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Although the Russian Ambassador and other foreign diplomats were evacuated from the area, a police officer was killed in the deadly blast.

Saratov is about 900 kilometers (560 miles) from the Ukrainian border. According to Russia's RIA news agencies, flights at the provincial Saratov airport have been prohibited, citing the airport's press service.

In videos that have surfaced on social media, ISIS terrorists were seen chanting 'Alhmadulliah' and holding a prison guard hostage at knifepoint.

PM Modi was presented with the Order of St Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, Russia's highest civilian honour, at St Catherine's Hall of the Moscow Kremlin on Tuesday.

PM Modi reportedly raised the issue of Indians being coerced into fighting in Ukraine during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"At the Novo-Ogaryovo residence of the President of Russia near Moscow, Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister @narendramodi, who is on a two-day official visit to Russia, hold an informal meeting," Russian Foreign Ministry said on X.

One of the victims included an archpriest named Nikolai Kotelnikov, who was brutally killed by the terrorists.

It is rather ironic that 80+ countries adopted a joint communique for lasting peace in Ukraine without inviting the other party in the conflict—Russia—to the Summit. It seemed like the only agenda of this communique was to build a consensus that peace in Ukraine must not be at the expense of territorial integrity.

“RBI started purchasing gold a few years ago and decided to undertake a review of where it wants to store it, something that is done from time to time. Since stock was building up overseas, it was decided to get some of the gold to India,” TOI quoted an official as saying.

The Russian Foreign Ministry dismissed the US's allegations against India for a foiled assassination plot against pro-Khalistan radical Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, saying that Washington has not yet provided any reliable evidence of Indian citizens' involvement in the case