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12 Mar

Mosque in Mariupol city, lodging 80 individuals, bombarded by Russia: Ukraine Minister

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A mosque in Ukraine's Mariupol - which was once sheltering 80 civilians - has been bombed by means of Russian forces, Ukrainian officers stated Saturday. The war-torn japanese European country's foreign ministry tweeted 'the mosque of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his spouse Roxolana (Hurrem Sultan) in Mariupol was shelled by using Russian invaders'. "More than eighty adults and teens are hiding there from the shelling, along with residents of Turkey," the tweet said. Earlier these days a spokesperson for the Ukrainian embassy in Turkey, citing data from the Mariupol mayor, said 86 Turkish nationals, which includes 34 children, have…

10 Mar

Oil rises after huge slump as market weighs Opec filling Russia supply gap

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Global oil costs fell on Wednesday by way of the most in nearly two years after OPEC member the United Arab Emirates stated it supported pumping greater oilinto a market roiled by way of grant disruptions due to sanctions on Russia after it invaded Ukraine. Brent crude futures settled down $16.84, or 13.2%, at $111.14 a barrel, their largest one-day decline on account that April 21, 2020. U.S. crude futures ended down $15.44, or 12.5%, at $108.70, their biggest day by day decline considering that November. "We desire production will increase and will be encouraging OPEC to consider greater production…

10 Mar

US warns of Russian chemical weapons attack in Ukraine

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The United States on Wednesday rejected Russian claims that it helps a bioweapons application in Ukraine, saying the allegations were a signal that Moscow ought to soon use the weapons themselves. "The Kremlin is intentionally spreading outright lies that the United States and Ukraine are conducting chemical and organic weapons things to do in Ukraine," State Department spokesman Ned Price stated in a statement. "Russia is inventing false pretexts in an strive to justify its very own horrific actions in Ukraine." White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated the claims have been "preposterous" and cited that "we've also viewed Chinese…

08 Mar

Russia Ukraine Conflict: Fearing Supply Crunch, Indians Stock Up Edible Oil, Fuel

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Fearing a supply crunch in safe to eat oil amid the ongoing Russian military offensive in Ukraine, Indians are stocking up on the kitchen staple, while a consolidation in global crude prices would possibly on the spot the central government to raise fuel expenditures as the assembly elections conclude in the key states. A upward jostle of more than 20 per cent in the fit to be eaten oil costs in less than a month and the pretend viral messages on social media regarding its scarcity have induced panic buying in India, which takes care of over two-thirds of its…

08 Mar

Operation Ganga: 694 Indian understudies moved out of Sumy in transports towards Poltava

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Nearly seven-hundred Indian students stranded in the northeastern Ukrainian metropolis of Sumy heaved a sigh of relief as their evacuation process began on Tuesday and hoped that they would be in a secure area soon. "The evacuation from Sumy has started. There was once in the end some top news on Tuesday. All Indian students will be evacuated from Sumy on Tuesday itself. They will be taken to a secure location from where they will be brought to India," said Anshad Ali, a student coordinator. A medical student at the Sumy university, who did not want to be identified, proven…

08 Mar

On International Women’s Day President Ram Nath Kovind confers Nari Shakti Puraskars on 29 women

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On International Women's Day, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Nari Shakti Puraskars on 29 outstanding women for 2020 and 2021. Twenty-eight awards were given to the women in recognition of their exceptional work towards women empowerment, vulnerable and marginalised. The Nari Shakti Puraskar is a Women and Child Development Ministry initiative to acknowledge exceptional contributions made by individuals and institutions, and to celebrate women as game-changers and as a positive change in a society. Its recipients are from entrepreneurship, agriculture, innovation, social work, education and literature, linguistics, arts and crafts, science, technology, engineering and mathematics, disability rights, merchant navy…

04 Mar

Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne passes on from ‘heart attack’

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Australia cricket legend and one of the best leg-spinners of all-time, Shane Warne, has died, aged fifty two on Friday after a suspected coronary heart assault in Thailand. As per Fox cricket report, Warne’s administration released a quick statement in the early hours of Saturday (AEDT), that he handed away in Thailand of a suspected coronary heart attack. "Shane was determined unresponsive in his villa and notwithstanding the fine efforts of clinical staff, he ought to not be revived. The household requests privateness at this time and will provide in addition details in due course," the announcement read. Warne is…

04 Mar

Indian student shot in Kyiv in Ukraine while trying to run away

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An Indian student in Ukraine's capital Kyiv is hospitalised after being shot with a bullet. As indicated by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) General VK Singh, the Indian understudy was in touch with the Indian Embassy and that they encouraged Indian nationals to leave the nation right away. As indicated by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) General VK Singh, the Indian understudy was in touch with the Indian Embassy and that they encouraged Indian nationals to leave the nation right away. VK Singh is in Poland currently to look after the evacuation of Indians stuck in war-hit Ukraine, said that…

03 Mar

Ukraine-Russia crisis: 4,800 Indian students to return from Romania by Friday, says Scindia

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Around 4,800 Indian students will be evacuated from Bucharest and Suceawa in Romania through 24 flights between Wednesday and Friday amid Russia-Ukraine war, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said. The minister, who is in Bucharest to facilitate the evacuation of Indian students, said he will be going to Siret, the border test factor with Ukraine, on Thursday and continue to be there for around forty eight hours. "I will be there till the remaining pupil leaves from Siret," he stated. India has been evacuating its citizens thru different flights from Ukraine's western neighbours such as Romania, Hungary and Poland as the…

03 Mar

“Can We Ask Putin To Stop War?”: Chief Justice On Plea To Rescue Indians

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Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, whilst hearing a petition on rescuing Indian college students stranded in Ukraine, referred to a social media submit that wondered him on what actions he had taken to convey again Indians from the war-torn country, and questioned if he may want to ask the Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war."On social media, I noticed some video announcing what is CJI doing! Can I give directions to President of Russia to quit the war," the Chief Justice remarked. The Chief Justice made the observation while listening to a plea to rescue greater than…