NEW DELHI: An Indian student was shot at while trying to escape from Kyiv, said Union Minister V K Singh. The student was wounded in the firing and was taken back midway, the minister said. Reports said his injuries are not so serious. The student from Punjab was shot at while going to Lviv from […]
KYIV: The Russian invasion in Ukraine continues for the ninth day in a row. Reports suggest that Russian troops have attacked Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, one of the largest nuclear plants in Europe. Eyewitnesses said that they saw fire and smoke coming out from the plant. Russian troops have encircled the nuclear plant. Zaporizhzhya is […]
KYIV: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for direct talks. “I need to talk to Putin. The world needs to talk to Putin. There is no other way to stop this war”, Zelenskyy said in his message to Putin. “What are you afraid of?”, he asked. Meantime, the second round […]
KYIV: An Indian student has been killed in Russia’s shelling in Ukraine’s Kharkiv. The dead has been identified as Naveen Kumar, a native of Karnataka and a fourth year medical student. The ministry of external affairs said they are in touch with the family of the student who died in the shelling in Kharkiv. The […]
NEW DELHI: The state government has decided to send home Malayalees coming from war-torn Ukraine to India free of cost to their hometowns. Venu Rajamani, special representative of Kerala in Delhi, said that he had received special intsructions from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the chief secretary in this regard.Two flights from Romania carrying Indians […]
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said Britain would sanction five Russian banks and three high net worth individuals including Gennady Timchenko after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions of east Ukraine. “Today, the UK is sanctioning the following five Russian banks: Rossiya, IS Bank, General Bank, Promsvyazbank and the Black Sea […]
Atmeh (Syria): The leader of the violent Islamic State group was killed during an overnight raid carried out by US special forces in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, President Joe Biden said Thursday. The raid targeted Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, who took over as head of the militant group on Oct 31, 2019, just days after […]
Dubai: A possible drone attack may have sparked an explosion that struck three oil tankers in Abu Dhabi and another fire at an extension of Abu Dhabi International Airport on Monday that killed three people and wounded six, police said.Three people – One Pakistani and two Indian nationals – were killed, and six others were […]
New York: At least 19 people, including nine children, lost their lives in a major fire in New York City on Sunday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has confirmed. “We’ve lost 19 of our neighbors today. It’s a tragedy beyond measure. Join me in praying for those we lost, especially the 9 innocent young […]
Geneva: A “tsunami” of Omicron and Delta Covid-19 cases will pile pressure on health systems already being stretched to their limits, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday.The WHO said the Delta and Omicron variants of concern were “twin threats” that were driving new case numbers to record highs, leading to spikes in hospitalisations and deaths.”I am highly […]