At least five persons died on Tuesday after Russian troops attacked the main television tower in the heart of the Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv. The attack potentially disrupted the tower’s signal, said Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko. A blast was heard around Kyiv and smoke was seen rising in Babi Yar district, the interior […]
India on Tuesday confirmed the death of an Indian student in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which has been hit by intense shelling, and demanded that Russia and Ukraine provide safe passage to its nationals stranded in conflict zones. “With profound sorrow, we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in […]
The Indian embassy in Ukraine has issued a fresh advisory to the Indian nationals, asking them to leave Kyiv urgently, preferably by available trains or any other means. In order to scale up the ongoing evacuation efforts under Operational Ganga, PM Modi has called for the Indian Air Force to join the evacuation efforts in […]
India reported 6,915 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, marking a significant drop in its daily surge, according to the daily health bulletin by the Union ministry. Tuesday’s figures are the lowest daily rise in nearly two months. On Monday, the country had logged 8,013 cases in a single day jump. It was the […]
Ceasefire talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials ended on Monday at the Belarusian border, TASS news agency cited a source as saying after invading Russian forces encountered determined resistance from Ukrainian troops and civilians on a fifth day of conflict. Russia faced deepening isolation and economic turmoil as Western nations, united in condemnation of its […]
Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and Gen (Retd) VK Singh to travel to neighbouring countries of Ukraine to coordinate the evacuation mission and help students, reports ANI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls a high-level meeting on the Ukraine crisis. Some Union Ministers may go to neighboring countries of Ukraine to coordinate […]
Russia bans residents from transferring money abroad, announces Kremlin Russia did not start hostilities, says Moscow’s UN rep. “The Russian Federation did not begin these hostilities. They were unleashed by Ukraine residents, dissenters. Russians are seeking to end this war,” says Russian Representative at UNGA emergency meeting on Ukraine Russia crisis. Moscow has no plans […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Monday as the Ukraine-Russia crisis continues to escalate. This is the second high-level meeting in the last 24 hours chaired by the Prime Minister on the issue that has caught global attention. The government has also decided to send Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, […]
The decision to take a United States (US)-backed resolution deploring Russian aggression and calling it to withdraw forces from Ukraine to the GA was backed by 11 members, while India — along with China and United Arab Emirates (UAE) — abstained from the vote. Since this was a procedural vote, Russia’s veto was not applicable. […]
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 […]