment. We assess that things are not going well on that front for Russia. A U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the intelligence determination, said Monday that the fact Russia
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The Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in Ukraine, according to a newly downgraded U.S. intelligence finding. A U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the intelligence determination, said Monday that the fact Russia is turning to the isolated state of North Korea demonstrates that the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine, due in part to export controls and sanctions. U.S. intelligence officials believe that the Russians could look to purchase additional North Korean military equipment in the future. The intelligence finding was first reported by The New York Times. The finding comes after the Biden administration recently confirmed that the Russian military in August took delivery of Iranian-manufactured drones for use on the battlefield in Ukraine. The White House said last week that Russia has faced technical .
Europe has accused Russia of weaponising energy supplies in what Moscow has called an 'economic war' with the West over the fallout from the Ukraine conflict
PM Modi to address by video four-day meeting of Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok
Europe's largest nuclear plant was knocked off Ukraine's electricity grid Monday after its last transmission line was disconnected as a result of a fire caused by Russian shelling, the facility's operator said. Russian forces have kept up intensive shelling of the area around Zaporizhzhia in recent days, Energoatom said in a statement. The International Atomic Energy Agency, a UN watchdog, said last Saturday that the plant had lost its last main line to the grid, but was still sending power to the grid through a reserve line. Officials at the IAEA, which still has two experts at the plant, and Energoatom weren't immediately available to explain the consequences of the line being cut. The developments came a day before U.N. inspectors were due to report on their efforts to avert a potential disaster at the Ukrainian site that has been engulfed by Russia's war. The Russian military had earlier Monday accused Ukrainian forces of staging provocations at the plant, which lies within a
Europe to blame for Nord Stream 1 shutdown, says Kermlin and warns of retaliation over G7 oil price cap; European gas prices rocket 30%, shares fall
The group will reduce production by 100,000 barrels a day next month, taking supplies back to August levels, it said in a statement
The euro touched $0.9903 in early Asia, just above last month's trough of $0.99005. Sterling hit a 2-1/2-year low at $1.1458