New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke Monday to Russian President Vladimir Putin during which he conveyed his ‘deep concern’ over the safety and security of the Indian students stuck in Ukraine’s Sumy city. Modi sought their evacuation at the earliest. During the 50-minute telephonic...
New Delhi: Elections to fill 13 Rajya Sabha seats across six states falling vacant in April, including those of Congress veterans A K Antony and Anand Sharma, will be held on March 31, the Election Commission said Monday. While members from Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala,...
New Delhi: In a phone call Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for extending support in the evacuation of Indian nationals from the war-torn nation, government sources here said. "During the 35 minute-long telephonic conversation, the two leaders discussed the evolving...
Mumbai: Two Air India Express flights carrying Indian evacuees, mostly students from the war-torn Ukraine, reached here from Budapest and Bucharest via Kuwait, at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), an official said here Sunday. The flights IX-1202 (Bucharest) and IX-1602 (Budapest), each flew down...
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has evacuated 210 more Indian nationals who were stranded in the crisis-hit Ukraine. "An IAF flight carrying 210 Indians from Bucharest, Romania has landed at Hindan airbase near Delhi in the early hours of Sunday," an official said. ELeven...
Lviv: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West's sanctions on Russia to “declaring war,” while a promised ceasefire in the besieged port city of Mariupol collapsed amid scenes of terror. With the Kremlin's rhetoric growing fiercer...
Mumbai: Another 183 Indians, mostly students, arrived from war-torn Ukraine by an Air India Express flight from Budapest via Kuwait at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), an official said here Saturday. The flight IX-1603 includes a maximum of 40 persons from Kerala, besides 36...
Moscow: Russian forces will observe a ceasefire in Ukraine starting from Saturday to facilitate the evacuation of civilians via humanitarian corridors amid the ongoing war, the Ministry of Defence in Moscow said. The ceasefire will commence from 10 a.m. (about 1.30 p.m. IST), reports Xinhua news...
New Delhi: US and NATO officials monitoring the war in Ukraine noticed a pronounced shift earlier this week in Russias strategy, namely that Moscow now appears poised to "bombard cities into submission" which could inflict significant civilian casualties, CNN reported. "The heavier weapons are not just...
Peshawar: A powerful suicide blast ripped through a crowded Shia mosque during the Friday congregation here in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 57 people and wounding nearly 200 others, in one of the deadliest attacks in the restive province, bordering Afghanistan. A rescue official said...
The Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Shatrujeet Kapur’s remark on 22 October that Indian and Chinese forces are...
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By Aakar Patel Next week, on 3 November, America will have its midterm election. It is so called because it...
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By Dilip Cherian Five extensions in three months, including those of Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan,...
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s second visit to India has ruffled quite a few feathers in New Delhi....
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