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07 Mar

PM Modi calls Vladimir Putin & Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a telephonic conversation Russian Vladimir Putin and discussed the situation in Ukraine following the invasion of the Kremlin. PM Modi was briefed by Putin on the status of negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian teams, said government sources. "PM Modi stressed the importance of safe evacuation of Indian citizens from Sumy at the earliest. President Putin assured Prime Minister Modi of all possible cooperation in their safe evacuation," ANI sources added Earlier, PM Modi also spoke to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and appreciated the continuing direct dialogue between Moscow and Kyiv. "PM Modi…

07 Mar

‘Aatmanirbharta’ initiative is a key to the independent foreign policy

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Four Defence Ministry funded projects and five industry-funded projects under the “Aatmanirbharta” initiative of the Prime Minister approved by the Narendra Modi government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly pushes for building India’s military-industrial complex. Before that the Indian military reliance on outright hardware acquisition or transfer of technology under licence from Russia has severely limited the country's strategic options. India’s belief and its strategies are not same due to New Delhi’s faith in rather laggard Indian defence public sector units and its in-built suspicion towards the private sector. Russian forces still a long way off in capturing their objective. This…

06 Mar

Haryana students evacuated from Ukraine

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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said around 1,800 students from the state was stuck in the war-torn Ukraine, of which 1,234 have been evacuated.Of the remaining students, 80 are still stuck in Ukraine cities while the others have reached the country's borders. For now, our priority is to bring back all Indians stuck in Ukraine, the CM said. He also added, the students who have completed their course in Ukraine will be given internship opportunities. And the students who are yet to complete their studies, after the situation normalize the government will talk to their colleges over…

05 Mar

Elon Musk refuses to block Russian news sources from Starlink services

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SpaceX chief Elon Musk said on Saturday that its Starlink satellite service has been told by some governments – not that of Ukraine’s – to block Russian news sources. Elon Musk came up with a rare response which he said he was sorry about as he was being ‘a free speech absolutist’. "We will not do so unless at 'gunpoint', sorry to be a free speech absolutist", Elon Musk said in a tweet. Musk also said that SpaceX was reprioritized to cyber defense and overcoming signal jamming, will cause slight delays in Starship and Starlink V2.

05 Mar

Fire engulfs the engine and two coaches of Delhi-Saharanpur passenger train near Meerut

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A fire broke out in Delhi from Saharanpur passenger train numbered 04460 at Daurala railway station near Meerut. The fire engulfed the engine and two coaches of the passenger train. No casualties or injuries were reported yet and the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. The passengers of the train were seen pushing the train in a bid to separate the rest of the coaches from the fire-affected engine and the two compartments. The Divisional Railway Manager of Delhi Dimpy Garg said that the officials received information about the fire when the train was near Daurala. She…

05 Mar

Ex MD and CEO of NSE Chitra Ramkrishna’s anticipatory bail plea has been dismissed

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The former managing director and the CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Chita Ramkrishna applied for the anticipatory bail. But a special CBI court in Delhi has dismissed application of Chita Ramkrishna in connection with the NSE co-location case. The CBI has already arrested NSE's former group operating officer Anand Subramanian from Chennai in the co-location case. He had served as Citra Ramkrishna's advisor. Citra Ramkrishna said she was steered by a Himalayan yogi in the appointment of Anand Subramanian. CBI claimed Anand Subramanian as the Himalayan yogi. But SEBI contradicted the claim. On 11th February, SEBI charged Chitra…

04 Mar

A six-month-old baby among eight people killed in a Blast in Bhagalpur

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A six-month-old baby among eight people killed when a high-intensity explosion ripped through a house, where firecrackers were allegedly manufactured illegally in Bhagalpur of Bihar. Approx dozen of people were injured in the blast which also led to the collapse of the two-storeyed house and three other houses in the vicinity. Residents said the explosion took place around 11:35 pm on 3rd march when firecrackers were stored or being manufactured. The explosion was so powerful that it was heard over two kilometres away. Senior Police Superintendent Babu Ram said that, “So far, the deaths in the explosion are eight with…

03 Mar

Brent crude soared above $112 per barrel because of the Ukraine crisis

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The benchmark Brent crude soared above $112 per barrel as fighting intensified in Ukraine. The decision by the International Energy Agency to release crude from its reserves also failed to dampen prices. Higher energy prices could worsen the inflation that is already threatened the economies everywhere and created concern among the central banks. After the state elections are over in India, state-owned oil retailers are prepared to raise the fuel prices. As per the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the oil ministry, the Indian basket of crude rose above $102 per barrel compared with $81.5 per barrel when the…

03 Mar

798 Indians evacuates in four flights from Ukraine

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Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi requested the Air Force's involvement in the evacuation process which helped in increase daily evacuations. An Indian student died in Kharkiv shelter. Kharkiv is the second largest city of Ukraine. Naveen Shekharappa from Karnataka was killed while he was trying to buy food. Another student from Punjab died in Ukraine after suffered from stroke. 800 Indians nearly stuck in Ukraine. They were brought back to India in four flights operated by the Air Force. The evacuation process has been coded as 'Operation Ganga'. It has been co-ordinated in each country by deputed Union Minister.…

02 Mar

India send Relief and Medical Supplies to the Ukraine

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After Russia had launched a full-blown invasion in the Ukraine, India is sending humanitarian aid and medical supplies to Ukraine. The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that 300 civilians including at least 14 children have been killed so far. 100 tents and 2,500 blankets send by a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to the Indian Air Force's Hindon airbase. Then it will be sent via a flight to Romania from there. Romania is the neighbouring country of Ukraine. The flight has been scheduled to leave at 10:15 hours. More relief material also set to depart from…