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KLW Wheelco has supplied 2,000 Ukrainian-make forged wheels to the Indian Railways in the past few weeks, said a senior Indian government official. This is the first such delivery from the war-torn nation since the Russia-Ukraine conflict started in early 2022. The development comes close on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Kyiv where he met with his counterpart, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. «Another 3,500 forged wheels are on their way from Ukraine. Orders for 10,000 forged wheels worth ₹72 crore have been placed with the Swiss company earlier this year,» the official told ET. These wheels are being manufactured in Dnipro (Ukraine) by Interpipe Group, a global producer of steel pipes and railway wheels. The wheels are for Bogie Open Wagon with Air Brakes (BOXN wagons), which are largely used for carrying goods such as coal, and are being loaded from an Ukrainian port in the Black Sea.

A fake video that ricocheted across the internet claiming tensions between France and the United Arab Emirates after Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest likely came from Russia

Ajit Doval on Thursday briefed Russian President Vladmir Putin on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv amid renewed efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict. Doval met Putin at the Konstantinovsky Palace in St Petersburg on the margins of a conclave of the (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) grouping. «As the prime minister told you during a telephone talk that he was keen to brief you about his visit to Ukraine and his meeting with President Zelenskyy. He (PM Modi) wanted me to come and personally brief you about the talks,» Doval told the Russian President. The NSA said the Modi-Zelenskyy talks were in a very «close format».

Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan next month when NSA Ajit Doval called on him in St Petersburg. The Putin-Doval meeting came nearly three weeks after Modi travelled to Ukranian capital Kyiv and held talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Doval is in St Petersburg to attend a conclave of national security advisors of the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) nations. The summit of the grouping will be held in the Russian city of Kazan from October 22-24. Modi is set to attend the summit.

Two lawmakers say that Ukraine’s parliament has approved the appointment of a new foreign minister

Russia conducted a heavy aerial attack on Ukraine for the third time in four days Thursday, again launching missiles and scores of drones that mostly were intercepted, Ukraine's air force said. Russian forces fired five missiles and 74 Shahed drones at Ukrainian targets, an air force statement said. Air defenses stopped two missiles and 60 drones, and 14 other drones presumably fell before reaching their target, it said. Authorities in the capital, Kyiv, said debris of destroyed drones fell in three districts of the city, causing minor damage to civilian infrastructure but no injuries. Russia's relentless and unnerving long-range strikes on civilian areas have been a feature of the war since it invaded its neighbor in February 2022.

Ukraine has begged its allies for permission to strike Russian territory with Western-supplied long-range missiles, but has been mostly rebuffed.Now, Kyiv says it has its own weapon that’s just as good.The Palianytsia was created by Ukraine’s burgeoning defence industry to finally provide “answers” to waves of Russian bombings and missile strikes, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov promised Monday.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it “a new class” of weapon, and released a video suggesting it can strike hundreds of kilometres inside Russia.Those comments came after Russian missiles and drones targeted Ukraine’s electrical infrastructure in the largest such attack in weeks. A second barrage on Tuesday killed at least five people.“Ukraine is preparing its response.

Ukraine says it has a new homegrown long-range weapon that will allow it to strike deep into Russia without asking permission from allies

Ukraine is ready to directly engage with India by purchasing Made-in-India products and allowing Indian companies to open in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday. He also said that Ukraine is also willing to establish companies in India. Zelenskyy held a press conference following a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kyiv, where he was asked if Ukraine is ready to directly engage with India and buy Made-in-India products.

Ukraine on Friday inked four agreements and resolved to enhance their cooperation in a range of key areas including defence, trade, pharmaceuticals, green energy and education with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reaffirming commitment to further develop the bilateral ties. In their wide-ranging talks, the two leaders also expressed mutual interest in working towards elevating the ties from a comprehensive partnership to a strategic one. Underlining the importance of defence cooperation, Modi and Zelenskyy agreed to work towards facilitating a stronger relationship in the sector including through joint collaborations and partnerships for manufacturing of military hardware in India. Modi arrived in Kyiv this morning on a special train on the first-ever visit to Ukraine by an Indian prime minister after it became independent in 1991.

India's stand of "dialogue and diplomacy" and announced every possible assistance to resolve the Russo-Ukraine conflict, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said in Kyiv on Friday following the PM's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The PM, Jaishankar said, stressed «India's willingness to contribute in all ways possible». The two leaders also discussed Modi's conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Moscow in July, Jaishankar said, adding India explained its position on energy ties with Russia. Modi invited Zelenskyy to visit India at a mutually convenient opportunity.

Narendra Modi met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy here on Friday, he first shook hands and immediately gave him a warm hug. The hug to the top leader of the war-torn country came barely six weeks after Modi had similarly hugged the leader of Ukraine's arch enemy Russia, President Vladimir Putin. During a media briefing after the Modi-Zelenskyy talks, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was asked about the 'embrace' in a question meant to seek comments on apparent linkages with Modi's meetings with Putin earlier and Zelenskyy now. «In our part of the world, when people meet people, they are given to embracing each other, it may not be part of your culture but I can assure you it is part of our's. In fact, today, I think, I saw, Prime Minister (Modi) also embrace President Zelenskyy,» Jaishankar replied to a specific question by a Western reporter which mentioned in as many words about Modi's embrace of Putin a few weeks ago.

India to Ukraine, Ravi Shankar presented his letter of credence to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Presidential Palace in Kyiv. The other envoys who also presented their credentials to Zelenskyy were Ambassadors of Mexico, Italy, Slovakia, the Netherlands, and Belgium, who along with Shankar, will begin their diplomatic missions in Ukraine. Sharing a post on X Friday, Zelenskyy wrote, «Today, the newly appointed Ambassadors of Mexico, Italy, Slovakia, the Netherlands, India, and Belgium begin their diplomatic missions in Ukraine.»

Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin.

Russia has announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk

Russia's Ministry for Emergencies on Friday declared the situation in the Kursk region a «federal level» emergency, four days after hundreds of Ukrainian troops poured over the border in what appeared to be Kyiv's biggest attack on Russian soil since the war began. Meanwhile, a Russian plane-launched missile hit a Ukrainian shopping mall late morning Friday, killing at least nine people and injuring 26, authorities said. The mall in Kostiantynivka, in the eastern Donetsk region, is located in the town's residential area. Thick black smoke rose above it after the strike. «This is another targeted attack on a crowded place, another act of terror by the Russians,» Donetsk regional head Vadym Filashkin said in a Telegram post.

Russia's Defense Ministry says the country's troops are fighting Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region on the third day of one of the largest cross-border incursions of the war

Venezuela protests, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed concern about the presence of Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group, adding that this was an example of Russia's shameless meddling in other countries' affairs. Protests erupted in the Venezuelan capital the day after President Nicolas Maduro declared victory in the election. The opposition denied Maduro's statement as fraudulent, saying that after reviewing 73.2 per cent of the vote count, their candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won convincingly, the local media outlet reported. In a post on X, Zelenskyy stated, «Worrying reports of Russian Wagner mercenaries being spotted in Venezuela alongside government forces. Wherever these thugs go, they bring death and destabilization.»

Leaders from across Europe are gathering at an English country mansion for a summit of the European Political Community

President. On Thursday, during a late evening press conference at the conclusion of the NATO summit and afterwards, Biden got two names mixed up and this the latest in a series of gaffes which has raised questions on the fitness levels of the president. Many of the democrats feel in private that this may be the last nail in the coffin of Biden’s presidential bid. This was a chance for Biden to not only prove himself but also an opportunity to arrest America’s declining influence in the global area. He appears to have failed in both the tasks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects the upcoming NATO summit to provide specific steps to strengthen his country’s air defenses against Russia