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Airbnb suspends all operations in Russia, Belarus
New Delhi: Online vacation rental company Airbnb has announced to suspend all operations in Russia and Belarus amid the Ukraine invasion. The company’s CEO and Co-Founder, Brian Chesky announced on Twitter: “Airbnb…
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Samsung stops shipping products to Russia
Seoul: South Korean tech giant Samsung is suspending shipments of all of its products to Russia, media reports say. “Due to the current geopolitical developments, shipments to Russia have been suspended,” reads…
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Russia declares ceasefire in Ukraine, opens humanitarian corridors for civilians to leave
Moscow: Russia on Saturday declared a ceasefire in Ukraine for opening up humanitarian corridors for civilians to be evacuated. “Today, March 5, from 10 am Moscow time, the Russian side declares a…
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Exploring all possible ways to evacuate Indians from Sumy: Embassy
New Delhi: The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Saturday said it is exploring all possible ways to safely evacuate the Indian nationals from the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy. The mission said…
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Is viral video showing Ukrainian drone attack on Russian tanks?
New Delhi: Amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, a video of drone attack on tanks is making rounds on social media. It has been claimed that the video is showing Ukrainian drone attack on…
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World will have to pay heavy price if Russia-Ukraine war continues: Rajnath
Varanasi/Chandauli: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the entire world will have to pay heavy price if war between Ukraine and Russia continues. Addressing an election rally in Chandauli, ahead…
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Elon Musk calls for ‘immediate’ boost in oil, gas production
Washington: Tesla Founder Elon Musk called for an immediate increase in oil and gas production around the world because sustainable solutions cannot replace Russian output. “Hate to say it, but we need…
- World
BBC begins WW II-era shortwave broadcast as Russia blocks website
London/New Delhi: Russia on Friday blocked access to BBC website and the media outlet resorted to broadcasting news bulletins over shortwave radio in the country. According to a report in The Guardian,…
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Twitter expands its Birdwatch fact-checking pilot in US
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter has reportedly announced an expansion to its Birdwatch scheme, which sees volunteer fact-checkers vet potentially-misleading tweets. The company said that, as of right now, a small randomised…
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Use Starlink carefully as Russia can hit network, Musk warns Ukrainians
New Delhi: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday warned Ukrainians to use the Starlink satellite system with caution as his commercial Internet network can be targeted by Russians and hamper the entire…
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Cyberpunk 2077 developer cuts off sales in Russia, Belarus
Warsaw: Poland-based games developer CD Projekt Red, which has developed popular games like Cyberpunk 2077, is cutting off sales of its products to Russia and Belarus. “In light of the Russian 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 crisis: Centre mulling to ‘accommodate’ evacuated medical students in Indian colleges
New Delhi: The Centre is in discussion with the National Medical Commission for accommodating the Indian medical students, evacuated from war-torn Ukraine, in Indian colleges as they left their studies in midway…
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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…
- Business
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…
