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Russia informs IAEA that its military has taken control of Europe’s largest nuclear plant
New Delhi: Russia has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that its military forces have taken control of the territory around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Director General Rafael Mariano…
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Boxer Neeraj Goyat lends helping hand to students stuck in Ukraine
New Delhi: Moved by the plight of Indian students scrambling to get out of Ukraine after the Russian invasion, Indian professional boxer Neeraj Goyat is using his contacts in the war-hit country’s…
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Panic stricken, maligned, grieving: Plight of Indian students in Ukraine
Hyderabad: “Everything shivers. A dhamaka (blast) near my residence today made my table and the windows of my room quiver. Each time a blast happens, everything shivers,” remarks Ashiq Hussain Sarkar, who…
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#Iranianpeople trends on Twitter after Joe Biden’s ‘Freudian slip’
Twitter has been in splits after US President Joe Biden’s slip of tongue moment during his address to the nation in his first State of the Union (SOTU) speech, on Wednesday. While…
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Ukraine crisis: IndiGo to send 8 evacuation flights to Hungary, Poland, Romania
New Delhi: IndiGo will send eight flights to Hungary, Poland, and Romania on Thursday to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine following the Russian military offensive. India is evacuating its citizens stranded in…
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Loud music may up hearing loss risk in over 1 bn young adults: WHO
Geneva: More than 1 billion people aged 12 to 35 years risk losing their hearing due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music and other recreational sounds, the World Health Organisation…
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Russia warns third world war would be nuclear, destructive
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has warned of a third world war saying that it will be “nuclear and destructive” as Russia’s offensive against Ukraine continues on Day 7. The foreign minister…
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Russia-Ukraine War: What to know on Day 7 of Russian assault
Moscow: As Day 7 of the Russia-Ukraine conflict dawned, Russia continued its attacks on crowded Ukrainian cities and a lengthy convoy of Russian tanks and other vehicles advanced slowly toward the capital…
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Ukraine: Stuck in varsity, 600 Indian students await evacuation
Nagpur: More than 600 Indian students are currently stranded in a university located in Sumy, a city in north-eastern Ukraine, hoping that they will soon be evacuated as “continuous firing and bombing”…
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Dictators would pay a price for invading a foreign country: Biden
Washington: Accusing his Russian counterpart of waging a “premeditated and unprovoked” war against Ukraine, President Joe Biden in his maiden State of the Union Address asserted that “dictators” like Vladimir Putin would…
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Apple halts product sales in Russia, bars RT & Sputnik from App Store
New Delhi: Deeply concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Apple has halted sales of all of its products in Russia. The tech giant has also removed media outlets RT and Sputnik…
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4,000 luxury cars like Lamborghinis, Bentleys sink in the Atlantic
San Francisco: Nearly 4,000 luxury cars like Porsches, Lamborghinis, Bentleys and Volkswagen — along with several high-end electric vehicles — have sunk aboard a cargo ship in the Atlantic that caught fire…
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Putin holds talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, praises Russia-UAE ties
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephonic conversation with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan on Tuesday…
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Encrypted messengers, offline maps connecting Ukrainians amid Russian invasion
New Delhi: As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its sixth day amid widespread cyber attacks, the citizens have turned to encrypted communication apps, offline maps and Twitter to keep abreast with latest…
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Tesla offers free EV charging near Ukraine for people fleeing country
Kyiv: Electric vehicle company Tesla has started to offer free Supercharging in several countries around Ukraine for people fleeing the country following the Russian invasion. In an email to local owners, Tesla…
