Ukraine
- 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…
- Technology
Spotify shuts Russia office, removes content from RT, Sputnik
New Delhi: Swedish music streaming giant Spotify has shut down its office in Russia and removed content from state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik. Spotify joins several tech and media platforms who…
- World
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Another Indian student shot in Kyiv, hospitalised
Rzeszow: An Indian student has been hospitalised after he was shot with a bullet in the capital city of Ukraine, a few days after an Indian student lost his life in the…
- India
MEA issues advisory for Indian Nationals in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs issued an advisory for Indian Nationals in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, stating that a potentially dangerous situation can be expected. Indian Embassy in Kyiv, in a tweet, urged…
- Business
10-year High: Ukraine crisis pushes crude price close to $120 a barrel
New Delhi: Continuing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine pushed crude oil price to a 10-year high of $119.84 per barrel on Thursday. The global hike in crude oil prices led by the…
- India
18,000 Indians left Ukraine since first travel advisory was released: MEA
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that a total of 18,000 Indian nationals have left Ukraine since the first travel advisory was issued by the Indian Embassy in…
- World
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.…
- Bangalore
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…
- Top Stories
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…
