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- Automobile
Rising nickel prices put a spanner in Musk’s dream of affordable EVs
New Delhi: The rising nickel prices, owing to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, have thrown a spanner in Elon Musk and other automakers’ dream of introducing affordable electric cars soon. Nickel prices…
- Offbeat
Ukraine war: Indian doc refuses to leave without pet black panther, jaguar
Donbus, a city 1,138kms from Kyiv in Ukraine, is home to Dr Girikumar Patil, a native of Tanuku in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district. Mr. Patil has been living here for the past…
- Business
Shell defends decision to purchase Russian crude oil
New Delhi: Shell has defended its decision to purchase Russian crude oil despite the invasion and bombardment of Ukraine, BBC reported. The oil giant said in a statement that the decision to…
- Technology
Starlink won’t block Russian news sources: Musk
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that Starlink, the satellite internet division of his rocket company SpaceX, will not block Russian news sources. Musk on Twitter wrote that it…
- World
Zelenskyy left Ukraine, currently in Poland: Russian State Duma Speaker
Moscow: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday (local time) has left Ukraine and is currently in Poland, said Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, reported Sputnik. “Zelensky left Ukraine. Deputies of the…
- World
Russian TV channels being broadcast after seizing TV tower in Ukraine cities
New Delhi: Russian forces have seized control of the TV tower in Melitopol and have begun broadcasting Russian TV channels. Citing City Council and sources in Ukraine’s Security Service, Zaporizhzhya Regional Military…
- India
Ukraine conflict: Indians stranded in shelling-battered Sumy call for immediate evacuation
New Delhi: As shells rain down from above and armed men roam the streets in Sumy, the northeastern Ukranian border town, amid the ongoing Russian invasion, a bunch of Indian students stranded…
- World
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…
- World
Imran Khan in Moscow to meet Putin
New Delhi: At a time when Russia has started military operations against Ukraine, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday arrived in Moscow on a two-day official visit, Dawn reported. The Prime…
- World
UK PM announces sanctions against five Russian banks
New Delhi: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced sanctions against five Russian banks — Rossiya, IS Bank, General Bank, Promsvyazbank and the Black Sea Bank. He called it “the first…
- World
Russian battleplans call for ‘overwhelming intensity of fire’ on Ukraine
New Delhi: Russian battleplans have called for an “overwhelming intensity of fire” on Ukraine that could kill “tens of thousands” within the opening days of a conflict, as President Vladimir Putin moved…
- Lifestyle
Study finds kids’ stories differ in Russian, US approaches to emotion
Washington: A recent study examined parents in Russia and the United States, as well as children’s literature in both countries, highlighting how cultural differences in socializing emotions begin before children even start…
- Middle East
Taliban say Russian investors expressed willingness to extract Afghanistan’s petroleum
Kabul: The Taliban have said that Russian investors have expressed their willingness to extract Afghanistan’s petroleum and gas while meeting with a top leader of the country, reported local media. Russian investors…