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What does the India-Russia logistics agreement allow? | Explained

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What does the India-Russia logistics agreement allow? | Explained

The story so far: The India-Russia bilateral Logistics Support Agreement (LSA), termed the Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Agreement (RELOS), which had been dragging on for several years, was operationalised in January this year. There was a flutter on social media recently with claims that it allows the stationing of 3,000 Russian troops on Indian soil…

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Congress party’s ‘misrule’ crippled welfare, halted Telangana’s development: KTR

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Congress party’s ‘misrule’ crippled welfare, halted Telangana’s development: KTR

BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao addressing party workers at Palair in Khammam district on Wednesday. KHAMMAM Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao has alleged that the Congress government’s ‘misrule’ crippled welfare and brought development to a standstill in the State. Addressing BRS functionaries in Palair constituency of Khammam district on Wednesday,…

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SBI knocks HC doors over State government selling five acres land ‘allotted to it earlier’

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SBI knocks HC doors over State government selling five acres land ‘allotted to it earlier’

Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar of the Telangana High Court on Thursday will hear two writ petitions filed by the State Bank of India challenging the sale of its five acres of land through e-auction by the State government. The SBI filed the two petitions by way of lunch motions two days ago seeking direction to…

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Putin hosts leaders of Southeast Asian nations, seeking to boost their business ties

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Putin hosts leaders of Southeast Asian nations, seeking to boost their business ties

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN Summit in Kazan, Russia, on June 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is hosting leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a meeting Wednesday (June 17, 2026) that seeks to bolster…

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Bangladesh PM’s foreign visit plans won’t cast a shadow on India-Bangladesh ties: Official sources

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Bangladesh PM’s foreign visit plans won’t cast a shadow on India-Bangladesh ties: Official sources

Tarique Rahman | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s foreign visit plans will not impact bilateral ties with India as Dhaka-New Delhi relation has its own dynamics and requirements that are important on their own, said an official source here on Wednesday (June 17, 2026). The remarks from the official came against the…

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Trump says U.S. will defend India if anyone attacks as Modi raises seafarers safety issue

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Trump says U.S. will defend India if anyone attacks as Modi raises seafarers safety issue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) raised with U.S. President Donald Trump the issue of seafarers’ safety and called for provisions for their protection in Washington’s proposed peace deal with Iran, even as the two leaders vowed to take steps to repair bilateral ties that reeled under severe strain over the past…

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MP urges industrialists to make good use of plots in Plastic Park

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MP urges industrialists to make good use of plots in Plastic Park

Capt. Brijesh Chowta, MP and Mangaluru City North MLA Y. Bharath Shetty during the visit to CIPET administration building being built in the Plastic Park, coming up in Ganjimutt in the outskirts of Mangaluru on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT MP Capt. Brijesh Chowta has called upon industrialists to make good use of the…

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The RBI and its growing fiscal role

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The RBI and its growing fiscal role

Central banks occupy a peculiar position in modern democracies. Governments spend, tax, and borrow. Central banks, through their toolkit of monetary policy, manage inflation, preserve confidence in the currency, and safeguard financial stability. Their credibility rests on maintaining a degree of distance from the fiscal compulsions of the governments they serve. Recent developments surrounding the…

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Trump delays Clayton’s pick for DNI to try to push Congress on voter ID Bill

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Jay Clayton had been set to appear on June 17, 2026 for a Senate confirmation hearing that was fast-tracked because of the programme’s lapse. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) that he was delaying federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in…

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