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New Delhi:A Bengaluru-based Indian technology company is among at least 10 firms from several countries against whom Japan has imposed sanctions for allegedly helping Russia evade punitive economic measures.The actions against the companies including asset freeze and export bans were announced by the Japanese Foreign Ministry.The other companies belonged to China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and the United Arab Emirates.The West and its allies have imposed strict punitive trade and economic sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.Japan has introduced punitive measures under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, the Japanese foreign ministry said in a statement.It named the Indian company in the list of firms which will be facing sanctions from the Japanese government.Last week, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at the G7 summit in Italy that his government is imposing sanctions on companies and groups which are helping Russia evade economic sanctions.The G7 grouping has imposed a series of punitive sanctions against Russia including asset freeze for its invasion of Ukraine.Japan has already imposed punitive measures on a number of Russian companies.

Modi government in its third term might harden its posture against the neighbour with which relations have been hostage to heightened border disputes ever since skirmishes between Indian and Chinese forces along the border in 2020. PM Modi is likely to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kazakhstan in the first week of July where he might run into China’s President Xi Jinping. Shortly before a possible meeting between the two leaders, India seems to be hardening its posture against China. The two meetings between Modi and Xi after the Galwan clashes at the G20 Summit at Bali in 2022 and the BRICS Summit in South Africa a year later failed to yield any positive results. Thousands of troops remain deployed on either side of the Sino-india border .

India lodged a «strong protest» with the Canadian High Commission in Delhi opposing the organisation of 'Citizen's Courts' by Khalistactivists in Canada. «We have strongly protested at the Canadian High Commission here. Such courts or gatherings are not helpful at all. We have strongly taken it up with them and asked them to take appropriate action in the matter,» said Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in response to ANI's question. Jaiswal emphasised India's stance against providing political space to extremist anti-India elements and those advocating violence.

Delhi: India on Sunday refrained from associating itself with any communique emerging from a Ukraine summit for peace hosted by Switzerland and asserted that it will remain engaged with all stakeholders to facilitate a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict. Pavan Kapoor, Secretary(West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, represented India at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine that was held at a resort near Lucerne in Switzerland on June 15 and 16. The summit concluded with dozens of countries throwing their support to Ukraine's "territorial integrity" and calling for talks among all parties to find a lasting solution to the conflict. «The Indian delegation attended the Opening and Closing Plenary Sessions of the Summit. India did not associate itself with any communique/document emerging from this Summit,» the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday predicted «history being made» at the Swiss-hosted conference that aims to plot the first steps toward peace in Ukraine even though experts and critics don't expect any major breakthroughs because Russia isn't attending. The presidents of Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Somalia joined dozens of Western heads of state, other senior government leaders and high-level envoys at the meeting, in the hopes that Russia could join in one day.

At the recent G7 Leaders’ Summit, the UK solidified its role as a global leader by announcing the expansion of its AI for Development programme into Asia. This initiative, initially launched to support safe and responsible AI projects in Africa, will now extend its reach to Asia, marking a significant step in global technological and sustainable development efforts.

Narendra Modi on Saturday shared highlights from his participation in the G7 Summit at Italy and said that he presented India's perspective on the world stage. A video shared by PM Modi shows glimpses of the highlights of his visit to Italy including his arrival in Italy to Italian PM Giorgia Meloni's welcome at the venue of the G7 Summit in Apulia city in Italy. Meloni greeted PM Modi with a 'namaste' and the two leaders then posed for a picture for the cameras.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has expressed hope that when Pope Francis visits India as invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his visit itinerary includes the coastal state. PM Modi met Pope Francis on Friday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy.

G7 Summit in Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the leaders of Turkey, the UAE, Brazil and Jordan and struck a pose for the camera along with them on Friday. PM Modi had a «delightful conversation» with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, as well as the President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All the four leaders also posed for the camera and got a picture clicked at the Summit as well, which PM Modi shared on X, saying, «The interactions in Italy continue...Delightful conversation with President @LulaOficial, President @RTErdogan and His Highness Sheikh @MohamedBinZayed»

Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in Apulia, Italy and discussed the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project with a targeted 5 trillion yen worth of investment in India. Highlighting India-Japan relations, the Prime Minister's office said on X, «Boosting India-Japan relations! PM @narendramodi held a productive bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister @kishida230 in Italy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit.»

Narendra Modi met United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Italy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit here on Friday night. In a post on X, PM Modi said, «Pleased to meet the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, in Italy.» Earlier, PM Modi met also US President Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G7 Summit.

Zelenskyy, while holding talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, discussed the functioning of the Black Sea transport corridor to increase exports of sunflower oil to India. On the sidelines of the G7 Summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Italy. «The President spoke about the functioning of the Black Sea transport corridor, which makes it possible to increase exports of sunflower oil to India and turnover of other categories of goods,» the Ukrainian president's website read.

The World Bank has approved a $2.25 billion loan for Nigeria to shore up revenue and back economic reforms that have contributed to the worst cost-of-living crisis in many years for Africa’s most populous country

Giorgia Meloni greeted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with a 'Namaste' at the G7 Summit in Italy. The traditional Indian greeting, symbolizing respect and mutual recognition, highlighted solidarity among the world leaders. The video of this greeting quickly went viral, evoking reactions from netizens, including one who commented, «Namaste karna sikh gai (learnt how to do Namaste).»

Italy is the Chair of G7 this year, and is hosting the G7 Summit on 13-14 June. Italian PM Georgia Meloni has invited the Indian PM to the G7 Outreach Summit in Puglia on 14 June in the backdrop of historic ties and commitment to rule of law, respect for human rights and achieving economic development through inclusive growth.

Justin Trudeau meets Joe Biden at the G7 summit in Italy this week, Trudeau probably won't ask if the US might have a civil war soon. But, as per the reports of 'Politico', a research group in Trudeau's government is already thinking about it. In a report called «Disruptions on the Horizon,» they suggested that Ottawa should prepare for the possibility of a civil war in the U.S. The report mentioned how ideological differences, weakening democracy, and unrest within the country could lead to such a situation. The report is 37 pages, but it says this in just 15 words.

Narendra Modi's global outreach in his third term is expected to begin with a 24-hour trip to Italy for the G7 summit on June 14 where he is an invitee. In subsequent months, Modi may visit Kazakhstan for the SCO summit (July 3-4), followed by BIMSTEC meet in Thailand (September), BRICS summit in Russia (October), G20 summit in Brazil (November) and a probable trip to New York in September for the UN General Assembly and Summit of Future.

Indian airlines have placed orders for a record number of aircraft. At 73.7 million, the country's busiest airport handled 20% of India's total passengers in FY24.

SpiceJet is looking to raise Rs 2,000 crore by August, and plans to expand capacity by leasing aircraft, said Ajay Singh, chairman. The budget carrier had earlier raised `1,060 crore as part of a total fundraising plan of Rs 2,250 crore. However, it could not complete the fundraising plan as Mumbai-based businessman Harihara Mahapatra and his wife, Preeti Mahapatra, who were to invest Rs 1,100 crore, along with 63 other investors, pulled out.

Celestia’s $TIA token has fallen is up 14% in the last 24 hours to trade at $11.63 as of this writing.