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Biden to discuss within G7 on Russia's military operation in Donbas

Biden on Wednesday evening said the US will also "coordinate with our NATO allies to ensure a strong, united response that deters any aggression against the alliance."

Bitcoin donations soar for Ukrainian army amid war with Russia

Come Back Alive, a Ukrainian NGO that raises crypto funds for the Ukrainian army, received more than $400,000 worth of digital tokens in the past day

India records 13,166 fresh Covid-19 cases, death toll reaches 302

India recorded a decline in fresh Covid infections at 13,166 in a span of 24 hours, against 14,148 cases registered the previous day, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday.

Ready to take in refugees from Ukraine: Danish PM Frederiksen

Frederiksen also pledged humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and its neighbours

Global Covid-19 caseload rises to 431.2 mn, fatalities reach 5.92 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths

Battle for Uttar Pradesh: 1,137 cases of poll violence in 4 phases

Meerut tops the list among the districts with 51 cases of poll code violation followed by 45 in Jhansi

Kiev dives into chaos as Russia launches 'special military operation'

Kiev has plunged into chaos after Russian forces launched a military operation against Ukraine.

Syrian govt decides measures to overcome possible impact of Ukraine crisis

The measures aim to deal with any economic fluctuations that could affect the Syrian local market directly or indirectly

US aviation regulator adds Ukraine, Belarus, parts of Russia to no-fly zone

Kiev has confirmed military targets across the eastern European nation were under attack and severed diplomatic relations with Moscow.

Eight polio vaccination team members in Afghanistan slain, says UN

It is not the first time assailants have attacked vaccination teams

IMF Chief says "deeply concerned" about Russian invasion of Ukraine

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva has expressed deep concerns over the Ukraine crisis, noting that the multilateral lender is "assessing the implications".

Russia-NATO differences can be resolved through dialogue: PM Modi to Putin

Differences between Russia and NATO can only be resolved through "honest and sincere" dialogue, PM Modi on Thursday told Russian President Vladimir Putin as they discussed the ongoing Ukraine crisis.

Vladimir Putin, Pak PM Imran Khan discuss energy and economic cooperation

Pakistan PM Imran Khan, who is on a two-day visit to Moscow, met President Vladimir Putin on Thursday with a focus on energy and economic cooperation, according to state media, Dawn reported.

Can't discriminate against son of 2nd wife in compassionate appointment: SC

Familial origins include the validity of the marriage of the parents of a claimant of compassionate appointment and the claimant's legitimacy as their child, the bench said

Investors may move part of their savings into gold amid equities' risk

Gold imports have risen sharply to $40.5 bn in the April-January of FY22 which is the highest ever for the country in the past comparable periods

Russia will pay a very heavy economic and political price: NATO

NATO has announced the deployment of 'additional defensive land and air forces' to the eastern part of the bloc and an increase in the readiness of all its forces 'to respond to all contingencies'

US Air Force deploys F-35A radar-evading fighter jets to Japan

The US has deployed an unspecified number of F-35A radar-evading fighters to Japan, its military said

Cyber attacks: India among top 3 most-affected nations in Asia in 2021

Server access attacks (20 per cent) and ransomware (11 per cent) were the top two attack types on Asian organisations in 2021, followed closely by data theft (10 per cent)

Siri gets new voice in iOS 15.4 beta, says report

The voice has arrived a little under a year after Apple added its last two American Siri voices, and stopped defaulting to using a female-sounding voice

More than 10 Karnataka students stranded in Ukraine, says CM Bommai

The Embassy has been contacted and it has been learnt that priority is given to their safety. We are doing everything for their safety and we are in touch with the central government also: Bommai