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Legitimate energy deals should not be politicised, say govt sources

The assertion came amid some criticism against India over its position that it is open to buying discounted crude oil from Russia.

Xi tells Biden Ukraine war should end, lays no blame on Russia

Xi told Biden that conflicts and confrontations were in no-one's interests, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement

6.5 million people displaced inside Ukraine due to war: UN

The estimates from the IOM suggests Ukraine is fast on a course in just three weeks toward the levels of displacement from Syria's devastating war which has driven about 13 mn people from their homes

China didn't want Russia's Ukraine invasion: Xi tells Biden in video call

Xi lamented the state of the world, according to his govt's statement, observing that 'the prevailing trend of peace and development is facing serious challenges'

Ukraine crisis: Russia says it made progress in negotiations

Vladimir Medinsky, who led the Russian negotiators in several rounds of talks with Ukraine, said that the sides have narrowed their differences on the issue of Ukraine dropping its bid to join NATO

Zelensky says war against Ukraine will set Russia back by decades

Earlier, Ukraine's armed forces said Russian troops have used almost their entire stockpile of missiles and some types of ammunition

Pope Francis asserts Ukraine right to defence in blasting Russia war

It came just days after Francis told the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, that the concept of a just war was obsolete since wars are never justifiable

US and China should 'shoulder responsibility for world peace': Xi to Biden

Conflict and confrontation are not in anyone's interest, and peace and security are what the international community should treasure the most, Xi was quoted as saying by the Chinese Foreign Ministry

Gold set for worst week since November as safe-haven demand eases

'If there is a ceasefire or some sort of a deal, gold could drop fairly quickly,' said Edward Meir, analyst with ED&F Man Capital Markets

Roger Federer sends Ukraine children $500K donation via foundation

Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, and has been attacking schools, hospitals and buildings where people sought safety in various cities.

Moscow says India may replace West in Russian pharmaceuticals market

The newly appointed Russian envoy added that India is a "world pharmacy" and a leading manufacturer of drug copies that are no worse than the original.

President Putin appears at big rally as troops press attack in Ukraine

The event included well-known singer Oleg Gazmanov singing Made in the USSR, with the opening lines Ukraine and Crimea, Belarus and Moldova, It's all my country.

Body of student killed in Ukraine coming on Monday, says Karnataka CM

A fourth year medical student in Kharkiv city, Naveen was killed when he ventured out of his bunker to get some food, water and exchange money

Russian oil exports to India quadrupled in March as Europe shuns cargoes

Russia has exported 360,000 barrels a day of oil to India in March so far, nearly four times the 2021 average.

President Biden holds video call with Xi Jinping amid Ukraine crisis

China's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already troubled western observers

Putin tells mass rally that Russia will prevail in Ukraine

'We know what we need to do, how to do it and at what cost. And we will absolutely accomplish all of our plans,' Putin told a rally at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium

As war rages on, Ukraine, Russia agree on nine humanitarian corridors

Moreover, Ukraine plans to deliver humanitarian aid to Balakleya and Izyum in the Kharkiv Oblast, reported The Kyiv Independent

Putin tells Scholz that Kyiv is stalling peace talks with Moscow

Moscow has previously said it was close to agreeing a formula that would keep Ukraine neutral, one of its key demands

Oil continues rally as Russia-Ukraine talks see slim progress

Brent crude futures rose $1.14, or 1%, to $107.78 a barrel at 1003 GMT, after surging nearly 9% on Thursday in the largest percentage gain since mid-2020

Investor wealth rises Rs 19 trn as Sensex soars 5,000 pts in 8 sessions

Some moderation in internal commodity prices -- including crude oil -- had pushed investors to make a comeback in the markets