Russian President Vladimir Putin's interview with NDTV 23 years ago has some lines that in hindsight seemed prophetic about the times today.

The Prime Minister and President Vladimir Putin will meet on Thursday evening, as they have several times since Narendra Modi assumed office.

The aircraft is manufactured by the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association and operated by Russia's Special Flight Squadron, which handles all presidential travel.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has left for India and is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi Thursday evening for a two-day state visit as part of the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit.

Vladimir Putin’s foreign trips are conducted with extreme secrecy, precision and an elaborate security system led by Russia’s Federal Protective Service.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to land in India for his two-day state visit by 4:30 PM. The Russian delegation will hold discussions on cooperation in areas such as trade, economy, science, technology, and culture.

During the Russian President's 2021 trip, squeezed into a five-hour window because of the pandemic, Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about defence, energy, and long-term partnership.

India will pay about $2 billion to lease a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia, according to people familiar with the matter, finalising delivery of the vessel after roughly a decade of talks just as President Vladimir Putin makes a visit to Delhi.

South Africa said Thursday it was prepared to wait out next year's G20 after being barred by the United States and did not expect other countries to lobby for its inclusion.

Brussels is planning a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms over the rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

The United States has halted plans to impose sanctions on China's ministry of state security over a massive cyber spying campaign to avoid derailing a trade truce struck by both countries this year, the Financial Times said on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to consider allowing Sonali Khatun, a pregnant woman, and her child, who were pushed into Bangladesh this year, to enter India on "humanitarian grounds".

Remember when Twitter used to be good? I reckon it peaked somewhere around the first COVID lockdowns. In those days, there was a running gag on the site where everyone would refer to it as a "hellscape"

Back in August 2024, when anti-immigration riots occurred in the UK, Musk posted on X that a "civil war is inevitable."

On November 4, Democrats scored decisive victories across state and local elections, turning what many considered local contests into a national referendum on the president's leadership.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he plans to visit New York City despite mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's threats to arrest him in compliance with an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant.

What is emerging is a multi-layered global economy - not a bifurcated East vs West model, but a world of overlapping networks. For India, this is not a threat but an opportunity.

Years before Vladimir Putin became the president of Russia, one of the most powerful leaders in the world, he was a mid-ranking officer in the KGB, the Soviet Union's notorious security and intelligence agency.

The US government has expanded screening and vetting measures for H-1B visa applicants and their H-4 dependents, directing them to keep the privacy settings on all their social media profiles set to "public".

The Republicans have a "great 12-year span" ahead, including a second term for Donald Trump, followed by two consecutive terms for current Vice President JD Vance, billionaire Elon Musk has predicted.