In its latest advisory, India’s embassy to Ukraine informed on Friday it continues to function, as it provided contact details for those who wish to reach out for assistance. “Dear Indians in Ukraine, Embassy of India continues to function and can be contacted through email: cons1.kyiv@mea.gov.inand the following 24*7 helpline numbers on WhatsApp for assistance: […]
The mortal remains of Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, the Indian medical student who was killed in a shelling in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, will arrive in Bengaluru on Sunday, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Friday.Naveen, a final year-medical student at the Kharkiv National Medical University, was killed on March 1 during shelling when he stepped out […]
G-23 leader Ghulam Nabi Azad met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday, a day after members of the dissenting group held a flurry of meetings over measures to revamp the party. After the Group of 23 pitched for an “inclusive and collective leadership” in the Congress, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, one of its members, met Rahul […]
The CBI has booked former J&K Bank chairman Mushtaq Ahmad Shaikh and 18 others for a Rs 800-crore loss to the bank caused due loans to REI Agro, which were issued in violation of guidelines, without tangible security and on fake documents, officials said. In addition to officials of the bank, the Central Bureau of […]
Amid a fresh surge in coronavirus cases in southeast Asia, the government has written to states to ensure an “agressive and sustained genome sequencing, intensified surveillance and (to) keep an overall vigil” on the Covid-19 situation. The five fold strategy of ‘Test-Track- Treat-Vaccination and adherence to Covid appropriate behaviour’ has yet again been reiterated by […]
A bipartisan group of United States lawmakers have urged India to ‘speak out against Putin’s targeting of civilians in Ukraine’ and help end a war that has potentially killed thousands and left over three million homeless. Congressmen Joe Wilson (R) and Indian-origin Ro Khanna (D) spoke to India’s US ambassador, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, and asked […]
The Centre has decided to provide ‘Y’ category security cover of CRPF to Vivek Agnihotri, director of The Kashmir Files. He will be protected by CRPF during his stay and travel all over India, people familiar with the development said. The Y category cover involves deployment of four to five armed commandos in close proximity […]
As India celebrates Holi amid a drop in Covid cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sent out festival greetings. “Wishing you all a very happy Holi. May this festival of colours, which is a symbol of mutual love, affection and brotherhood, bring every colour of happiness in your life,” the prime minister wrote in […]
Miffed with the delay in announcement of schedule for Delhi civic polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday approched the Supreme Court, seeking directions from the top court to the State Election Commission (SEC) to conduct these elections in a ‘free and fair’ manner. “AAP moves Supreme Court seeking directions to the SEC to […]
As many as 175 terrorists were killed, while 183 were captured by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Jammu and Kashmir between March 1, 2021, and March 16, 2022, director general of the force Kuldiep Singh said on Thursday. The CRPF has also killed 19 Maoists and arrested 699 in various operations in Left […]