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Ukraine’s defence lines hold, but Russia continues shelling: Zelensky
Kiev: In a new video address to the nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said that his country’s defence lines were holding, but Russia has continued shelling major cities since midnight.…
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First COVID, now war: With her son stuck in Ukraine, Razia’s worry intensifies
Nizamabad: Razia Begum, the school teacher from Nizamabad, Telangana, who had made headlines during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic by travelling 1,400 kms on a two-wheeler to bring back her…
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Russia’s secret documents reveal war plans approved on Jan 18
New Delhi: Russia’s secret war documents have revealed that the plans for Moscow’s war with Ukraine were approved on January 18 and it anticipated that the capture must be executed within 15…
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Kiev residents permanently move to metro tunnels
New Delhi: As Russian missiles rain down on their homes, many people in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev have moved permanently into the safe shelter of the metro. Kiev’s extremely deep metro…
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No hostage crisis in Ukraine, says MEA
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement on Thursday clarifying that there was no hostage crisis in Ukraine as the Russian invasion of Kiev entered the seventh day. In “response…
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Can wealthy nations stop buying Russian oil?
Massachusetts: Russia produces close to 11 million barrels per day of crude oil. It uses roughly half of this output for its own internal demand, which presumably has increased due to higher…
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WHO warns of Covid-induced anxiety, depression worldwide
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday of a sharp increase in the prevalence of anxiety and depression related to the Covid-19 pandemic, caused largely by social isolation. Young people…
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Tim Cook tells employees to donate for Ukraine relief
San Francisco: Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the tech giant will match employee donations two-to-one in an email sent to employees addressing the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Cook mentioned that…
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China will not join sanctions against Russia: Banking authority
Beijing: Amid the ongoing military operations in Ukraine, China restrained itself from putting sanctions against Russia, and will continue to maintain financial cooperation with all parties, media reported citing bank official on…
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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…
