Amidst sweeping international sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine, India is planning to boost shipments to Russia by an additional $2 billion as the two nations work out a payment system in local currencies to continue bilateral trade.
On account of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, there has been a dire shortage in supply of food and various other products of basic necessity in the neighbouring country.
Petrol and diesel prices on Saturday remained stable for the third straight day. Fuel prices in India saw an increase for the fourteenth time on Wednesday since March 22.
White House Press Secy drew attention to the fact that Russian Oil accounts for only 1-2% of Indian imports. However, about 10% of the Indian imports are from the USA.
Covid XE Variant, the new Omicron strain known to be more transmissible than previous strains of the novel coronavirus has set alarm bells ringing across the World.