Russia’s Investigative Committee said there were no grounds for criminal liability on Putin's part, and heads of state enjoyed absolute immunity from jurisdiction of foreign states.
India is not a signatory of Rome Statute. It has in the past hosted individuals that faced action from ICC including ex-Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
The ICC issued the warrant for Putin's arrest on suspicion of unlawful deportation of children and unlawful transfer of people from the territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.
Bashar Al-Assad, who met Putin in Moscow Wednesday, has supported Russia's war in Ukraine and said that Damascus recognises the territories claimed by Russia in Ukraine.
(Reuters) - March 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said a Russian fighter plane clipped the propeller of one its spy drones and made it crash into the Black Sea in the first such direct encounter
Putin has yet to travel beyond borders since sending his armed forces into Ukraine in February last year, and missed November’s G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
Plans for a visit come as China has been offering to broker peace in Ukraine, an effort that has been met with scepticism in the West given China's diplomatic support for Russia.
The RS-28 Sarmat liquid-fueled missile, nicknamed 'Satan 2', was first announced by Putin in 2018. The missiles were supposed to have been deployed last year.
At the meeting on Wednesday, the US President plans to reaffirm commitments over their security and discuss support for Ukraine before he returns to Washington.
Pro-Khalistan groups recruited ethnic-Punjabi organised crime cartels to murder secular opponents, terrorise the community and capture control of Gurudwaras.
About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.
Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.
Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.
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