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Rupee may breach 76/$ if geopolitical tensions persist
Appeals to the Centre have also been made by the chief ministers of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Jharkhand
Currently 15,000 Indians, mostly students, are in Ukraine
Khattar said he had received a letter from Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala and some Haryana MLAs had also contacted him regarding the people of state who are stuck in Ukraine
Some Congress leaders also demanded that India should take a firm stand and "unequivocally condemn" Russia's action
The traditional safe haven gold, meanwhile, surged to the highest level since early 2021 on Thursday
Spot gold jumped as much as 3.4 per cent to $1,974.34 an ounce
The military attack on Ukraine cast a pall over global markets and sparked another bout of global risk aversion
On Ukraine, Russia has tried to link the country to Nazism, particularly those who have led it since a pro-Russian leadership was toppled in 2014
Reacting to Putin's move, Biden said his Russian counterpart has chosen a 'premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering'
Russian assets nosedived as military attacks across Ukraine prompted emergency central bank action and investors braced for the toughest round of Western sanctions yet
Russia enters Kyiv, says over 70 military targets in Ukraine destroyed
In a statement, CREDAI President Harshvardhan Patodia said: 'Post the geo-political escalations, oil prices have surged, and stock markets have crashed globally'
Pleading for India's help, the ambassador said Ukraine is expecting a much more favourable approach from India
Currently 20,000 Indians, mostly students, are stranded in Ukraine
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on the sidelines of an event that she is meeting the Prime Minister on Thursday evening.
Biden said the sanctions would limit Russia's ability to do business in dollars, euros, pounds and yen
More than a quarter of the world's wheat export comes from Russia and Ukraine
The government will closely monitor the Ukrainian crisis before taking any decision, the official added
The United States and Europe have promised the toughest sanctions on Russia in response