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Ukraine crisis: Italy seizes Russian billionaire's $578-million yacht

The Sy A yacht was identified by Italian police as belonging to belonging to billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko, who made a fortune in fertilizer production and coal energy

Ukraine crisis: Premier League disqualifies Abramovich from running Chelsea

The league board's decision to disqualify the Russian oligarch from being a director ends his 19 years in control of the west London club but does not directly impact the players

Indian exporters sitting on large orders after Ukraine conflict: Gadkari

Indian exporters are sitting on large orders as the Russia-Ukraine conflict has sharply increased logistics costs, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday. He said exporters are concerned over availability of containers and port-related issues. "Because of these complications, the industry is not being able to take advantage of such large exporter orders, the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways said at a virtual session organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry-Eastern Region. According to Hellenic Shipping News, worldwide shipping costs have increased 30 per cent year-on-year. Gadkari said the country has to reduce its dependence on crude oil, which is the need of the hour for the industry, and opt for alternative fuel like green hydrogen. The minister said the Centre is in the process of setting up 35 multi-modal logistics parks (MMLP), which would help the Indian exports sector become more competitive in the international market. Gadkari said the MMLPs .

Ukraine crisis: YouTube now blocking Russia state-affiliated media globally

Last week Apple pulled RT and Sputnik's apps from its global App Stores following a request by Ukrainian vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov

Ukraine says Russia shelled mosque, sheltering 80 civilians, in Mariupol

The Ukrainian Embassy in Turkey reported earlier that a group of 86 Turkish nationals, including 34 children, were among those seeking refuge from an ongoing Russian attack on the encircled port city

Oil, sanctions, jets: How US Congress pushes Biden on Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy pleaded with Congress last weekend that if the US was unwilling to impose a no-fly zone, it should at least send the planes and other air support

Fighting rages outside Kyiv, Ukraine says evacuations threatened again

Bulk of Russian ground forces outside Kyiv, says UK; Ukraine says humanitarian corridors threatened

After invading Ukraine, Russia becomes world's most sanctioned country

Due to its war on Ukraine, Russia has become the most sanctioned in the world, according to a New York-based sanctions watchlist site.

Suspense continues over India hosting 44th Chess Olympiad, decision soon

Suspense continues as to the venue of the 44th Chess Olympiad that was shifted out of Moscow, Russia by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) following Russian military operations in Ukraine.

Russia disables Ukraine military's main radio intelligence facility

A top official of the Russian Defence Ministry said that the country's armed forces on Saturday disabled the main radio intelligence centre of Ukraine's military with a high-precision strike.

BS Views of the week: Blow to globalisation, risks of imported energy, and more

Developments around the Russia-Ukraine war and elections in five states of India made the biggest news headlines in the week gone by. Besides these, Business Standard's opinion pages focused on risks of imported energy, poverty landscape, and a lot more

Russia urges India to deepen investments in its oil and gas sector

Russia is keen on expanding the sales networks of Russian companies in Asia's third-largest economy.

Deuba thanks Modi for evacuating 4 Nepali nationals under 'Operation Ganga'

Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday expressed gratitude towards PM Narendra Modi and the Indian govt for evacuating four Nepali nationals from war-torn Ukraine under 'Operation Ganga'.

Stalin thanks Centre for bringing back Indian students safely from Ukraine

Tamil Nadu CM MKStalin on Saturday thanked External Affairs Minister S aishankar for bringing back safely the Indian students, including those from Tamil Nadu from Ukraine.

India will make alliances according to history, neighbourhood: German envoy

India would make alliances according to its history and neighbourhood, but as a general principle allowing Putin to do what he is doing in Ukraine is "dangerous" for all, Lindner said.

Meta-Russia standoff worsens, firm says won't tolerate 'Russophobia'

As Russia considers designating Meta as an extremist organisation for applying policies to speech in context of Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the social network has said that its decision is temporary

Russians forces push toward Kyiv, keep up with siege of other cities

Russian forces appeared to make progress from the northeast in their slow fight toward Ukraine's capital, while tanks and artillery pounded places already under siege.

Russia claims about US biological warfare labs in Ukraine taking root in US

Russia's baseless claims about secret American biological warfare labs in Ukraine are taking root in the US too, uniting COVID-19 conspiracy theorists.

Zelenskyy says 7,144 people evacuated from several Ukrainian cities

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 7,144 people had been evacuated from a number of Ukrainian cities on Friday."7,144 people have been rescued from Enerhodar, Bucha, Hostomel and Kozarovychi," Zelenskyy said in a video address on his Telegram channel.On February 24, Russia launched a special operation after the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk requested assistance to defend themselves from ongoing attacks by the Ukrainian troops.The Western countries have strongly condemned the Russian military operation and boosted the sanctions pressure on Moscow.

Humanitarian situation in Ukraine deteriorating at alarming pace: UN agency

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday informed that the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is deteriorating at an alarming pace.