World
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China lifted restrictions on Russian wheat weeks before eruption of conflict: Report
Beijing: Just before the unprecedented rise in tensions between Russia and Ukraine, China signed a deal with Russia lifting import restrictions on Wheat and Barley, media reports said. The lifting of restrictions,…
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Indian students run for cover in war-torn Ukraine
New Delhi: Amid firing and explosions in war-ravaged Ukraine’s border city Kharkiv, around 15,000 Indian students are saving their life by cowering in bunkers where shortage of food and money is adding…
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High-rise apartment in Kiev hit by devastating missile
New Delhi: A high-rise apartment block in Kiev was hit by a devastating missile on Saturday morning as fighting continues to rage in the capital between Russian attackers and Ukrainian forces, Daily…
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Russia launches cruise missiles at Ukrainian military facilities
Moscow: The Russian military says it has launched a barrage of cruise missiles at Ukrainian military facilities. Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Maj Gen Igor Konashenkov said Saturday that the military struck a…
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Ukraine crisis: Air India evacuation flight expected to land in Mumbai at 8 pm
Mumbai: An Air India Boeing aircraft, which departed from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here for Romanian capital Bucharest early morning on Saturday to bring back Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine…
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Russia-Ukraine war: FIDE moves Chess Olympiad out of Russia
Chennai: Owing to the deteriorating geopolitical situation, the International Chess Federation or FIDE has decided to move the 44th Chess Olympiad and all other official competitions planned from Russia. The other events…
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500 tonne ISS may fall on India, China: Russia warns on US sanctions
Moscow: Russia’s space agency chief has warned the US that the slew of sanctions imposed on Moscow can “destroy our cooperation” on the International Space Station (ISS) and asked Washington if it…
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Disappointed, says Indian-American Congressman over India abstaining UNSC resolution on Russia
Washington: Prominent Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has expressed disappointment over India’s decision to abstain from the UN Security Council resolution on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, saying it is the US and not…
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Street fighting begins in Kyiv; people urged to seek shelter
Kyiv: Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine’s capital early Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. The country’s president refused an American offer to evacuate, insisting…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 432.8 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 432.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.93 million and vaccinations to over 10.46 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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Stranded Indian students in Ukraine narrate their stories
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis, the students living in the Eastern European country narrated their plight of the ground situation and urged the Indian government to bring them back home.…
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India abstains on resolution condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine
United Nations: India, along with China and the United Arab Emirates, has abstained on a Security Council resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The resolution proposed by the US and Albania…
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Russia warns Sweden and Finland against joining NATO
New Delhi: Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman on Friday said Moscow will respond if Sweden and Finland intended to join NATO, Newsweek reported. Maria Zakharova held a press conference and reflected on the…
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Putin ready to send negotiation team for talks as Russian troops encircle Kiev
New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to send a delegation to Minsk for talks with Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Friday as its military encircled Kiev on the second day…
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US Congressional briefing calls Karnataka hijab ban ‘mass sexual harassment’
Washington, DC: Panelists at a Congressional Briefing criticized the order of the Karnataka state High Court banning the hijab in schools, forcing young Muslim women to risk harassment or even expulsion if…
