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US shielded Japanese war criminals after WW2 for biowarfare data — China cites Russian report

The report by the Chinese state-owned Xinhua news agency comes amid a renewed debate on Covid origins & strained Japan-China ties.

India sets eyes on Russian Sprut light tanks to counter China, gets rare access to trials

The 18-tonne amphibious Sprut-SDM1 is capable of being airlifted, parachuted with crew inside and can even disembark from a ship.

US probes ‘mystery episodes’ causing brain injuries to its personnel abroad since 2016: NYT

Quoting sources in Pentagon, NYT report says Russian military intelligence agency GRU could be behind some of these 'episodes' reported by US personnel on overseas assignments.

How cyberattack on major US pipeline has become a diplomatic issue between US and Russia

Shutdown of largest US gasoline pipeline underscores how vulnerable the country’s cyber infra is to criminals & national adversaries like Russia, China and Iran, say experts.

Either be accountable or revoke DMA — Centre can’t keep blaming states for Covid

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Sputnik V arrived 1 May to boost India’s vaccine drive, but is still ‘stuck’ in lab for tests

A sample batch of Russian-made Sputnik V has been at the govt testing lab in Himachal since 3 May, and is expected to take several more days to receive clearance.

Rajasthan govt importing oxygen concentrators from Russia, China

The Rajasthan government said Saturday that it also plans to purchase more than 28,000 such machines from different countries this month.

Why Black Sea is the next battleground for the US, Russia and Ukraine

The Black Sea is bordered by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine, making it a region of strategic importance & a potential maritime flashpoint.

Putin finds ally in China’s TikTok in crackdown on anti-govt content

TikTok, under increasing pressure to remove anti-govt posts in Russia, has won praise from Russian officials who say it’s more willing than some other companies to remove content.

Russia isn’t hyphenating India-Pakistan but balancing both for its win-win plan

Seeing Russia's new approach to South Asia as hyphenating India and Pakistan ignores the grand strategic motives of Moscow's Greater Eurasian Partnership.

On Camera

Govt has reduced time taken to finalise GDP data by an entire year. Here’s inside story of how

This year, govt announced that 2nd and not 3rd revised estimates would be final. Here’s inside story on how this was achieved without compromising on quality of data.

Army chief Gen Pande gets extension, Govt seeks merit over mere seniority

Last time such an extension was granted was in the case of former Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw when he was Army chief for period of six months.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?