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Modi’s Russia visit has drawn criticism from US and Ukraine, but analysts say the bad optics might soon be forgotten.

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Russia has promised to repatriate Indians pressured into military service, some of them in Ukraine, after talks between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Up to 50 Indian nationals are believed to have fallen victim to the scheme, with reports of four fatalities on the Ukrainian front.

The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have dubbed the wedding of the year

This week, Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Shardool Katyayan were joined by The Hindu’s foreign correspondent Sriram Lakshman and its diplomatic affairs editor Suhasini Haidar.

Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s prime minister on June 9 for a historic third term. But his power and mandate stand unexpectedly diminished. His Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) fell short of an absolute majority and has had to rely on coalition partners to form the government.

Puja Khedkar, a 32-year-old trainee IAS officer from the Maharashtra cadre, is at the centre of a growing controversy amid which the Narendra Modi government has formed a one-member panel to probe the allegations against her.  

While no arrests have been made, media watchdogs say the act may have ‘chilling effect’ on journalists doing their job.