Russia will continue supplying oil to India and the country's President Vladimir Putin will meet India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi by the end of year, a Russian embassy official in India said on Wednesday.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin bids farewell to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday and looked forward to continued exchanges in the days to come.

A call between the leaders of Russia and India affirmed the countries’ close ties despite Washington’s demands for New Delhi to wean itself off Russian oil. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday thanked his “friend,

Russia President Vladimir Putin will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi by the end of this year, Reuters reported, citing a Russian embassy official in India on Wednesday. No dates have been finalised for Putin's visit yet.

Apple is shifting more iPhone production to India ahead of next month’s iPhone 17 launch, Bloomberg reports. The company will build all four iPhone 17 models there, and for the first time US-bound shipments for the entire lineup will come from India at launch.

The U.K. is acceding to U.S. government request to drop its demand for Apple to provide a so-called “back door” into the iPhone, as the company reportedly is expanding its production of the mobile phone in India.

Apple Inc. is expanding iPhone production in India at five factories, including a pair of recently opened plants, as it seeks to lessen its reliance on China for US-bound models.