Indian student shot at in war-hit Ukraine, confirms Union Minister
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:28 pm
An Indian student was shot at and wounded while he was trying to escape the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the eighth day of Russia-Ukraine war, Union Minister VK Singh confirmed on Thursday.
PM Modi participates in virtual Quad summit, calls for dialogue, diplomacy on Ukraine crisis
Mar 04, 2022, at 06:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday participated at a virtual summit of Quad leaders, along with US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida where the developments in Ukraine were the focus of talks during the meeting.
India appeals to nationals in Kharkiv to fill up evacuation forms urgently
Mar 04, 2022, at 05:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government on Thursday urgently appealed to Indian nationals in Ukraine's Kharkiv to fill up a form to expedite evacuation.
PM Modi interacts with evacuated Indian students from war-hit Ukraine
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:04 am
Varanasi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with the students who had returned from war-hit Ukraine in Varanasi with the students narrating their experience in the war zone and the power of Indian tricolour that protected them on occasions while taking a perilous journey to reach bordering nations like Poland ahead of evacuation.
6,400 Indians brought back from Ukraine under Op Ganga so far: MEA
Mar 04, 2022, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/UNI: India has brought back 6,400 of its citizens from war-hit Ukraine on board 30 evacuation flights so far as part of Operation Ganga, with 15 of the flights arriving in the last 24 hours, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a briefing on Thursday.
Tamil Nadu govt to depute team to bring back students from Ukraine
Mar 03, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Chennai, Mar 3 (UNI) The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced that three DMK MPs, one MLA and four IAS officers would be deputed to bordering countries of Ukraine to bring back stranded students safely.
India tells Pakistan its hydropower projects are compliant with Indus Waters Treaty
Mar 03, 2022, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (UNI) India and Pakistan held three days of water sharing talks in Islamabad, during which the Indian side stressed that all its hydropower projects are fully compliant with the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty.
Uttar Pradesh elections will chart India's path: Akhilesh Yadav
Mar 03, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Varanasi, March 3 (UNI) The ongoing assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will decide in which direction the country will progress, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday.
Govt wins 'national consensus' on situation in Ukraine
Mar 03, 2022, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday briefed members of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on the situation in Ukraine and said later that there was a "strong and unanimous message of support" to bring back all Indians from the war-hit country.
BJP's attack on me proves their defeat in UP: Mamata in Modi's constituency Varanasi
Mar 03, 2022, at 09:28 pm
Varanasi/IBNS: Supporting Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers' alleged attack on her here a day ago shows the saffron brigade is losing the ongoing assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Shab-E-Meraj: Devotees brave downpour to see holy relic of Prophet Muhammad
Mar 03, 2022, at 08:46 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: A multitude of devotees on Tuesday hailing from Kashmir thronged Dargah in Hazratbal shrine to have a glimpse of the holy relic of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
Financial literacy pivotal in efficient management of resources: Kashmir LG Sinha
Mar 03, 2022, at 08:44 pm
Jammu/IBNS: Lieutenant Governor of J&K Manoj Sinha in his 10th episode of public outreach programme ‘Awam ki Awaz' praised the suggestions of Uri resident, Muhammad Iqbal Badana, regarding the financial literacy among rural masses.
JK: Fifth craft safari traverses downtown Srinagar
Mar 03, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Recognised as the UNESCO’s Creative City in the field of Craft and Folk Art, Srinagar's downtown witnessed the fifth craft Safari.
Shab-e-Meraj, Mahashivratri celebrated across Ramban, JK
Mar 03, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Ramban/IBNS: Shab-e-Meraj and Mahashivratri festivals were celebrated across the Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir by thousands of people who offered their prayers in Masjids and temples.
Bomb blasts in Manipur, no injury reported
Mar 03, 2022, at 07:09 pm
Imphal/UNI: A powerful bomb exploded at the residence of N Jitendra of Tentha Khongbal, Wangjing Tentha constituency, Thoubal district in Manipur on Thursday.
Can I direct Putin? CJI Ramana asks petitioner on Ukraine evacuation plea
Mar 03, 2022, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to pass any order on a matter pertaining to evacuation of Indians, especially students, stuck in Romania and other neighbouring nations of Ukraine, which is under attack by Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces.
UP Polls: 21.79% voting till 11 am
Mar 03, 2022, at 06:56 pm
Lucknow/UNI; An estimated 21.79% of the electorate voted till 11 am on Thursday in the sixth and second last phase of the staggered Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in 57 constituencies spread across 10 districts.
PM Modi to meet Quad leaders today
Mar 03, 2022, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a Quad Leaders' virtual meeting on Thursday with the leaders of US, Australia and Japan, according to the External Affairs Ministry.
No report of students taken hostage in war-hit Ukraine: MEA
Mar 03, 2022, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said they have no reports of Indians being held hostage in Ukraine after allegations by Russia that a group was being forced to stay in Kharkiv.
After Modi-Putin call, Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of taking Indian students hostage
Mar 03, 2022, at 07:24 am
Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Russian President Vladimir Putin seeking safe passage for Indian students stranded in Ukraine, a Russian readout has claimed that Indian students have been "taken hostage by Ukrainian security forces" who are using them " as human shields" & preventing them "from leaving for Russian territory".
PM Modi speaks to Vladimir Putin, discusses safe evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine
Mar 03, 2022, at 06:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke on phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the situation in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, where over a thousand Indian students are still stranded.
India abstains from voting against Russia at UNGA for third time
Mar 03, 2022, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Wednesday abstained on a UN General Assembly resolution that strongly disapproved Russia's "aggression against Ukraine", the third abstention by New Delhi in less than a week.
Mar 03, 2022, at 04:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi's remarks on students opting to study medicine abroad "after failing to qualify" in competitive exams in India drew a sharp response from the father of Naveen Shekharappa Gyanagowdar, who was killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine's Kharkiv on Tuesday.
Will leave no stone unturned to evacuate every Indian citizen from Ukraine safely: PM Modi
Mar 03, 2022, at 02:37 am
Sonbhadra/ Ghazipur/UP/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the massive campaign 'Operation Ganga,' launched to evacuate the stranded Indian citizens from Ukraine, reflected the growing might of India in the global arena.
Lt Gen RC Tiwari takes over as Corps Commander of Spear Corps
Mar 03, 2022, at 12:39 am
Kohima: Lieutenant General RC Tiwari on Wednesday took over the command of Spear Corps from Lieutenant General JP Mathew.
Indian student in war-hit Ukraine dies due to stroke
Mar 03, 2022, at 12:35 am
Kyiv: An Indian medical student from Punjab's Barnala city has died due to stroke in war-hit Ukraine, a country witnessing tension ever since Russian forces invaded it last week.
108 Himachal Pradesh students back from Ukraine
Mar 03, 2022, at 12:16 am
Shimla/UNI: The Himachal Pradesh (HP) government said on Wednesday that 108 students from the state have been brought home from Ukraine.
Mar 03, 2022, at 12:10 am
Kyiv/New Delhi: Private aircraft carrier major SpiceJet will operate special evacuation flights from Kosice in Slovakia on Mar 3 and 4h and from Bucharest in Romania on Mar 4 and 6 to bring home Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine.
Ukraine Crisis: Embassy directs Indian nationals to leave Kharkiv immediately
Mar 03, 2022, at 12:06 am
Kyiv: The Indian Embassy in Ukraine on Wednesday issued an "urgent" advisory and asked all Indian nationals in Ukraine to leave war-hit Kharkiv city immediately.
Mamata sweeps Bengal civic polls decimating Opposition, Hamro Party springs surprise in Darjeeling
Mar 02, 2022, at 09:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Maintaining its absolute dominance in the state politics, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday swept the violence-marred polls held in 108 civic bodies, wiping out all key opposition parties including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had won 77 assembly seats in less than a year ago.