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Thursday, July 31, 2025
TopicPresident Vladimir Putin

Topic: President Vladimir Putin

Russian ruble’s history of catastrophic crashes — from 1998 collapse to current sanctions

The value of the ruble fell to 108 against the US dollar Monday from 83 last Friday, making it the currency’s worst single-business-day decline since 3 September 1998.

Time cover hasn’t compared Putin to Hitler, controversial image is by UK-based designer

The image on the cover showcases Russian President Vladimir Putin with a picture of Adolf Hitler's mustache overlayed on his face. Several mainstream media handles as well as verified Twitter handles have since posted this fake cover.

Putin is forgetting Russia’s history. It’s why his claim to rid Ukraine of Nazis is absurd

Putin exaggerating Nazi legacy in Ukraine to suppress the State’s pluralism shows one thing: he fears democracy more than he fears Nazism.

Biden’s ‘flowers’ for Vladimir Putin, and Tiananmen Square moment in Ukraine

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

US sanctions Putin as Ukraine discusses location of potential peace talks with Russia

Russian President Putin had earlier said he's ready to authorise negotiations with Ukraine about the country adopting a 'neutral' status.

India to bring back 1st batch of Indians stranded in Ukraine, but many evacuation hurdles ahead

The process of evacuation has been made difficult because of Ukraine shutting down its airspace. Complete breakdown of public transport has further complicated matters.

Putin calls Kyiv leadership ‘gang of drug addicts’, urges Ukraine army to overthrow leadership

In a televised address, the Russian president reiterates claim that the Kyiv government engaged in 'genocide' in the Donbas region.

Sanctions imposed on Russia likely to impact bilateral ties, India studying them, says Shringla

Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla said impact of sanctions on India’s interests will have to be gauged. Soon after, PM Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone.

Military operation aimed at ‘demilitarisation and denazification’ of Ukraine, says Putin

Held special military operation on request of People’s republics of Donbass; to protect people that are subjected to abuse, genocide from Kyiv regime for 8 years, Putin said in his address.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan travels to Russia today on two-day visit amid Ukraine tensions

This will be the first bilateral meeting between the nations in over two decades. Bilateral, regional & international topics will be discussed, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said.

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Do Chola kings represent a culturally united Hindu India? It’s a modern fantasy

Rather than encourage a deeper understanding of regional histories, we are instead forcing a remarkable medieval society into today’s culture wars.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.