Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in India for a two-day summit on Thursday. Government officials say the visit will strengthen the India-Russia “special and privileged strategic partnership” with a “wide range of interdepartmental and business agreements”.

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India and Russia will use the summit to review their long-standing partnership and to discuss defence cooperation, energy trade and future strategic alignment.

India's imports of Russian oil may decline for only "a brief period" as Moscow plans to boost supplies, using sophisticated technology to avert the impact of Western sanctions, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

India’s current account deficit widened in the July–to-September quarter as US President Donald Trump’s 50% tariff hurt the country’s exports.

The Vivo X300 series launches in India today with the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chip. The phone will feature 200MP cameras and also pack in support for a teleconverter kit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India this week for a summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi aimed at boosting energy, defence and economic ties, as Moscow seeks to secure oil sales amid tightening Western sanctions.

Unlike the Test series opener, India head into the second ODI against South Africa with momentum after securing a hard-fought victory in Ranchi. The ODI series opener went right down to the wire before the Men in Blue closed in a 17-run win.

In the hours between, the 30 million residents of India’s capital region trudge along with chronic headaches and itchy eyes, symptoms of this rising superpower’s failure to provide its people with a most basic need: breathable air.

India's power output fell for a second month in November as temperate weather and a slowdown in industrial activity kept electricity demand tepid, government data showed. Total electricity generation in November fell about 1% year-on-year to 134.