PM Modi to speak with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.Modi’s expected talk with Zelenskyy comes amid India’s all-out efforts to evacuate its nationals, mostly students, from the country facing attack from Russia.This is the second time Modi will speak to Zelenskyy since the war began.The prime minister has also spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin after he […]
Author: Bureau
Despairing Indian students await rescue from Sumy, melting snow for water but clinging to hope
Melting snow to slake their thirst and fast running out of supplies, hundreds of Indian students trapped in Ukraine’s Sumy stand on roads every morning hoping “today is the day” when they will be rescued from the savagery of the war that has engulfed the nation. The wait, however, has got longer as fierce fighting […]
Punjab Governor Reaches PCA Stadium to Watch India- Sri Lanka Test
Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit also visited the IS Bindra PCA Stadium, Mohali, to watch the India- Sri Lanka Test match. He was welcomed by PCA President Padma Rajinder Gupta. Purohit in an informal conversation appreciated the efforts put in by PCA for making the arrangements for spectators in a very short period […]
Jaddu decided that he would give up his overs: Ashwin reserves special praise for Jadeja; ‘has really come a long way’
The first India-Sri Lanka Test match at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali will be remembered for numerous reasons. The very first reason would be the team winning by an innings and 222 runs. Second, for Virat Kohli crossing 8,000 Test runs in his 100th Test. Third, for R. Ashwin surpassing Anil Kumble to […]
Five BSF personnel killed in fratricidal incident at Amritsar camp
A trooper of the Border Security Force fatally shot four of his colleagues at a camp here, officials said on Sunday. The fratricide was reported at the camp of the 114 Battalion (Bn) at the BSF Khasa headquarters, which is located close to the Attari-Wagah border.An official statement on the incident is still awaited. Sources, […]
News Updates: Putin says Ukraine’s future in doubt as cease-fires collapse
US Secretary of State Blinken hears harrowing tales from refugees fleeing Ukraine. Ukrainian refugees near 1.5 million The number of Ukrainian refugees was expected to reach 1.5 million on Sunday as Russia continued its attack 11 days after invading Ukraine and Kyiv pressed for further Western action, including more sanctions and weapons. Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims […]
Host bowlers search early wickets; Asalanka, Nissanka eye partnership
India’s Shami and Ashwin opened the attack as Nissanka and Asalanka eye a steady partnership on the third day at Mohali. Earlier, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja pulverised the Sri Lankan bowling to amass his career-best score in Test cricket before India declared their innings on 574-8 in Virat Kohli’s 100th game. Jadeja put on a stand […]
Ukraine minister’s appeal to PM Modi on Putin, message on evacuation of students
In an appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba on Sunday urged him to “reach out” to Russian President Vladimir Putin and “explain to him that this war is against the interest of all”. In a televised address, he also gave a message to “ordinary Indians” and sought their support as […]
Putin warns against Ukraine no-fly zone, dispels rumours of martial law in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said any country that imposes a no-fly zone over Ukraine would be considered to have entered into an armed conflict with Moscow as the war continues to rage between the two countries. “Any movement in this direction will be considered by us as participation in an armed conflict by […]
Chitkara University secures approval of PFAS project from government
Chitkara University has secured approval and received research funding for its project that will estimate the presence of human-made chemicals in rivers and ground/drinking water in Himachal Pradesh.The grant, which is worth Rs. 47 lakh, was sanctioned under the Core Research Grant Scheme (CRG), Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, […]









