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European Council president speaks to Modi; condoles death of Indian student

Michel said the European countries are wholeheartedly helping evacuation of Indian citizens from Ukraine, asserting that the world must unite in defence of international law

Anthony Blinken says Russian 'crimes' mounting by hour in Ukraine

Addressing UNHCR, US Secretary of State says, 'We must send a resolute and unified message that President Putin should unconditionally stop this"

IEA weighing potential oil stocks release after Russia invasion

Crude oil was trading around $104 a barrel on Tuesday as some buyers shunned Russian barrels after Western allies imposed sanctions on Moscow

Eleven more students from Meghalaya arrived in Delhi from Ukraine: CM

Still, several students from the state remained stranded in the restive country, an official said

PM Modi holds high-level meet over Indian students' evacuation from Ukraine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the efforts to bring back Indians stranded in Ukraine.The meeting is being attended by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and senior officials.The Prime minister had on Monday chaired two meetings to review the ongoing efforts under Operation Ganga for the return of Indians from Ukraine amid military operations by Russia.Another meeting was held on Sunday. The Cabinet Committee on Security had met on February 24 in the wake of Russian military actions in Ukraine.The Centre has ramped up efforts to evacuate Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine amid heightened tensions.The government has also deployed 'special envoys' to four neighbouring countries bordering Ukraine to coordinate and oversee the evacuation process of Indian nationals.Union Minister for Petroleum and ...

Second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine likely tomorrow: Report

The second round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine may take place on March 2, Ukreaine's Dzerkalo Tyzhnia newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing Ukrainian diplomatic sources.The newspaper also said that during the first round on Monday, the Russian delegation conveyed Moscow's demand to enshrine Ukraine's non-bloc status at the parliamentary level and hold a referendum.Among other conditions reportedly voiced by Moscow was Kiev's recognition of the Luhansk and Donetsk people's republics within the borders of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, as well as the denazification of Ukraine.

Yashwant Sinha advises Modi to step in as mediator in Russia-Ukraine crisis

Modi has good relations with Vladimir Putin and he can play a significant role in ending the ongoing six-day-old war with Ukraine as it is badly affecting the global economy, said Sinha

NATO sees no need to change nuclear alert level despite Putin's threats

We will always do what is needed to protect and defend our allies, but we don't think there is any need now to change the alert levels of NATO's nuclear forces, said Jens Stoltenberg

Ukraine: Puri, V K Singh, Rijiju leave for Europe to oversee evacuations

Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and Gen VK Singh (Retd) on Tuesday flew to Budapest and Warsaw respectively to oversee the evacuation of Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine

How they boarded train out of Kyiv: Indian student tells the tale

Devising their own strategems to get out of Kyiv, about 100 Indian students stranded at the train station split into groups of 10 to board a train from the Ukrainian capital to city of Lviv

As Ukraine conflict rages, Biden seeks to unite Americans in annual speech

Biden intends to use the annual speech to stress the importance of countering Putin and push his domestic economic agenda

Fourth day of evacuation: Three flights bring back 616 Indians from Ukraine

Three evacuation flights from Romania's capital Bucharest and Hungary's capital Budapest came to India on Tuesday with 616 Indian nationals who were stranded in Ukraine

Ukraine fighting 'to be equal members of Europe': Zelensky to EU parliament

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said Ukraine is fighting "also to be equal members of Europe"

Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 6th day: What do we know so far

Russia's war on Ukraine is now in its sixth day, with a miles-long convoy of Russian tanks and armored vehicles inching closer to the Ukrainian capital and fighting intensifying on the ground. Russia on Tuesday stepped up shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, pounding civilian targets there. Casualties mounted and reports emerged that more than 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed after Russian artillery recently hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city between Kharkiv and Kyiv, the capital. But Ukrainian fighters are putting up a fierce resistance and surprisingly, Russia has not been able to dominate the skies. There are increasing fears that as Russia becomes more isolated under an avalanche of Western sanctions, Vladimir Putin could become even more reckless and set off a world-altering war. Across Ukraine, civilians continue to bear the brunt of the conflict with families and children huddled in underground subway stations, basements and other shelters. The Red Cros

UN says some 660,000 fled Ukraine so far amid Russian invasion

The UN refugee agency says that about 660,000 people have fled Ukraine for neighbouring countries since the Russian invasion began.

Brent crude breaches $100 per barrel mark again amid Russia-Ukraine crisis

For India, the price range is a cause of concern as it may add Rs 8 to Rs 10 in petrol and diesel selling prices, if the OMCs decide to revise the current prices

Ukraine crisis: Rouble slips again, Swiss franc hits seven-year high

The rouble was down around 4% on the day, trading at 97.036 per dollar, a day after it collapsed to a record low of 120 per dollar

After FB and Insta, YouTube blocks Russian news outlets RT, Sputnik

After Facebook and Instagram, YouTube said it has also blocked Russian news outlets RT (formerly Russia Today) and Sputnik across Europe in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Karnataka student killed in shelling in Kharkiv; Modi speaks to his father

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to the father of Indian student Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, who died in shelling in war-hit Ukraine. Official sources said Modi offered his heartfelt condolences to the family following the tragedy. Gyanagoudar was a native of Karnataka's Haveri district. Earlier, the external affairs ministry in a tweet confirmed his death. "With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning," it said. The ministry said it is in touch with Gyanagoudar's family.

Ukraine crisis: Student from Karnataka killed in shelling in Kharkiv

Naveen Shekargouda, from Karnataka's Haveri district, was killed in Ukraine's second largest city when he stepped out of his bunker to exchange currency and fetch some food, his uncle claimed