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IMF allocates $1.3 billion for financial support to Ukraine

October 8, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved the disbursement of $1.3 billion to Ukraine, the organization said in a statement. The funds will be provided “under the food shock window of the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) to help meet Ukraine’s urgent balance of payments needs.” The organization projects the […]

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US president pledges another military aid package to Ukraine, worth $625 million

October 5, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: During a phone conversation on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden informed his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky about another package of US military aid to Ukraine, worth $625 million, the White House press service said. “President Biden pledged to continue supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes, including the provision today of a new […]

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Overuse Of Social Media Can Lead To Depression: Report

October 4, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The latest research published in the Journal of Affective Disorders shows that young adults who are more active on social media are substantially more likely to develop depression within six months, irrespective of their personality type. The report demonstrated that individuals with high agreeableness had a 49% lower risk of developing depression than those […]

New Horizons Educational Marathon in Moscow: Day 1

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Russia keeps a close eye on Ukraine’s attempt to join NATO

October 4, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Moscow is closely monitoring the situation around Kyiv’s bid to join NATO, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday, recalling that Ukraine’s aspiration to join the alliance was one of the reasons for the special military operation. “We are monitoring this decision very closely. And we remember that it was Ukraine’s NATO orientation […]

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store visits the Sleipner A platform

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US, UK might be behind Nord Streams incident, says Ex-advisor to Pentagon chief

October 3, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The US and the UK may be behind the explosions at Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, former advisor to US Defense Secretary in the administration of ex-president of the United States Donald Trump, Douglas Macgregor, said in a conversation with Andrew Napolitano, the presenter of the Judging Freedom podcast. “You have […]

Plenary session at 2022 Eastern Economic Forum

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The US should have no doubts about Russia’s readiness to defend itself by all means

September 30, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The US military should have no doubts about Russia’s readiness to defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and people by all available means, the Russian embassy in the United States said on Thursday. “We have noted a September 29 Newsweek article which quotes statements by anonymous Pentagon officials about plans to respond to the hypothetical […]

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Russia grants citizenship to Edward Snowden

September 27, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday granting Russian citizenship to former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. Snowden was among 75 foreign nationals granted Russian citizenship, according to an order signed by the president. Snowden, 39, escaped the US and was given refuge in Russia after leaking secret files in 2013 that […]

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US central bank hikes interest rate again, up to 3.25 percent

September 22, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point in its latest move to get ahead of runaway inflation. The decision by the central bank was in line with what economists were expecting, although there was some thought that the Fed might hike by even a full percentage […]

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Afghanistan: Taliban frees American engineer Mark Frerichs

September 19, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Taliban have freed an American engineer in exchange for an Afghan tribal leader linked to the group whom the US had held on drugs charges since 2005. Mark Frerichs was exchanged at Kabul airport for Bashir Noorzai, the acting Taliban foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, told a news conference in the Afghan capital. […]

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No final decision made regarding the 2024 presidential campaign: Biden

September 19, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: US President Joe Biden says he intends to ballot for the presidency in 2024, but it is too early to make a “firm decision” on that. “Look, my intention, as I said, to begin with, is that I would run again. But it’s just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I […]