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05 Apr

India’s strategic foreign policy decision on the Russia-Ukraine question was commended by Pakistan

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Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla arrived in New York as the UN General Assembly and the Security Council are likely to vote on draft resolutions on the humanitarian crisis arising after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. India is currently a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. Shringla arrived in the US just hours before the UNGA took up two rival draft resolutions on the situation in Ukraine.Shringla's presence in New York is significant in view of the growing pressure on India to change its position on the Ukraine crisis. Because on Monday, US President Joe Biden said a "united…

30 Mar

Russian Foreign Minister to visit India amid conflict with Ukraine

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Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to India from 31 March -1 April. During the visit, Lavrov is expected to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval. It is not clear if he would also call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His talks with the Indian side will focus on the global geopolitical situation in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. India has adopted a neutral stand on the ongoing conflict. While abstaining from voting against Russia at the UN, New Delhi has…

15 Mar

Russian shelling hits high-rise building in Kiev

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Russian shelling hit a 10-storey apartment building in Kiev, leaving one person injured, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said. According to the State Emergency Service, fire erupted on the first through the fifth floors of the building located in the capital city’s the Podil neighbourhood. The fire was extinguished 6.51 a.m. and the injured person has been hospitalised. A two-story house on Sadova Street in the Osokorky neighbourhood was damaged by shelling on Tuesday morning, igniting a fire. The second shelling resulted in no casualties or injuries. Meanwhile air raid sirens have gone off in Kyiev, as well as Odesaa in…

09 Mar

Ukraine says no longer insisting on searching for NATO membership

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In every other apparent nod aimed at placating Moscow, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is no longer pressing for NATO membership. This used to be used to be one of Russia's mentioned reasons for invading its neighbour Ukraine. "I have cooled down concerning this query a lengthy time ago after we understood that … NATO is no longer prepared to be given Ukraine," Zelenskyy stated in an interview aired Monday night on ABC News, reported AFP. "The alliance is afraid of controversial things, and confrontation with Russia," he added. Referring to NATO membership, Zelenskyy stated that he does…

08 Mar

World Bank approves USD 723 million support for Ukraine

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The World Bank approved a USD 723 million packages of loans and grants for Ukraine, providing government budget support amid the all-out conflict with Russia. The international lender approved a supplemental budget support package for Ukraine, called Financing of Recovery from Economic Emergency in Ukraine – or FREE Ukraine – for USD 489 million, the bank said in a statement. The fast-disbursing support will help the government provide critical services to Ukrainian people, including wages for hospital workers, pensions for the elderly, and social programs for the vulnerable, the bank statement said. The bank informed that the initial World Bank…

07 Mar

61 MBBS students reach home in Jammu from Ukraine

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Sixty one MBBS students have reached home in the Jammu division from the war torn Ukraine and parents are waiting for safe return of 29 others. Deputy commissioner, Jammu, Anshul Garg said that 37 residents and students from Jammu district have returned safely and 21 others are in Transit while 2 are still in Ukraine. The students, Jasleen Kour and Osheen Sharma along with other students are in transit towards borders of adjoining countries and are expected to reach home soon. During his visit to residence of the twin students at Channi Himmat and Paloura, the Divisional Commissioner interacted with…

07 Mar

Over 1 mn refugees leave Ukraine for Poland

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Since Russia’s war began 12 days ago, the number of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the country to neighbouring Poland has exceeded one million, the Polish Border Guard said. “Today at 8 p.m. the number of people who fled from Ukraine to Poland exceeded one million. This is a million human tragedies, a million people banished from their homes by the war,” the Border Guard said in a tweet late Sunday night. On Sunday, UN High High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said over 1.5 million people had fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries since Russia’s military invasion began on February 24. The…

06 Mar

Indian student injured in Ukraine Harjot Singh returning on 7th of March

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Harjot Singh, a 31-year-old Indian pupil who was shot at whilst making an attempt to escape Kyiv in a taxi on February 27, will be returning to India on Monday, Union minister Gen (Retd) VK Singh stated on Sunday. "Harjot Singh, an Indian countrywide who sustained bullet accidents in Kyiv and lost his passport, will return to India with us tomorrow," tweeted the minister. Indian officials stated that Harjot had acquired 4 bullets injuries, inclusive of one in the chest. “We were in a cab to Lviv. We had been stopped at a barricade and suddenly it was once raining…

03 Mar

India denies its students being held hostage in Ukraine

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The government today denied reports that Indian students were being held as “hostage” in Ukraine, saying it was in constant touch with Indian nationals in the war-torn country. “Our embassy in Ukraine is in continuous touch with Indian nationals in Ukraine. We note that with the cooperation of the Ukrainian authorities, many students have left Kharkiv yesterday. We have not received reports of any hostage situation regarding any student,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said. He said India has requested the support of the Ukrainian authorities in arranging special trains for taking out students from Kharkiv and neighbouring…

02 Mar

108 HP students returned from war-torn Ukraine: Jai Ram

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108 students of Himachal Pradesh have returned from war-torn Ukraine after Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government started evacuation operations, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said. Thakur while addressing the house on the fifth day of ongoing budget session of HP Vidhan Sabha, said all Indian students who were stranded in Kiev have been evacuated and efforts are being made to bring them back to the country. But PM Modi has vowed to bring all students safely to India and has deputed four Cabinet ministers to oversee the rescue operations, the CM said. He stated that the situation in the…