Trump claims Modi has assured him India will not buy Russian oil
U.S. President Donald Trump said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him that India will stop buying oil from Russia, a move Mr. Trump described as a “big step” in efforts to isolate Moscow economically.
U.K. sanctions Gujarat’s Nayara Refinery
The British government has sanctioned the Vadinar (Jamnagar) oil refinery owned by Nayara Energy Ltd., on Wednesday. The sanctions are part of the U.K.’s sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Lukeoil and Rosneft, which own 49.13% of Nayara. The E.U. had already sanctioned the refinery on July 18.
Young and jobless: key demographic weighs claims and promises of parties
In poll-bound Bihar, most young voters agree that the need for government jobs is their top priority. There are about 1.63 crore voters aged 18 to 29 years, making up 22% of the State’s electorate, of which 1.5 crore are abve 20 years.
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to 48-hour ceasefire: Pakistani Government
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire on Wednesday (October 15, 2025), the foreign ministry in Islamabad said, after dozens of troops and civilians were killed earlier in a fresh round of border skirmishes.
Maoist menace present in only 11 districts, three ‘most-affected’: Home Ministry
On a day when senior CPI (Maoist) leader Mallojula Venugopal Rao, alias Bhupati, and 60 other cadres surrendered in Maharashtra, the Union Home Ministry said the number of Left-Wing Extremism-affected (LWE) districts has now come down to 11 from 18 earlier this year.
U.S. judge temporarily halts shutdown layoffs of federal workers
A federal judge ordered a temporary halt to the layoffs by the Trump administration of thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown, U.S. media reported.
Ladakh eases curbs after normalcy returns
The Ladakh administration lifted restrictions on the assembly of more than four persons in Leh, 20 days after the region witnessed violence that left four civilians dead.
Indian team in U.S. to discuss tariffs, shutdown not “right time” for official negotiation on trade deal: Commerce Secretary
A team from India is currently in the U.S. to discuss issues relating to tariffs, according to Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal. However, due to the ongoing shutdown in the U.S. government, it is not “the right time” to hold the next official round of negotiations on a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), he said.
Bihar polls: BJP firefights as allies protest ‘disproportionate’ seats for Chirag Paswan
BJP leaders had their hands full on Wednesday as allies Rashtriya Lok Morcha and Hindustan Awam Morcha voiced displeasure over “disproportionate” allocation of seats to Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), forcing re-negotiations over several seats.