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‘Highly likely, but no definitive proof’: UK on Wagner chief Prigozhin’s apparent death

Russian authorities have said that Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a plane that fell from the sky in the northwest of Moscow Wednesday evening.

Presumed dead after plane crash, Wagner chief Prigozhin joins list of ill-fated Putin dissenters

From Oppn figure Alexei Navalny to businessman Boris Berezovsky & ex-FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko, many of Putin's critics have purportedly been targeted or died mysterious deaths.

How Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner chief now presumed dead, went from ‘Putin’s chef’ to ‘biggest threat’

Prigozhin was among the 10 people listed on the manifest of a private plane that went down north of Moscow Wednesday, leaving no survivors.

Deployed in Ukraine, Russia’s anti-tank ‘jumping mines’ have even US devising similar munitions

Ukrainian troops had earlier captured PTKM-1R, which targets top of tank or armoured personnel carrier. Acoustic & seismic sensors help it to select moving enemy assets.

Villagers near site of Wagner chief Prigozhin plane crash hear bang, then see it plummet to ground

The plane crashed on Wednesday near Russia’s Kuzhenkino on its way from Moscow to St. Petersburg and killed all 10 people on board – seven passengers and three crew members.

Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin posts first video since mutiny, suggests he is in Africa

In a Telegram video, Prigozhin speaks of making Russia greater on all continents & Africa more free. He is seen standing in a desert area in camouflage with a rifle in his hands.

India’s July crude oil imports from Russia slows down, Saudi Arabia inbound shipments decline

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's July crude oil imports from Russia dipped for the first time in nine months, while inbound shipments from Saudi Arabia tumbled to their lowest in 2-1/2

Russia’s lunar lander mission, Luna-25, fails, ‘crashes’ on to moon’s surface

It was earlier reported Luna-25 had detected an 'emergency' during a manoeuvre ahead of its landing on Moon, which was scheduled for 21 Aug, 2 days before India's Chandrayaan-3.

Russia charges jailed US citizen with espionage

Russia's news agencies said that Moscow's court had remanded Gene Spector in pre-trial custody on suspicion of espionage, which is punishable with a jail term of 10 to 20 years.

Russia fines online platform Reddit over display of ‘banned content’, reports RIA

Since the Ukraine invasion last year Russia has tightened controls over media and bloggers, introducing tougher punishments for publishing false information about them.

On Camera

Incompetent leaders sent Kargil soldiers to their deaths. Where is the accountability?

As India prepares to commemorate its Kargil victory, it’s long past time to assign responsibility for the many failures of leadership responsible for hundreds of soldier deaths in 1999.

Unorganised, non-farm sector employs 19% of workforce but accounts for 6% of GDP, shows MoSPI data

With the agriculture sector employing 45% of the workforce but accounting for only 15% of GDP, it confirms that two-thirds of India’s workforce engages in low-productivity work.

Amit Shah lauds ITBP’s heroic rescue op in Himachal

The American citizen had lost his life while paragliding in an accident. His body was recovered by the ITBP team and handed over to the local authorities for further investigation.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.