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15 Mar

SRK’s video on ‘Futility of War’ goes viral in between the Russia-Ukraine crisis

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In the middle of destruction and horrors of the Russia-Ukraine war, an old video of Shah Rukh Khan is going viral on the internet in which he was seen talking about the futility of the war. It was an old video where he claims "War is not an alternative to peace and goodness" and how only the people who die see the end of it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SRK 1000 FACES (@srk1000faces) Reacting to the video, many users appreciated SRK for his words and said that everyone should listen to him. One said, "One of…

14 Mar

S. Jaishankar to make a statement on the Ukraine-Russia war in the Rajya Sabha

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will make a statement on the Ukraine-Russia war in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu told the Upper House that Minister Jaishankar will give a statement on the conflict. Naidu also lauded the efforts of the union and state governments for rising to the occasion to evacuate the Indian students. TDP MP K. Ravindra Kumar said that as safety and security of the students are ensured, now the government should take necessary steps to secure their future by consulting all the stakeholders. BJD MP Dr Amar Patnaik suggested reserving two to five…

11 Mar

Air India flight carrying students evacuated from Sumy lands in Delhi

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An Air India flight from Poland's Rzeszow carrying students evacuated from northeastern Ukrainian city Sumy landed in Delhi this Friday morning. The flight had taken off from Rzeszow around 11.30 pm on Thursday and landed in Delhi at 5.45 am on Friday. India has sent three flights to Poland to bring back 600 students evacuated from Sumy. According to the officials, another flight is expected to land in Delhi around 8.40 am. According to the details shared by the students, the first flight was for first, second, and third-year students. The second flight is for fourth and fifth-year students and…

10 Mar

Over 2 million from Ukraine applied for evacuation to Russia

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Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday claimed that over 2 million people from Ukraine had applied for evacuation to Russia. Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, alleged that US experts instructed Ukrainian specialists how to develop bioprograms, during a press conference on the country adding Russia is wondering if these biomaterials have fallen into the hands of nationalists. Maria Zakharova also said that Russia would prefer to ensure Ukraine's neutral status. Moscow's aims do not include overthrowing the Kyiv government and it hopes to achieve more progress in the next round of talks with Ukraine, Zakharova added that Russia's military operation…

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…

05 Mar

Indian Student In Ukraine Allowed To Return With His Pet

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A student from Kerala stuck in Ukraine earned lots of praises for his struggle to return with his pet, who will finally land in India soon. It was a great challenge for the 21-year-old boy named Akhil Radhakrishnan to not only make sure that his life was safe from the war-hit Ukraine where he has been studying in Kharkiv National Medical University since last two years but also to ensure that his pet also reaches India safely. The pet was a cat, who was handed over to Akhil by his senior in college four months ago and since then the…

05 Mar

Russia blocks Facebook, passes ‘fake news’ law

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Russia said it would block Facebook for excluding state media and CNN said it would stop broadcasting in Russia after a new law punishing "fake news" raised the stakes in Moscow's fight with foreign corporations. Russia blocked a wave of media companies and new, big names announced they were shutting down Russia sales, including Microsoft Corp and video game maker Electronic Arts Inc. Russia said that Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook was being blocked for restricting state-backed channels, and it also blocked websites of the BBC, Deutsche Welle and Voice of America for what it said was false information about the war in…

04 Mar

Pakistan: 30 killed, 50 injured in Peshawar mosque blast

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At least 30 people were killed and 50 were injured in Peshawar on Friday after an explosion near the Qissa Khwani Bazaar area, reports said. The toll could go up as the blast occurred inside Jamia mosque when prayer was going on. Capital City Police Officer Peshawar Ijaz Ahsan, as quoted by Pakistani media, said according to initial reports, two attackers tried to enter the mosque and fired at police officers present on duty. The blast inside the mosque took place after the firing incident. Asim Khan, media manager of Lady Reading, said 30 bodies had been brought to the…