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Pavel Antonov was on vacation in the Rayagada region of Odisha where he was celebrating his 65th birthday. According to the police, he was allegedly found dead having fallen out of a third-floor hotel window. 

Both were staying in same hotel in Rayagada and died within 24 hours of each other under mysterious circumstances.

In a telephonic conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday exchanged views about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. 

This report came at a time when Pakistan-Russia relations are the upswing. On one hand, Russia has agreed to provide at least 100,000 barrels per day of crude oil to Pakistan at discounted rates while on other hand, Islamabad is supplying arms and ammunition to Ukraine, reported Geo-Politik.

Interestingly, the sixth tranche of Twitter Files also revealed 150 email exchanges between the FBI and Yoel Roth during the period of January 2020 and November 2022.

India's current two-year term as a non-permanent member of the Security Council will end in December. India is currently presiding over the 15-nation Council. 

Joe Biden said, "This is a day we've worked toward for a long time. We never stopped pushing for her release."

It has now come to light that the decision to buy discounted Russian oil has benefited India to the tune of Rs 35,000 crores.

A price cap, set by EU and G7 countries, implies that oil sold at the agreed price can be shipped using the tankers of the said countries.

On Saturday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia will not accept the price cap and will assess the situation before deciding future course of action.