The sanction has been issued by the Ministry of Finance's "Just-in-Time" fund release mechanism through the Single Nodal Agency (SNA) SPARSH model for Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS).
During the White House press conference, responding to a question on why India was being singled out despite other countries also trading with Moscow, Trump said, "It's only been 8 hours. So let's see what happens. You're going to see a lot more... You're going to see so much secondary sa
"Look, India and Russia have a very old relationship. And Russia is a trusted friend of ours. If we're importing oil from Russia, the reason for that is that we have to look at our oil security in our agriculture sector and transport sector. And it is not that we are doing it only through Ru
"I think he (Trump) is continuing on this irrational path. This is driven by a certain kind of personal antagonism, more than any reasonable negotiation, discussion or policy," Trigunayat told ANI.
Human Rights Watch said the world has failed to act against Taliban abuses since 2021, urging the UN to set up an independent body to investigate violations. It warned that global inaction is worsening Afghanistan's crisis and risks legitimizing Taliban rule.
US envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin for "useful and constructive" talks on ending the Ukraine war, Al Jazeera reported. The meeting came ahead of President Trump's ceasefire deadline, with threats of sanctions if Russia refuses. Talks covered Ukraine and possible US-R
Five Uyghur rights groups in Washington welcomed the bipartisan Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act, which targets Chinese officials and entities linked to repression, forced labour, and organ harvesting, and urges swift passage to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable an
US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, CNN reported, in a last attempt to avert new US sanctions. Trump set a Friday deadline for a peace deal in Ukraine or new measures targeting Russia's economy and energy buyers.