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Russian oil tankers get India safety cover via Dubai company: Report

Certification by Indian Register of Shipping provides a final link in paperwork chain needed to keep state-owned Sovcomflot's tanker fleet afloat and delivering Russian crude oil to overseas markets

Unknown unknowns

Risk of a global shock will increase with higher rates

Noticeable increase in exports of Russian oil to China, India: Putin

Russian oil exports to China and India have noticeably increased and its presence in the BRICS countries is also growing, President Vladimir Putin said

Big rate hikes to be the global norm as inflation remains a challenge

With no end in sight to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, commodity prices remain elevated and supply chains remain disrupted

Bangladesh tries to secure wheat from Russia as India stops exports: Report

The supply deal with Russia, the world's biggest wheat exporter, could help Dhaka in meeting its needs below the elevated global prices, industry officials said.

No purchase of coal from Russia after April 20 announcement: Tata Steel

Tata Steel has not made any purchase of PCI coal from Russia post its April announcement of severing business ties with Russia amid the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, a company spokesperson said

Indonesian President Joko Widodo to visit Russia, Ukraine after G-7 meet

Indonesian President Joko Widodo is planning to meet the leaders of Russia and Ukraine following the Group of Seven summit in Germany later this month

India's Russian imports up 3.5 times on oil buys despite Western pressure

It's now the 4th largest petroleum supplier for India with exports worth $1.3 bn in April

US DoJ dismantles Russian botnet infra that hacked millions of devices

The US has dismantled the infrastructure of a Russian botnet which hacked millions of computers and other electronic devices around the world while working as a proxy service.

Zelenskyy defiant as Russia intensifies attacks in east, seizes territory

Ukraine acknowledged difficulties in fighting in the east of the country as Russian forces captured territory and intensified pressure on two key cities ahead of an EU summit this week

Nobel Peace Prize sold for Ukrainian kids shatters record at $103.5 mn

The Nobel Peace Prize that Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov was auctioning off to raise money for Ukrainian child refugees sold for 4103.5 million, shattering the old record for a Nobel

Blame Russia, not sanctions, for global food crisis, says EU's top diplomat

The European Union's top diplomat said on Monday he has written to all African foreign ministers to explain that the bloc's sanctions on Russia are not responsible for the looming global food crisis

GIC Re part of Rs 500-crore insurance pool to cover imports from Russia

While it will be called the fertiliser pool with a corpus of Rs 500 crore, it can be used to cover the risks of oil and gas imports too

Tata Steel buys coal from Russia weeks after vowing to cut ties: Report

Tata Steel bought 75,000 tonnes of Russian coal in May; company pledged to cut business ties with Russia in April; Tata Steel says coal import deal struck before April decision

'It's just hell there': Russia continues to pound eastern Ukraine

Russia's military machine persevered in its ferocious effort to grind down Ukraine's defences, as the war's consequences for food and fuel supplies increasingly weighed on minds around the globe

Russia replaces Saudi Arabia as China's biggest crude oil supplier

The imports into China, which include supplies pumped through the East Siberia Pacific Ocean pipeline and shipments by sea, totalled nearly 8.42m tonnes last month

How Indian, Russian banks plan to bypass sanctions to facilitate trade

In a bid to ensure smooth flow of trade without violating the West's economic sanctions on Russia, the Indian banks will open accounts with their Russian counterparts, and vice versa

EU signs energy deal with Egypt and Israel to wean itself off Russian gas

EU signed in Cairo last Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt and Israel, aimed at using the energy potential

As battles in Ukraine's east grind on, NATO chief warns of long war

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said supplying state-of-the-art weaponry to Ukrainian troops would boost the chance of freeing its eastern region of Donbas from Russian control

Ukrainian forces shoot fake war footage in Mykolaiv, says Russian official

A senior Russian military official said on Saturday that Ukrainian forces shot fake war footage in the southern city of Mykolaiv with the help of 40 actors