Russia-Ukraine crisis

07 Mar

Russian oil companies are offer big discounts to India

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Once again the flagship crude of Russia was offered at deeper discount in Europe amid tensions over Ukraine. Vitol Group offered 1 lakh tons of the nation’s Urals oil for delivery to Rotterdam at $7.25 a barrel less than Europe’s benchmark for physical cargo transactions Dated Brent. There were no bids in a window organized by S&P Global Platts. The grade had already been sold in a tender at $6 below the same measure and offered at minus $6.30. It is the largest discount in 11 years at least. Before the escalations this week, Traders flagged that the discounting wasn’t…

06 Mar

Indian national Harjot Singh, who had sustained bullet injuries in Kyiv , to be brought back to India from Ukraine tomorrow

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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…

04 Mar

Sonu Sood and team steps forward in helping Indian students cross border to safe territory

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A Congress leader shared a video visualizing a woman from Madhya Pradesh who was a stuck in Ukraine singing the praises of Bollywood actor Sonu Sood for helping. Ajay Singh, a state Congress leader, tweeted this video. “Hello, I am Shrishti Singh. We boarded a train. Sonu Sood's team has helped us. It guided us at every moment. Look how many students are sitting around -- all are Indians," the woman said. "The train is packed with Indians. Sonu Sood is guiding us every moment. He worked day in and day out," the woman added. The woman's praise for the…

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

Ukraine Delegation Leaves for Talks With Russia; Quad Meeting on Ukraine Today

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending Quad Leaders' digital assembly on Thursday. The assembly will be attended by means of US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as well. The assembly comes amid the Russian Invasion on Ukraine. In a press launch the Ministry of External Affairs has referred to that the leaders will alternate views and assessments about important tendencies in the Indo-Pacific. "The leaders will have an probability to continue their talk after the September 2021 Summit in Washington DC. They will alternate views and assessments about essential trends…

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…

02 Mar

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: EU excludes 7 Russian banks from SWIFT network

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The European Union reportedly has voted to cut out seven Russian banks from SWIFT, the messaging network underpinning world monetary transactions. A senior EU reputable stated Wednesday that the European Commission is checking the extent to which crypto is being used as a skill of working round sanctions imposed on Russia on the grounds that its invasion of Ukraine, according to a document through Reuters. As yet any other global financial sanction towards Russia, in response to its hostilities on Ukraine, leading Western nations had pledged to bar various massive Russian banks from the usage of the SWIFT system. The…

02 Mar

Russia-Ukraine combat fallout: Oil above $110 as Russia sanctions bite; Biden proclaims release of 30 mn barrels of oil to maintain world prices

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US President Joe Biden introduced that his administration has worked with 30 other countries to release hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil from American strategic reserves to preserve the global oil prices in the midst of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. In his maiden State of the Union Address on Tuesday, Biden stated his administration was once taking “robust action” to make sure the ache of the US sanctions is focused at Russia’s economy. He vowed that his administration will use every device at its disposal to guard American corporations and consumers. “To all Americans, I will be honest…

01 Mar

Russia-Ukraine war: A Student from India killed in Kharkiv shelling

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An Indian student has died in Russian shelling in Kharkiv this morning, the Ministry of External Affairs stated today. The scholar was once identified as Naveen from Karnataka's Haveri. “With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian pupil lost his existence in shelling in Kharkiv this morning. The Ministry is in touch with his family. We carry our deepest condolences to the family.” Further, Bagchi wrote: "Foreign Secretary is calling in Ambassadors of Russia and Ukraine to reiterate our demand for urgent protected passage for Indian nationals who are nevertheless in Kharkiv and cities in different hostilities zones. Similar motion…

26 Feb

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Air India to operate 2 flights to evacuate Indians from war-hit country

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In an effort to evacuate stranded Indian nationals from war-hit Ukraine, Air India will operate two flights from Delhi to Bucharest and Budapest on Saturday. A number of explosions were heard in the capital city of Ukraine as the Russian special military operation entered the second day, local media reported on Friday. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized Ukraine’s breakaway regions – Donetsk and Luhansk – as independent entities. Later, Putin ordered special military operations “to protect” the people in the Donbas region. Several countries including the UK, the US, Canada, and the European Union have condemned Russia’s military…