Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Fourth flight with 198 Indians on way to India under Operation Ganga
Feb 27, 2022, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The fourth flight with 198 Indian nationals has taken off from Romania's capital Bucharest for New Delhi under Operation Ganga while two other flights carrying 250 and 280 Indians, mostly students, were flown back to India early on Sunday.
'Highly appreciate India's independent, balanced position': Russia on Ukraine invasion
Feb 27, 2022, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Russia has "highly appreciated" India's "independent and balanced" position after New Delhi abstained on a UNSC resolution condemning Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
JD(U) candidate shot at in Manipur two days ahead of assembly election
Feb 27, 2022, at 06:21 pm
Imphal/UNI: Wahengbam Rojit, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) candidate of Kshetrigao Assembly constituency in Manipur, was shot at on Sunday by unknown armed persons two days ahead of polls.
UP: 8 per cent votes polled till 9 am in fifth phase
Feb 27, 2022, at 05:10 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Polling began at a slow pace as only 8.02 per cent of 2.25 crore votes were polled in the first two hours till 9 am for 61 seats spread over 12 districts in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on Sunday.
UP elections 2022: Voting commences on 51 seats in fifth phase
Feb 27, 2022, at 02:42 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Polling began for 61 seats spread over 12 districts in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on a peaceful note amid tight security arrangements on Sunday.
Polling begins for 108 municipalities in West Bengal
Feb 27, 2022, at 02:09 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Polling for the election to 108 municipalities of 20 districts of West Bengal began at 7 AM on Sunday under a massive security blanket.
'Anxious' sister prays in Kolkata for Army officer brother fighting for Ukraine against Russia
Feb 27, 2022, at 06:37 am
Though the western Ukraine is still comparatively safer, Irina, married to a Bengali doctor in Kolkata, is wary of her brother Sergei who is busy doing his duty as an Army officer against the Russian onslaught.
Flight carrying 219 Indians from war-torn Ukraine lands in Mumbai
Feb 27, 2022, at 02:06 am
India today evacuated 219 Indian citizens stranded in conflict-wracked Ukraine from neighbouring Romania as the Ukraine's airspace has been close for civil aircraft operations.
Flight with 219 Indians evacuated from Ukraine lands in Mumbai from Romania
Feb 27, 2022, at 01:46 am
A flight carrying 219 Indians evacuated from conflict-wracked Ukraine lands in Mumbai.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dials PM Modi, seeks political support in UNSC
Feb 27, 2022, at 12:47 am
Kyiv/New Delhi: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday dialled Indian PM Narendra Modi and discussed the situation in Kyiv city as Russian forces continued to invade the country for the third straight day.
Assam Rifles apprehend three armed cadres with arms-ammunition in Manipur
Feb 26, 2022, at 11:15 pm
Guwahati: Ahead of the assembly polls in the state, security forces apprehended three active cadres of Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) and recovered arms-ammunition in Manipur's Kangpokpi district.
Feb 26, 2022, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi: The Tezpur University community should provide innovative solutions to local and national problems, said President of India Ram Nath Kovind.
Feb 26, 2022, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the national roll-out of Central Sector Scheme, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, with a budget of Rs.1,600 crore for five years.
Kolkata's elderly couple shares ordeal of their son stuck in war-hit Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022, at 09:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: An elderly couple from Kolkata's Sonarpur area is spending anxious days worrying about their son's safety in Ukraine, which is in a volatile situation after Russia invaded the country.
Feb 26, 2022, at 09:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said he is personally monitoring the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine and the first flight to Mumbai with 219 Indian nationals has taken off from Romania.
Indian Embassy in Kyiv urges citizens not to move to border posts without prior notice
Feb 26, 2022, at 06:09 pm
Kyiv/New Delhi/UNI: In a fresh advisory, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine on Saturday urged Indian nationals, especially students, not to move to the border posts for evacuation without prior coordination with MEA officials.
Feb 26, 2022, at 04:49 pm
True to their inherent humanitarianism, a group of Sikh youth could be seen in a video trying to help provide langar food to international students travelling on a train towards the Poland border from war-hit Ukraine.
India-Oman exercise conducted Jodhpur Air Force Station
Feb 26, 2022, at 03:32 pm
New Delhi: The Indo-Oman exercise, Eastern Bridge-VI (2022) was successfully conducted at Air Force Station Jodhpur from Feb 21 to 25, officials said.
India abstains on UNSC resolution condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022, at 03:23 pm
United Nations/New Delhi: India on Friday abstained on a UNSC resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Over 470 Indian students to be evacuated from Ukraine via Romania
Feb 26, 2022, at 05:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 470 Indian students will be evacuated from Ukraine via Romania, the government announced on Friday amid growing and desperate requests for the rescue of thousands of stranded Indians in the war-torn country.
40 Indian medical students walk 8 km to Poland border to escape war-torn Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022, at 04:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Forty Indian students have walked to the Ukraine-Poland border after they were dropped off by their college bus some 8 km from the border, media reports said on Friday.
Flights to Bucharest, Budapest to fly back Indians stuck in Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022, at 01:15 am
New Delhi/UNI: As part of the government's rescue plan for stranded Indians in war-hit Ukraine, Air India will operate two evacuation flights to the Romanian capital Bucharest to bring back Indian nationals.
6.65 lakh tourists visited Kashmir last year
Feb 26, 2022, at 12:56 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday informed that 6.65 lakh tourists visited Kashmir last year which is the highest number of tourist footfall in the last seven years.
‘Rs 10 crore to be earmarked for skill development of tribal youth,’ says JK CS
Feb 26, 2022, at 12:15 am
Jammu/IBNS: Chairing a meeting to review the functioning of the Tribal Affairs Department, Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Arun Kumar Mehta Monday said Rs 10 crore had been earmarked for skill development of tribal youth.
Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik hsopitalised
Feb 25, 2022, at 09:35 pm
Mumbai: Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik was on Friday admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai after his blood pressure was found to be abnormal.
Two militants killed in south Kashmir gunfight
Feb 25, 2022, at 06:45 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces shot dead two militants in the ongoing operation in Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.
US urges India for 'strong collective response' to Russian invasion of Ukraine
Feb 25, 2022, at 05:09 pm
Washington/New Delhi/UNI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about the “importance of a strong collective response to Russian aggression” during his phone conversation with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
Assam Rifles foils terrorist nexus, seizes IEDs in Manipur's Moreh
Feb 25, 2022, at 04:02 pm
Guwahati: Moreh Battalion, under the aegis of IGAR(S), in a major success, foiled terrorist nexus by seizing Improvised Explosive Devices(IEDs) and explosive material in the border town of Moreh in Manipur.
PM Modi calls Vladimir Putin, appeals for immediate end of violence in Ukraine
Feb 25, 2022, at 04:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called Russian President Vladimir Putin and appealed for an immediate cessation of violence in Ukraine that started this morning after Russia authorized military action against its western neighbour.
Feb 25, 2022, at 04:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government Thursday said that the country's topmost priority right now is the safety and evacuation of nationals stranded in Ukraine after Russia authorized military action against its western neighbour.