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  Russia to build India's largest nuclear power plant as Putin backs full-scale Kudankulam expansion

  India | December 05, 2025 23:50 IST

  Russia 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 | December 05, 2025 7:29 IST

  Prime 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 | December 04, 2025 11:29 IST

  President 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 | December 02, 2025 14:17 IST

  A 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 | November 28, 2025 15:18 IST

  Kremlin 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 | October 01, 2025 17:22 IST

  With 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 | December 20, 2024 14:17 IST

  The 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 | December 20, 2024 9:33 IST

  In 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 | October 22, 2024 6:43 IST

  PM 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 | September 03, 2024 9:22 IST

  Mongolia 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 | August 11, 2024 19:48 IST

  Days 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 | June 19, 2024 19:18 IST

  Vietnam 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 IST

  Shoigu, 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 9:57 IST

  Russia'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 | April 26, 2024 12:55 IST

  This 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 | March 24, 2024 18:17 IST

  Interacting 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 | February 19, 2024 8:08 IST

  Yulia 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.

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  Putin dials PM Modi, discusses Russia's Presidency of BRICS and Ukraine

  World | January 15, 2024 20:43 IST

  During the conversation, PM Modi and Putin reviewed progress on a number of issues of bilateral cooperation in follow-up to recent high-level exchanges between the two countries.

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  Putin signs bill revoking Russia's ratification from global nuclear ban treaty

  World | November 02, 2023 17:18 IST

  Moscow said that the move to withdraw ratification from the CTBT seeks to restore parity in nuclear arms control commitments. There are widespread concerns that Russia may resume nuclear tests to deter the US from offering support to Ukraine.

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  Did Russian President Vladimir Putin suffer a cardiac arrest? This is what Kremlin said about claims

  World | October 24, 2023 16:57 IST

  According to reports, the Russian President suffered a cardiac arrest in his presidential bedroom and was taken to a secure medical facility after resuscitation. There have been several rumours about Putin's health before, however, the President and Kremlin have denied them each time.