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Baby Daniel awaiting evacuation from Romania after fleeing from Ukraine
New Delhi: Daniel Singh, a 9-month-old baby is awaiting evacuation from Romania after his parents fled the war-torn Ukraine. The baby has never been to India, but he along with his parents…
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Russian TV channels being broadcast after seizing TV tower in Ukraine cities
New Delhi: Russian forces have seized control of the TV tower in Melitopol and have begun broadcasting Russian TV channels. Citing City Council and sources in Ukraine’s Security Service, Zaporizhzhya Regional Military…
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Anti-war elements in Russia thwarted assassination attempts on Zelensky
New Delhi: Ukriane President Volodymyr Zelensky has survived at least three assassination attempts in the past week, The Times, UK, reported. Two different outfits have been sent to kill the Ukrainian President…
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Ukraine conflict: Indians stranded in shelling-battered Sumy call for immediate evacuation
New Delhi: As shells rain down from above and armed men roam the streets in Sumy, the northeastern Ukranian border town, amid the ongoing Russian invasion, a bunch of Indian students stranded…
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3000 Indian students taken as hostages by Ukrainians, Putin alleges
Moscow: Amid heavy fighting with Ukrainian forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that nationalist “neo-Nazis” units of Ukraine are preventing foreigners, including Indians from leaving the war zone and are…
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Watch: Romanian mayor, Jyotiraditya Scindia engage in verbal spat
New Delhi: A video of Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia engaging in a verbal spat with the Romanian mayor went viral on social media. In the video, the mayor can be…
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Zelensky urges Europeans to ‘wake up’ over nuke plant fire
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday urged European leaders to “wake up” as the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in the continent, is on fire, while also appealing for “immediate action”…
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Russia’s credit ratings downgraded to ‘junk’ by Moody’s and Fitch
New Delhi: Russia’s credit ratings have been downgraded deep into the ‘junk’ territory by Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings, with the duo highlighting the economic toll inflicted by wide-ranging sanctions and…
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Spotify shuts Russia office, removes content from RT, Sputnik
New Delhi: Swedish music streaming giant Spotify has shut down its office in Russia and removed content from state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik. Spotify joins several tech and media platforms who…
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Russia-Ukraine conflict: Another Indian student shot in Kyiv, hospitalised
Rzeszow: An Indian student has been hospitalised after he was shot with a bullet in the capital city of Ukraine, a few days after an Indian student lost his life in the…
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Two Ukrainian footballers dead amid Russia’s ongoing military operation
Kyiv: Two Ukrainian footballers have died fighting amid Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, global footballers’ union FIFPRO has confirmed. The 21-year-old Vitalii Sapylo and 25-year-old Dmytro Martynenko have lost their lives in…
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Tesla won’t stop union vote: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has invited the United Auto Workers (UAW) to hold a union vote at the Tesla factory, stating that Tesla “will do nothing to stop” the voting…
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10-year High: Ukraine crisis pushes crude price close to $120 a barrel
New Delhi: Continuing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine pushed crude oil price to a 10-year high of $119.84 per barrel on Thursday. The global hike in crude oil prices led by the…
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One billion more will face hearing loss by 2050: WHO
By Satyen Mohapatra One billion more people could face hearing loss globally by 2050 with at least 700 million requiring hearing rehabilitation, according to World Health Organisation. Today an estimated 1.5 billion…
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Top automakers halt production in Russia amid Ukrainian invasion
New Delhi: As nations around the globe slap heavy sanctions on Russia, several top automakers have halted production at their respective facilities in the country and paused exports as Russian forces entered…
