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11:30 PM

Yeltsin's son-in-law quits as Putin advisor: Sources

Valentin Yumashev, the son-in-law of former Russian leader Boris Yeltsin, quit his role as unpaid advisor to President Vladimir Putin last month, two people familiar with Yumashev's thinking told Reuters.

 

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Yumashev did not respond to a request for comment that Reuters sent to him.

 

One of the people, Lyudmila Telen, first deputy executive director of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Centre, a foundation where Yumashev is a member of the board of trustees, told Reuters Yumashev had given up his Kremlin advisor role in April.

11:25 PM

NCB officer Sameer Wankhede transferred from Mumbai to Chennai

9:55 PM

EU wheat falls on improved sentiment on Ukrainian exports

European wheat fell 2% on Monday, pressured by signs that Russia could unlock grain cargoes blocked in Ukrainian ports and on welcome showers in France, though volumes were light in the absence of U.S. markets closed for the Memorial Day holiday.

 

Benchmark September milling wheat on Paris-based Euronext was down 2% at 406.50 euros ($438.21) a tonne by 1530 GMT.

 

President Vladimir Putin on Monday said that Russia was ready to facilitate the unhindered export of grain from Ukrainian ports in coordination with Turkey, according to a Kremlin readout of talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.

9:21 PM

Abramovich completes sale of Chelsea to Boehly-led consortium

Roman Abramovich has completed the sale of Chelsea and related companies to an investment group led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, the Premier League club said on Monday.

 

The consortium, which won the bid to acquire the London side earlier this month, received approval from the Premier League and the British government last week for the sale to go ahead. A final agreement was reached on Saturday.

8:47 PM

US will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach Russia, says Biden

The United States will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach into Russia, President Joe Biden said on Monday. The comments followed reports that the Biden administration was preparing to send advanced long-range rocket systems to Kyiv for its fight against Russia.

 

"We're not going to send to Ukraine rocket systems” that can reach into Russia, Biden told reporters after arriving back at the White House after a weekend in Delaware.

 

Ukrainian officials have sought a longer-range system called the Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS, that can fire a barrage of rockets hundreds of miles away.

8:40 PM

Putin: Russia ready to facilitate unfettered grains supply from Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call on Monday that Russia was ready to facilitate unhindered sea transit of cargoes, including grains from Ukrainian ports, the Kremlin said in a statement.

 

Putin also reiterated that Russia may export significant volumes of fertilizers and food in case sanctions against Moscow are lifted, according to the readout of the talks, published by the Kremlin.

7:26 PM

ED arrests Delhi Health Minister for alleged money laundering

7:08 PM

Rs 10 lakh fine on SpiceJet for training pilots on faulty simulator

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Gujarat Titans participate in a victory parade in Gandhinagar

5:26 PM

Unlikely monkeypox outbreak will lead to pandemic, says WHO

The World Health Organization does not believe the monkeypox outbreak outside of Africa will lead to a pandemic, an official said on Monday, adding that it remains unclear whether infected people who are not displaying symptoms can transmit the disease.

 

More than 300 suspected and confirmed cases of monkeypox, a usually mild illness that spreads through close contact, causing flu-like symptoms and a distinctive rash, have been reported in May.

 

Most cases have been in Europe rather than in the Central and West African countries where the virus is endemic. No deaths have been reported so far.

4:52 PM

Delhi: Heavy rain lashes various parts of the national capital

4:21 PM

Sidhu Moose Wala killing case: Punjab Police detains 6 people from Dehradun

3:41 PM

Shanghai city says it will lift lockdown restrictions on June 1

Shanghai authorities said they will lift the city's lockdown from midnight on Wednesday, allowing private cars back on to the roads and people to freely move in and out of low-risk housing compounds.

 

Bus and rail transport will also resume basic operations from June 1, the city said in a statement on its official WeChat account.

2:45 PM

World Bank to disburse USD 700 million to crisis-hit Sri Lanka: Report

The World Bank is planning to disburse USD 700 million to crisis-ridden Sri Lanka by re-purposing its existing loans, a move that will help the island nation grappling with an unprecedented economic crisis much-needed breathing space till a bailout package with the IMF is worked out, media reports said on Monday.

Sri Lanka is nearing bankruptcy and has severe shortages of essentials from food, fuel, medicines and cooking gas.

For months, citizens have been forced to stay in long lines to buy the limited stocks.

2:05 PM

North American skies likely to witness meteor shower on Monday night

Stargazers and space enthusiasts living in the North American region are likely to witness meteor showers, according to NASA. Named 'tau Herculid' shower, it is forecast to peak on the night of May 30 and early morning of May 31. However, it is not a sure thing, the US space agency said.

 

"This is going to be an all or nothing event," Bill Cooke, who leads NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, shared in a NASA blog post. Meteor showers are caused by streams of comet and asteroid debris, which create many more flashes and streaks of light as Earth passes through the debris field.