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Vladimir Putin has led Russia’s Victory Day commemorations with a parade in Red Square, amid heightened security following Ukrainian strikes on Moscow. China’s Xi Jinping joined the Russian president as he told thousands of soldiers that Russia remembered the lessons of World War Two. He also used his speech to tie the war to today’s…

Calls for restraint and fact-checking continue as New Delhi and Islamabad report drone and artillery attacks. Tensions continue to mount as India and Pakistan traded accusations and attacks across their frontier in Kashmir overnight. New Delhi and Islamabad accused one another on Friday of launching drone attacks as well as “numerous ceasefire violations” over the…

Ukraine says it has uncovered a Hungarian-operated spy network attempting to obtain intelligence about its defences. The country’s security service said it had detained two alleged Hungarian spies who it accused of gathering intelligence on its air defence systems. “For the first time in Ukraine’s history, the Security Service has exposed a Hungarian military intelligence…

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a quiet but powerful financial revolution ten years ago – Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY). Designed to bring affordable life insurance within reach of India’s low-income population, the scheme has, over the past decade, evolved into a vital safety…

In the days leading up to the papal conclave, which concluded on Thursday with the election of Robert Francis Prevost, 69, as Pope Leo XIV, the editor of Catholic Church specialist news outlet Crux wrote: “Fundamentally, there are three qualities cardinals look for every time they have to kick the tires on a possible pope….

Haier’s revenue in South Asia grew by more than 30 per cent in the first quarter from a year earlier, with its side-by-side refrigerators taking a 21 per cent market share in India, the company said in an April 29 filing.  | Photo Credit: SHAJU JOHN Sunil Mittal is in advanced talks to acquire a…

Jessica Rawnsley & Joel Gunter BBC News Reuters Vladimir Putin is leading Russia’s Victory Day commemorations with a parade in Red Square and heightened security after days of Ukrainian strikes targeting the capital. Addressing Russia’s military, veterans and more than 20 international leaders including China’s Xi Jingping, Putin said Russia remembered the lessons of World…

An explosion in southern Gaza’s Rafah killed and injured Israeli soldiers after it caused a building to collapse. Source link

India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) plans to lay big focus green financing. It also feels that contrary to popular perception, private investors are coming in large ways. businessline caught up P.R. Jaishankar, Managing Director of IIFCL to talk about financial performance and future plans. Your company has recorded its all-time high performance for the…