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Center says no citizens left in Kyiv
India has evacuated 1,377 citizens from war-torn Ukraine in the past 24 hours, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today. “Six flights have now departed for India in the last 24 hours, including the first flights from Poland. Carried back 1377 more Indian nationals from Ukraine,” Mr Jaishankar said...
Russia bombs civilian areas, Ukraine says 350 killed
Ukraine claims that 352 civilians, including 14 children, have been killed in Russia’s offensive that began last Thursday. Negotiation talks between the two nations are on after Russian President Vladimir Putin put out his condition. Russian artillery attacked several residential areas in Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv. At least...
India says talks only way forward to end invasion
India has said that it was deeply concerned over the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and reiterated its call for immediate cessation of violence and end to hostilities, saying all differences can only be bridged through honest, sincere and sustained dialogue. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S...
EU countries to provide fighter jets to Ukraine
As Russia finds itself increasingly isolated globally, it has raised the nuclear threat amid bitter criticism from the West. India, meanwhile, has abstained from another vote on Ukraine at the UN as evacuation efforts get challenging at the borders. While Ukraine mounts a spirited defence, slowing down the advance...
4 ministers for supervision of evacuation operations
Four Union Ministers will fly to Ukraine’s neighbouring countries to coordinate the evacuation of Indian students stranded in the middle of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, sources said today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting with top ministers and officials this morning on the Ukraine crisis and Indians...
Ukraine agrees to talk, chorus against Russia grows
Holding strong against the Russian invasion and retaining control over its major cities, Ukraine has started speaking to Russia on finding a way forward. The move comes as protests against Russia grow, both within its borders and beyond them. Ukraine agreed to the talks around the same time as...
US, allies rush arms to Ukraine as Russia broadens attack
Russia now has 50 per cent of its invasion force inside Ukraine, a US official said. Moscow ordered its troops to advance in Ukraine “from all directions” while the West responded late Saturday with sanctions that sought to cripple Russia’s banking sector. Ukraine said 198 civilians had been killed...
Power outage in several parts of Mumbai, local train services hit
Several areas of Mumbai witnessed a massive power outage on Sunday due to technical issues. Expressing regret to the citizens for the inconvenience, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in a tweet said its team is working to resolve the issue at the earliest. “Due to some technical issues, there has been...
Kremlin, Russia Govt website down in cyberattack
The official website of the Kremlin, the office of Russian President Vladimir Putin, kremlin.ru , was down on Saturday, following reports of cyberattacks on various other Russian government and state media websites. With inputs from NDTV
Plane bringing Indians to land in Mumbai
An Air India flight from Romania, bringing Indians evacuated from Ukraine due to the Russian invasion, will land in Mumbai at 4 pm. Union Minister Piyush Goyal will receive the evacuees at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Indian nationals who have reached the Ukraine-Romania border by road are...
India abstains from UN vote to condemn Russian ‘aggression’
Russia, as expected, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Friday that “deplores in the strongest terms” the country’s “aggression” against Ukraine and demanded the immediate withdrawal of its troops. Eleven of the council’s 15 members voted for the motion, which was co-written by the United States and Albania....
US dismisses Russian offer of talks with Ukraine
The United States on Friday dismissed Russia’s offer of talks with Ukraine, and called on Moscow to show its commitment to diplomacy by withdrawing troops from the country. After invading Ukraine, “now we see Moscow suggesting diplomacy take place at the barrel of a gun. This is not real...
Russia curbs Facebook, company says punished for fact-checking
Facebook’s parent company Meta said Friday that Russia will hit its services with restrictions after the social media giant defied authorities’ order to stop fact-checkers and content warning labels on its platforms. Social media networks have become one of the fronts in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with misleading information...
US To consult India on Ukraine crisis, says Biden
President Joe Biden on Thursday said that the United States will have consultations with India on the crisis in Ukraine following a military operation from Russia. In a televised address on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his move to launch a military operation in Ukraine came in response...
Ukraine fights for survival as Russia presses forward
At least 137 Ukranians died as the former soviet state was attacked by Russia by land, sea and air in the biggest attack on a European state since the second World War. The US has said that President Vladimir Putin has grander ambitions than Ukraine. The invasion of Ukraine...
NSE ex-COO Subramanian arrested by CBI
Former National Stock Exchange group operating officer Anand Subramanian was arrested this morning by the CBI in connection with the ongoing probe into alleged irregularities in the stock market manipulation case. The CBI had questioned Subramanian earlier this week about his role at the exchange. He was appointed as...
3 US ex-cops found guilty in George Floyd killing
A jury found three former Minneapolis police officers guilty on Thursday of violating the civil rights of George Floyd, the African-American man whose May 2020 murder sparked nationwide protests. Tou Thao, 36; J. Alexander Kueng, 28; and Thomas Lane, 38; were convicted after a month-long federal trial in Saint...
Ukraine envoy pleads for Indian intervention
Ukraine envoy Igor Polikha today “pleaded” for India’s intervention in the conflict with Russia that started this morning, saying a “strong voice” of India might make Russian President Vladimir Putin “think”. While the envoy heaped praise on PM Modi and the country’s position as a “strong global leader”. There...
