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Moscow exited the deal last month, complaining that the international community had failed to ensure Russia's ability to export grain and fertiliser. Grain prices have risen since Moscow let the deal expire on July 17. Moscow:  MOSCOW, Russia – The Kremlin reiterated its position on the Black Sea grain deal on Wednesday, saying it was ready to return to it "immediately" once the component involving Russia was executed. Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, was speaking a day after the US representative to the UN said there were "indications" that Russia would be interested in resuming talks on the pact, which allowed Ukraine to transport grain by sea. Peskov also informed reporters that President Vladimir Putin would speak with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday morning, whose country brokered the accord with the UN in July last year. Moscow withdrew from the agreement last month, claiming that the international community had failed to assure that Russi...

Trump - the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination - was indicted on Tuesday on four counts. "Despite having lost, the defendant was determined to remain in power," the indictment said. (File) Washington:  In Washington, As Georgia state prosecutors appeared ready to file their own charges in the upcoming weeks, and as the former US president readied himself to face federal charges in a Washington courtroom on Thursday, efforts to hold Donald Trump criminally accountable for his attempt to rig the 2020 election were gathering momentum. Leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, Donald Trump, was charged with four crimes on Tuesday. These crimes include conspiring to defraud the United States, impeding an official investigation, and attempting to deny voters their right to free and fair elections. Prosecutors detailed a vast, multistate conspiracy in the 45-page indictment submitted by Special Counsel Jack Smith. The conspiracy ...

Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) now allows users to hide their Blue checkmark obtained through a paid subscription.     Elon Musk killed off the Twitter logo on July 24, 2023, replacing the world-recognized blue bird with a white X as the tycoon accelerates his efforts to transform the floundering social media giant. (AFP) Users' social media profiles now have the option to conceal the Blue tick received through a paid subscription on Elon Musk's X, the renamed name of the social media site formerly known as Twitter. Users who have subscribed to Twitter Blue can now conceal their Blue checkmark on the web, iOS, and Android versions of X, based on screenshots that X News Daily posted. Users can also conceal their list of subscriptions on the web version. But as of right now, it's unclear which Blue features will be turned off when the Blue checkmark is hidden. How to turn off the Blue tick from X (Twitter) account? Take the following actions to remove the Twitter X-blue...

Asserting that he is not guilty, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that the conviction is unsustainable and that if he had to apologise and compound the offence, he would have done it much earlier.   Rahul Gandhi refuses to apologise in Modi surname defamation case Rahul Gandhi, the head of the Congress, declined to apologize in connection with the 'Modi surname' statement defamation case on Wednesday and instead submitted a rejoinder document to the Supreme Court.   Gandhi claimed in his 63-page affidavit that the case does not come under a "exceptional category" that would grant him mercy or a stay of execution. The former Wayanad MP asserted his innocence and said the conviction was invalid since, if he had to apologize and compound the offense, he would have done so much earlier. Gandhi's affidavit stated that the complainant, Gujarat BJP MLA Purnesh Ishwarbhai Modi, only used derogatory language like "arrogant" to describe Gandhi because he has f...

Gurgaon Police has banned the sale of loose petrol or diesel, which rioters have been using to start fires.    Gurugram:  A fter repercussions from Monday's communal fight in Haryana's Nuh reached upscale neighborhoods of Gurugram, Delhi boosted security and deployed drones to monitor sensitive locations. Here are 10 facts on this big story: Following Tuesday's arson attacks on many stores and shanties close to a residential community in Gurugram, the city has issued prohibitory orders.To reduce the likelihood of arson, the sale of loose gasoline or diesel has also been prohibited. Police also cautioned residents against believing rumors and social media claims. Just 50 kilometers from Delhi, in Nuh, violence broke out during a religious procession on Monday as a result of what many claim to be an offensive video that went viral.The 2,500+ attendees raced into a shrine to seek refuge as a crowd attacked the procession with stones. As the evening wore on, the violence wors...

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud - who was leading a constitution bench - went to his chamber, examined the documents related to the application and quickly formed a special panel of judges for the Haryana case.     The violence in Haryana has claimed six lives, including two security personnel. New Delhi:  In a rare move, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud scheduled an urgent hearing for a case about the riots in Haryana's Nuh district on Wednesday, interrupting a constitution bench of the Supreme Court, a special group of at least five judges that can rule on matters impacting the constitution. In order to address a plea for a ban on demonstrations staged by right-wing organizations Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the court suspended talks on the now-scrapped Article 370 of the constitution, which granted special powers to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. CU Singh, the attorney for petitioner journalist Shaheen Abdullah, met Justice Aniruddha Bose on Wednesd...

Om Birla was notably absent from the Speaker's seat when the proceedings started today. Om Birla is said to be upset over the disruptions in parliament.   New Delhi:   According to sources close to him on Wednesday, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has voiced his extreme disgust with both the ruling party and the opposition over the ongoing disruption of parliamentary activity and has threatened to boycott sessions until lawmakers behave honorably. On Wednesday, Mr. Birla was noticeably missing from the Speaker's chair when the Lok Sabha session started. The meeting was postponed till 2 p.m. and for the day as a result of loud protests that persisted. As opposition members continued to demonstrate in support of Manipur and demanded a response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the state's situation, which has been devastated by months of ethnic violence, the lower house was postponed for the day. Kirit Solanki, a BJP member who presided over the meeting, pleaded with the...