Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday announced fresh sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and members of the Russian Security Council. “We are holding Russian President Vladimir Putin to account for his egregious unjustified war against Ukraine. From midnight last night, Australian targeted financial sanctions and travel bans came into effect on the Russian President and remaining permanent […]
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Broadway legend Patti LuPone tests positive for Covid-19
Broadway legend Patti LuPone has contracted COVID-19. As per The Hollywood Reporter, LuPone tested positive before Saturday’s Broadway matinee of Company, and now she is expected to be out until March. “She is home resting, and everyone wishes her a speedy recovery. To ensure the safety of everyone at the Jacobs Theatre, increased testing protocols […]
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Erdogan’s biggest balancing act between NATO membership and Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a very difficult position, as he must strike a very delicate balance in Turkey’s relationship with NATO – and the West in general- and Russia, with which Ankara has very important economic relations. While supporting Ukraine and realizing that he must stand on the side of NATO in this conflict or […]
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Polling for first phase of Manipur Assembly elections begins, CM N Biren Singh to seek fifth term
Polling for the first phase of Manipur Assembly elections began in 38 constituencies spread across five districts including Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Churachandpur, and Kangpokpi on Monday. The polling began at 7 am and will conclude at 4 pm today. The voters who are COVID positive or are under […]
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Ukrainian President speaks with Boris Johnson, agree on further joint steps to counter ‘aggressor’
Amid ongoing tensions between Moscow and Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday (local time) spoke with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Polish President Andrzej Duda and agreed on further joint steps to counter the “aggressor”. “Talked to UK Prime Minister @BorisJohnson and Poland President @AndrzejDuda about the current […]
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Slovakia to send Ukraine Air Defense Systems, Anti-Tank Munition: Defense Minister
The Slovak cabinet on Sunday agreed to send Ukraine air defense systems and anti-tank missiles worth 4.5 million euros (USD 5 million), Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad said Sunday. “There was a phone call yesterday between Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It was about how we […]
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Ukraine files application instituting proceedings against Russia in International Court of Justice
Ukraine on Sunday (local time) filed an application instituting proceedings against the Russian Federation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Ukraine filed an application instituting proceedings against Russia concerning “a dispute . . . relating to the interpretation, application and fulfilment […]
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EU Foreign Ministers agree to target Russian financial institutions, individuals
EU Foreign Ministers have agreed to disconnect some Russian banks from the SWIFT system and to subject more Russian individuals and entities to sanctions, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters after a virtual EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting late on Sunday. More Russian entities and individuals, including “oligarchs and businessmen… and political figures that hold a key role,” as […]
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UNSC failed to exercise its primary responsibility of maintaining international peace: Russia’s UN envoy
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Vasily Nebenzya on Sunday (local time) said that the UNSC has failed to exercise its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. “Russian Federation voted against the draft resolution; the UNSC failed to exercise its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security,” […]
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PM Modi to address DPIIT stakeholders’ meet on PM GatiShakti today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will address participants on the vision of GatiShakti which is an integrated plan to enhance ease of living, ease of doing business, minimize disruptions and expedite completion of works with cost efficiencies and create next-generation infrastructure. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal […]
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EU to ban Russian flights over Europe over Ukraine crisis
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Sunday that the EU would shut its airspace to Russian airlines in response to its “special military operation” in Ukraine since early Thursday. “We are shutting down the EU airspace for Russians,” Von der Leyen said in a statement on Sunday, “We are proposing a […]
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Planning to provide govt jobs, employment to at least one person of every family: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state is planning to provide government jobs, employment or self-employment opportunities to at least one person of every family in the next five years. “We’re also planning that in the next five years, at […]
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Telangana: BJP’s Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy blames KCR for forgetting governance
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy on Sunday said that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has forgotten his governance and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) workers are busy earning money through land mafia. He also took a jibe at TRS stating that party workers are indulged in corruption. Reddy said, “CM KCR has forgotten governance. There […]
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Rahul Gandhi urges S Jaishankar to take immediate steps to repatriate Indians from Wayanad stranded in Ukraine
Amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday wrote a letter to the External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar urging him to take immediate steps to repatriate thousands of Indians from his parliamentary constituency Wayanad stranded in Ukraine. “A letter has been […]
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Himveers of ITBP patrol borders in Himachal Pradesh at 14,000 feet in minus 20 degrees celsius temperature
Himveers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) patrolled the borders in snowfall at an altitude of 14,000 feet in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. The temperature at the place of patrolling is minus 20 degrees celsius. Meanwhile, more than 100 climbers participated in an ice wall climbing competition in Ladakh organized for the […]