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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....
