President Vladimir Putin’s order to put Russian nuclear forces on high alert is part of a pattern of Moscow manufacturing threats to justify aggression, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Sunday. “We’ve seen him do this time and time again. At no point has Russia been under threat from NATO, has Russia been […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting on the Ukraine crisis on Sunday, official sources said. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was part of the meeting which was also attended by top government officials.Modi presided over the meeting immediately upon his return from Uttar Pradesh, where he addressed rallies as part of the BJP’s […]
Putin orders nuclear deterrent forces on alert amid tensions with West over Ukraine. Ukraine on Sunday agreed to hold talks with Russia in Belarus, the Russian state media said quoting officials in Moscow. An AFP input quoted the Ukraine presidency as saying the country has agreed to hold talks with Russia at Belarus border. This […]
Ukraine on Sunday approached the International Court of Justice against Russia to hold Russia accountable for its actions against Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted that Russia must be accountable for “manipulating the notion of genocide to justify aggression”. “Ukraine has submitted its application against Russia to the ICJ. Russia must be held accountable for manipulating […]
PM Modi to hold high level meeting on Russia-Ukraine crisis today. The Indian embassy in Ukraine, meanwhile, on Sunday said intense fighting was underway in Kharkiv, Sum and Kyiv and urged Indians in these cities and wherever curfew has been applied to not venture towards railway stations until such curbs are lifted and considerable civilian […]
Punjab beat Haryana by 10 wickets in the Group F league match of Ranji Trophy at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi. With Punjab controlling the game from day one, it was only a matter of time before they scored an outright win, fetching seven points. Haryana, who were gasping at 149 runs for four in their second innings and trailing […]
India can take actions such as taxation of foods high on sugar, fat and salt and front-of-the pack labelling to tackle rising obesity in the population, according to Niti Aayog’s annual report. The government think-tank is reviewing the evidence available to understand the actions India can take to tackle rising obesity in the population, the […]
Over 46 per cent polling was recorded till 3 pm on Sunday in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls for 61 seats spread across 12 districts. Polling has been peaceful so far barring in Pratapgarh’s Kunda assembly seat where SP candidate Gulshan Yadav’s convoy was allegedly attacked by some people, police said.Party workers […]
Ukrainian Railways will operate new trains to help stranded Indians out of the embattled country, the Indian Embassy in Kyiv said in a new advisory on Sunday. Indian Embassy’s latest advisory comes as panic-stricken Indians fled to Romania and Hungary to be evacuated and several more hunkered down in Ukraine’s bomb shelters in an attempt […]
Satellite images show the damage caused to Ukraine’s airbases after Russia’s invasion. Images released by US company Planet shows the destruction caused to two airbases in Ukraine—Mykolaiv Airbase and the Chuhuiv Airbase. The company shared the images on Twitter. Planet says on its website that it is dedicated to providing satellite images to businesses, governments, […]