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BRICS Business Forum 2026 in pictures: PM Modi meets Putin, Pezeshkian, Guterres and other leaders
India | Sep 12, 2026, 12:04 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi met Vladimir Putin, Masoud Pezeshkian, Cyril Ramaphosa and UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the BRICS Business Forum and its sidelines in New Delhi. He also visited the INNOPROM exhibition with Putin and gifted him a Russian translation of the Thirukkural.
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The book PM Modi chose for Putin has 1,330 couplets, here's what Thiruvalluvar's classic is about
Lifestyle | Sep 11, 2026, 05:13 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi gifted Vladimir Putin a Russian-language edition of the ancient Tamil classic Thirukkural during his India visit. Published by the Central Institute of Classical Tamil, the book was translated by Naira Mkrtchyan.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi to attend BRICS Summit, key bilateral meetings
India | Sep 11, 2026, 06:44 AM ISTRussian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, where he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and address the BRICS Business Forum. The summit will focus on global supply chains, energy security, trade, digital payments, and several other key issues.
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Russia to build India's largest nuclear power plant as Putin backs full-scale Kudankulam expansion
India | Dec 05, 2025, 11:50 PM ISTRussia has strengthened its nuclear cooperation with India, with President Putin reaffirming support for the Kudankulam plant and ensuring uninterrupted fuel supplies. Rosatom has delivered the first fuel batch for the plant's third reactor, marking a major milestone.
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Vladimir Putin's India visit: PM Modi gifts copy of Bhagavad Gita to Russian President
India | Dec 05, 2025, 07:29 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin at Palam Airport around 7:30 pm. The two leaders shared a warm hug before travelling together in the same car to 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. PM Modi had hosted a private dinner for President Putin at his residence.
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Vladimir Putin India visit: Hourly update on Russian President's itinerary during 26-hour stay
India | Dec 04, 2025, 11:29 AM ISTPresident Putin will land at Air Force Station in Delhi’s Palam at 6:30 pm. A brief photo session will be held here in which only key officials will participate. Putin will then directly go to the hotel where arrangements of his stay have been made.
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Delhi on high alert ahead of Russian president Vladimir Putin's India visit
India | Dec 02, 2025, 02:17 PM ISTA specialised Russian security team tasked with protecting President Putin has already arrived in Delhi days before the visit. The team is conducting discreet inspections of hotels, airports, meeting venues, and potential travel routes.
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Vladimir Putin to be on two-day visit India at PM Modi's invitation from December 4
India | Nov 28, 2025, 03:18 PM ISTKremlin aide Yuri Ushakov called President Putin's upcoming India visit "extremely grand" as a state visit and "fruitful in every sense," according to his VGTRK Russian State TV interview.
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Putin likely to visit India in early December amid India-US trade tensions over tariffs
India | Oct 01, 2025, 05:22 PM ISTWith these new trade barriers in place, India and Russia are now expected to explore ways to work together and develop a strategy to counter the impact of the US tariffs.
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'Come up with alternatives, something more engaging, more interesting than porn': Putin | WATCH
World | Dec 20, 2024, 02:17 PM ISTThe Russian President suggested that banning or restricting adult content may not be the answer, advocating instead for the development of "interesting and engaging" alternatives.
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Putin breaks silence on Syria crisis: 'Haven't met Assad since granting him asylum in Moscow'
World | Dec 20, 2024, 09:33 AM ISTIn his first comments on Assad’s downfall, Putin said that he hadn’t yet met the former Syrian ruler, whom he has given asylum in Moscow, but plans to.
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PM Modi to depart for Russia to attend BRICS Summit: What makes his visit to Kazan significant? READ
World | Oct 22, 2024, 06:43 AM ISTPM Modi will visit from 22-23 October 2024 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He is due to attend the 16th BRICS Summit, being held in Kazan, under the Chairmanship of Russia.
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Putin arrives in Mongolia in defiance of ICC warrant, Ukraine demands arrest
World | Sep 03, 2024, 09:22 AM ISTMongolia is one of the 124 ICC member-states that are bound to arrest Putin and send him to The Hague for trial if he sets foot on their territory. Putin was accused of the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine.
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Zelenskyy finally breaks silence on military incursion onto Russian soil
World | Aug 11, 2024, 07:48 PM ISTDays after Ukraine initiated a surprise military incursion into Russia's Kursk border region, Zelenskyy addressed the situation late Saturday in his nightly address. He indirectly acknowledged the ongoing military actions, framing them as efforts to “push the war into the aggressor's territory.
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Vietnam rolls out red carpet for Putin in line with North's grand welcome to Russian leader I VIDEO
World | Jun 19, 2024, 07:18 PM ISTVietnam prepared on Wednesday to roll out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin in a visit seen as a publicity coup for the Russian president, who is accused of war crimes in Ukraine, while bringing benefits and risks for Hanoi's Communist leaders.
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Putin replaces Sergei Shoigu as Defence Minister in surprise move, appoints civilian economist
World | May 13, 2024, 10:27 AM ISTShoigu, 68, has been in charge of defence since 2012 and a long-time ally of Putin, who came under fire after his deputy was arrested last month on bribery charges. Putin has appointed him to lead Russia's powerful Security Council, replacing Nikolai Patrushev.
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Putin takes oath to begin his fifth term as Russian President, Western nations skip inauguration
World | May 29, 2024, 09:57 AM ISTRussia's tensions with the West have soared to all-time highs due to the Ukraine war, and many Western countries have skipped the 71-year-old President's inauguration. Putin's re-election was marred by a crackdown on opposition leaders and activists, including the late Alexei Navalny.
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Putin announces plans to visit China in May on his first foreign trip since March elections
World | Apr 26, 2024, 12:55 PM ISTThis would be Putin's first foreign trip since the presidential elections in March and will follow his presidential inauguration on May 7. Diplomatic and trade relations between Russia and China have grown sharply since the Ukraine war in 2022 as the former has been heavily sanctioned by the West.
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Is Russia drifting towards China? Jaishankar responds to Putin's intent to bolster ties with Beijing
World | Mar 24, 2024, 06:17 PM ISTInteracting with the Indian community in Singapore, Jaishankar said India should look at its relationship with Russia or any other country from its perspective.
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Yulia Navalnaya's heartfelt tribute: 'I Love You', beside picture of her and Alexei Navalny
World | Feb 19, 2024, 08:08 AM ISTYulia Navalnaya is set to meet European foreign ministers in Brussels, where they plan to send a strong message of support to Russian freedom fighters and honour Navalny's memory.