Russian President Vladimir Putin had to pay nearly $250,000 (about Rs 2.2 crore) in cash to refuel three jets while returning from the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
India on Wednesday rejected Nepal's opposition to the resumption of border trade with China through the Lipulekh Pass, calling Kathmandu's territorial claims "unjustified, untenable, and not supported by historical facts."
The heated face-off between the opposition and the government over the bills to remove elected representatives arrested on serious charges and kept in custody for over 30 days also saw a short but sharp exchange between K Venugopal and Amit Shah.
Shashi Tharoor - at a crossroads in his relationship with the Congress after statements praising PM Modi - differed from the party line again Wednesday, this time over a bill proposing the forcible removal of ministers facing criminal charges.
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to grant any relief to Jain community members seeking closure of slaughterhouses in the city for 10 days during their Paryushan Parv festival.
The fallout from the assault on Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta deepened today after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shared an image linking the attacker to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), prompting a fierce counterattack.
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today congratulated BJP MP and former Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy on winning the election for a key post in the Constitution Club of India, describing it as an "uncommon handshake".
Russia will continue to supply oil to India, now at a 5 percent discount, despite the pressure and sanctions on the latter from the US. Meanwhile the US has accused India of funding the war in Ukraine by purchasing Russian oil.
A man from Madhya Pradesh who travelled 100 km to meet a girl he had befriended on Facebook was tied up by her family and beaten for 13 hours, police said on Wednesday.
The ICC rankings published on Wednesday created a flutter around the cricket world as the ODI list did not have the names of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
India in a statement on Wednesday strongly rejected claims made by Bangladesh that members of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League were carrying out "anti-Bangladesh" activities on Indian soil.