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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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Karnataka mulls online classes for students returned from Ukraine
Karnataka: The Karnataka Education department is contemplating to organize online classes for those students who have or will return to the state from war-torn Ukraine. Department officials are scheduled to meet Chief…
- India
Flight from Bucharest carrying 183 Indians stranded in Ukraine lands in Mumbai
Mumbai: An Air India Express flight from Bucharest carrying 183 Indians stranded in Ukraine landed in Mumbai on Thursday, the airline said. One of the evacuees said many Indian students are still…
- India
Ukraine crisis: IAF, Indian carriers to operate total 19 evacuation flights on Thursday
New Delhi: The IAF and Indian carriers will operate 19 flights to bring back 3,726 Indians from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries to India on Thursday, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said. Under Operation Ganga,…
- Entertainment
Netflix pauses all projects, acquisitions from Russia
Mumbai: Streaming giant Netflix has paused all future projects and acquisitions from Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine. The streamer had four Russian originals in the pipeline, including a crime thriller series…
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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…
- World
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…
- India
Ukraine effect: Domestic wheat, sunflower oil prices set to rise
New Delhi: Continuing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine are set to impact the domestic selling prices of wheat and sunflower oil. Both countries produce massive quantities of wheat, while Ukraine is one…
- World
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…
- India
Russia-Ukraine conflict: 15 flights scheduled over the next 24 hours under Operation Ganga
New Delhi: A total of 17,000 Indian nationals have left Ukraine since the advisories were issued and flights under Operation Ganga have been increased to facilitate the evacuation of remaining students stranded…
- India
Russia-Ukraine crisis: G Kishan Reddy welcomes Indian nationals on their arrival in Delhi
New Delhi: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy welcomed the Indian nationals who were stranded in Ukraine amidst Russia’s military operation in the country after they landed in the national capital on Wednesday.…
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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…
- India
PM Modi to chair high-level meet on bringing back stranded Indians
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting on evacuation of stranded Indian nationals from war-torn Ukraine later on Wednesday. However, the Prime Minister has not spoken to Russian…
- Sports
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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#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…