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India to still buy oil from Russia despite Trump threats, say officials
No pause on Russian imports by Indian oil firms who base decisions on ‘price, grade of crude, logistics and economic factors’
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Aamir Khan: India’s movie legend on a cut-price mission to save Bollywood
The superstar actor will release his latest film on YouTube so families who cannot afford cinema trips can watch
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Editorial: The August deadline has come, but the dangers to international relations and to world trade are both as real as ever
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‘A joyous day’: India celebrates return of ancient gems linked to the Buddha
Culture ministry had threatened legal action over planned auction of Piprahwa precious stones
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US news
Trump imposes 25% tariff on India plus ‘penalty’ over ties to Russia
US president calls Delhi a friend but criticises policies such as buying arms and energy from Russia amid Ukraine war
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World
Air India under growing pressure as safety record scrutinised after deadly crash
Indian government has called for better oversight on safety at the legacy airline as regulators issue warnings
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Music
‘They’re rowdy. They’re vibing. I rip my shirt off’: the exploding career of Hanumankind, India’s hottest rapper
He’s a thrilling performer who rails against injustice and ‘mob mentality’ in his homeland – but is he burning himself out? Recovering from an onstage injury, he discusses stereotypes and subversion
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World
Global moral consensus is just wishful thinking | Letters
Letters: Alex Watson writes that moralising over Putin and Netanyahu is nothing without enforceable law, while Ravishankar Kalyanasundaram says the ‘rules-based international order’ was curated by the west
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Mother of British victim of Air India crash left ‘heartbroken’ by casket error
Amanda Donaghey provided DNA to officials in Ahmedabad but wrong remains were flown to the UK
Josh Halliday
World
Indian film company to rerelease romantic drama with AI ‘happy ending’
Director ‘heartbroken’ after 2013 film about doomed romance between Hindu man and Muslim woman altered without his knowledge
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Football
Indian FA confirms job applications from Xavi and Guardiola were hoaxes
The All India Football Federation has revealed that emails about the manager’s job, purportedly from Pep Guardiola and Xavi Hernández, were ‘not genuine’
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World
India wrestles with how census can count tribe that shuns contact with outside world
Experts say it would be hard to assess numbers of Sentinelese without causing them alarm and figures would be inaccurate anyway
Penny Macrae in Delhi
Politics
Jeremy Corbyn confirms he is setting up new political party with Zarah Sultana – as it happened
Former Labour leader said he was founding the new party, which is being referred to currently as Your Party
Tom Ambrose (now) and Kevin Rawlinson (earlier)
Politics
Starmer and Modi hail ‘historic day’ as UK-India trade deal is signed
Free trade agreement projected to boost UK economy by £4.8bn a year and attract £6bn of investment
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‘People said it would never be done’: UK and India trade agreement defies expectations
For Britain, this is a much-needed post-Brexit boost, and for India it shows decades of protectionism are in the past
Eleni Courea, Political correspondent
World
British families ‘sent wrong remains’ after loved ones killed in Air India crash
Victims’ remains misidentified and parts of more than one person ‘commingled’ in single casket, says lawyer
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Politics
Indian prime minister makes official UK visit to sign landmark trade deal
Britain’s car and whisky industries set for boost while India gets visa concessions, but some sensitive issues unresolved
Penelope MacRae in Delhi
World
China starts building world’s biggest hydropower dam
1.2tn yuan project has broken ground in Tibet, premier says, despite fears of downstream nations India and Bangladesh
Helen Davidson in Taipei
Society
‘When you get old, you become young again’: remembering Fauja Singh, the marathon man
After a life shaped by grief and resilience, Singh began running at 89 and became an icon of endurance and joy
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World
‘We painted, sang songs’: the Russian woman found living in Indian cave with daughters
Nina Kutina told police she moved to forest with girls, aged four and six, to get away from modern urban life
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Business
Jaguar Land Rover delays launch of new Range Rover Electric
Exclusive: Customers are told the carmaker is allowing more time for testing and for demand to pick up
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World
Air India finds ‘no issues’ with fuel switches on other Boeings after crash
US report says investigators looking at actions of plane’s captain before plane crash that killed 260 people
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Society
Fauja Singh, ‘world’s oldest marathon runner’, dies in road accident aged 114
Singh’s east London running club confirms death in India of athlete thought to be first centenarian to run a marathon
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