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 […]
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 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 […]
Former Akali Minister Bikram Majithia is in Mohali court to surrender in drugs case on Supreme Court direction. He has also applied for bail. Majithia’s bail application hearing adjourned till February 25.Court sends SAD leader Majithia to judicial remand till March 8.Majithia formally arrested by SIT in connection with drugs case. Speaking to reporters outside […]
India cancels special flights to Kyiv after Ukraine shuts airspace Ukraine says killed ‘around 50 Russian occupiers’, reports AFP. Russian ground forces cross into Ukraine, AFP reports citing border guards India’s advisory to citizens as Russia strikes Ukraine. Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday came out with a to-do list for the world as […]
The strike of the power union in UT, Chandigarh has been withdrawn and the power supply has been normalised in most of the areas. The Power Union gathered at Sector 17 have been dispersed and have resumed their duties. A strike by employees of the electricity department in Chandigarh was withdrawn on Wednesday evening, in […]
Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik was today arrested after questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to the activities of the Mumbai underworld, fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides. The 62-year-old Minister was taken to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office this morning for questioning. ED officials reached this […]
Voting for 59 Assembly constituencies spread over nine districts in Uttar Pradesh began on Wednesday morning. The polling started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm.This is the fourth phase of the Assembly polls in the state, where elections are to be held in seven rounds. As many as 624 candidates are in […]
Seven people were killed and 10 suffered serious burns on Tuesday in an explosion at a factory in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district where firecrackers were allegedly being made illegally. People heard a huge explosion in the industrial area about 11.30 am and later found seven labourers working in the unit charred to death.Ten others, including […]