Virat Kohli will become the twelfth Indian player to reach 100 Tests when he takes the field during the first match of the series against Sri Lanka on Friday. The former Indian captain joins a list of legendary former Indian batters like Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, and current head […]
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Can we ask Putin to stop the war, asks SC as PIL filed on evacuation of Indians
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Thursday said the Apex Court can’t do anything regarding the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine as a PIL was filed before the Supreme Court on the evacuation of Indian students from the war-hit Ukraine. “What will the court do? Can I give directions to the President of […]
Ban on Russian oil and gas? Joe Biden says nothing’s off the table
United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday said nothing was off the table when asked about whether his country would ban Russian oil and gas in response to the Kremlin’s military campaign in Ukraine. According to the White House, it was balancing concerns with the global oil market and Americans’ needs when considering whether to […]
PM to chair high-level meet on Ukraine at 8.30 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair another high-level meeting on the crisis emerging out of the Ukraine-Russia conflict at 8.30pm on Wednesday. This is the fourth meeting in as many days where the PM has been discussing the evacuation process of stranded Indians from war-torn Ukraine with top Union ministers and senior officials, including the […]
News Updates: Indian student dies of illness in Ukraine
Hunter’s House’ ready to host 2nd round of talks between Russia and Ukraine: Belarus foreign ministry. Indian student dies of illness in Ukrain Chandan Jindal (22) was studying at Vinnytsia National Pyrogov, Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia Ukraine. He fell ill and was admitted in Emergency Hospital in Vinnytsia . He was admitted to ICU after […]
Indian killed in Ukraine’s Kharkiv is Naveen, 21. He was studying to be doctor
A final-year medical student from Karnataka’s Haveri was killed in intense shelling by advancing Russian forces in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, prompting New Delhi to call in envoys of Russia and Ukraine and demand safe passage for thousands of Indians trapped in Ukraine. Naveen Shekharappa Gyandagoudar from Haveri district 300km from Karnataka capital, […]
FIFA and UEFA suspend Russian national and club teams ‘until further notice’- UEFA Statement
Russian teams have been suspended from international football after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision came Monday from FIFA and UEFA, saying Russia’s national teams and clubs were suspended “until further notice.” “Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine,” FIFA and UEFA said. “Both presidents […]
Russia bans airlines from 36 countries amid tensions with West
Russia announced Monday it was banning flights by airlines from 36 countries including Britain and Germany after many have barred Russian planes over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Russian defence ministry says it has put strategic missile forces along with northern an Pacific fleets on enhanced combat duty after order from Russian president Vladimir Putin, news […]
Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, escalating tensions
President Vladimir Putin dramatically escalated East-West tensions by ordering Russian nuclear forces put on high alert on Sunday, while Ukraine’s embattled leader agreed to talks with Moscow as Putin’s troops and tanks drove deeper into the country, closing in around the capital. Citing “aggressive statements” by NATO and tough financial sanctions, Putin issued a directive […]
PM Modi holds high-level meeting on Ukraine crisis
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 […]