Russian President Vladimir Putin is chairing a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council on Ukraine, an official statement read on Friday. The European Union has agreed to place Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on its list of sanctioned individuals following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, reports Reuters quoting EU foreign […]
Russian forces have seized control of Chernobyl nuclear power plant after a ‘fierce’ battle, with the condition of nuclear storage facilities ‘unknown’, sparking fears of a radiation leak that could cause fallout in Europe. Video revealed Russian tanks and armoured vehicles standing in front of the destroyed reactor, which sits just 60 miles north of […]
US President Joe Biden announced “devastating” Western sanctions against Russia on Thursday and was shortly to address the American people on the unfolding invasion of Ukraine.After a virtual, closed-door meeting which lasted an hour and 10 minutes, the group of rich Western democracies — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States — […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, and urged the latter to resolve differences between the country and the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) through “honest and sincere dialogue”. Modi also apprised Putin about India’s concerns regarding the safety of its students and citizens stranded in Ukraine, and conveyed that […]
The UT power men had given a call for three day strike from February 22 to 24. Despite considering the genuine demands, meetings were held between the Union and Chandigarh Administration, but the union was adamant to go for strike. On the 21st midnight, the power supply was disrupted in GMCH 32, GMSH 16 and […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the country “cannot look away” as Russia launched a full-blown invasion of Ukraine via land, sea and air during wee hours of Thursday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain and its allies would unleash a massive package of economic sanctions to hobble the Russian economy after the Kremlin […]
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 will kick off on March 26. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has acceded to the demands of Star, the host broadcaster which had asked for a Saturday start, as first reported by Cricbuzz. The decision was taken at a meeting of the IPL Governing Council […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security on Thursday after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine. Sources said Modi is also likely to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Besides Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Home minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar […]
Indian students woke up to air raid sirens and a suddenly well-lit sky and soon all hell broke loose on the streets of Kyiv, the capital of war-hit Ukraine, as some of them narrated their ordeal on Thursday with frantic people rushing to petrol stations, banks and departmental stores in chock-a-block traffic. “Tough times don’t […]
India began firming up contingency plans including activating alternative air routes to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) holding a series of high-level meetings to put into operation, sources said. Alternative evacuation routes are being activated to bring back the Indians, especially the students after the Ukrainian airspace was […]