The US president had hit India with a further 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil, arguing it was funding the war in Ukraine.

India gave Russia's leader a warm welcome in his first visit since his country invaded Ukraine. The visit in part signaled India's defiance of the U.S., which has punished New Delhi for buying Russian oil.

As the White House tries to curb Moscow's energy income, Vladimir Putin enjoys a warm welcome in India, and promises an "uninterrupted supply" of Russian fuel.

A senior US State Department official will visit India this week as a team of American trade negotiators heads to the country to continue talks on a trade agreement.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to expand and diversify trade beyond oil and defence despite Western pressure on New Delhi to scale back its decades-old close ties with Moscow.

The Taj Story” is the latest in a slew of pseudo-historical films to emerge from Bollywood that critics say seek to erase India’s Muslim past and create a history dominated by the Hindu majority.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow is ready to provide "uninterrupted shipments" of fuel to India, as Delhi faces pressure from the US to stop buying Russian oil.

By Sethuraman N R NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - India does not have any immediate plans to add coal power generation capacity beyond 2035, a top power ministry official said on Sunday. "India wants to secure its energy requirements,