A video from the event shows a young woman explaining how language shifts between formal and slang. Putin repeated the slang line with a smile, drawing laughs from onlookers.

Health officials urge people to take preventive measures following a new outbreak of the deadly virus. 

​Health officials urge people to take preventive measures following a new outbreak of the deadly virus.  

The Modi government has announced better-than-expected GST reforms and rate structure rationalisation, with a majority of items consumed by the common man and middle class set to see price cuts from September 22, the start of the Navratras. But will the GST rate cuts be enough to counter the impact of Trump’s 50% tariffs on India?