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Russia accuses Ukraine of thwarting humanitarian corridors
Moscow | Monday, 2022 5:15:09 AM IST
Russia has been continuing to open humanitarian corridors in AKiev, Chernigov, Sumy, Kharkov and Mariupol directions, one to Russia and one through the territories controlled by the Kiev authorities towards the western borders of Ukraine since March 4, bu ... read..


Amidst public protest to resign, SL President, PM hold crucial meeting
Colombo | Monday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
Amidst public protests around the country defying island-wide curfew on Sunday and government allies demanding to form a caretaker government, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa are to decide on future on after a crucial mee ... read..


Close nexus between foreign interference and oust Imran campaign, says Pak Deputy Speaker
Islamabad | Monday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
The no-confidence motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was dismissed abruptly on Sunday after National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri termed it "unconstitutional", saying that it was backed by "foreign powers", media reports said. ... read..


Mahinda Rajapaksa has not resigned, Sri Lanka PMO clarifies
Colombo | Monday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
Mahinda Rajapaksa had not resigned as the Prime Minister, the Sri Lanka Prime Minister's Office clarified on Sunday evening, media reports said. ... read..


Opposition still unable to understand what happened: Imran Khan
Islamabad | Monday, 2022 2:15:09 AM IST
After successfully evading the Opposition's no-confidence motion citing a foreign conspiracy and asking the President to dissolve the National Assembly on Sunday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan poked fun at the Opposition while talking to party leader ... read..


Pak SC refuses to suspend Speaker's ruling over no-confidence motion
Islamabad | Monday, 2022 1:45:09 AM IST
A three-member Pakistan Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, has refused to suspend the National Assembly Speaker's ruling to disallow the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, who shortly afte ... read..


All orders and actions initiated by President, PM subject to court orders: Pak SC
Islamabad | Monday, 2022 1:45:09 AM IST
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial on Sunday said that all orders and actions initiated by the Pakistan prime minister and president regarding the dissolution of the National Assembly will be subject to the court's order, the media reported. ... read..


Speaker's ruling cannot be challenged, says former Pak Minister
Islamabad | Monday, 2022 1:45:09 AM IST
Former Pakistan Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Sunday that the Speaker's ruling, rejecting the no-confidence motion against the Imran Khan government, cannot be challenged. ... read..


SL opposition parties and public defying curfew to protest
Colombo | Monday, 2022 1:15:10 AM IST
Sri Lankan security forces, guarding capital Colombo, on Sunday blocked a protest march by Opposition leader and dozens of MPs to the main city square and dispersed several other public protests around the country held in defiance of the island-wide curfe ... read..


Deuba lays foundation of old-age home in Varanasi
Kathmandu/Varanasi | Monday, 2022 1:15:09 AM IST
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is on a three-day official visit to India, laid the foundation stone for construction of an old-age home on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple at Lalitaghat of Varanasi on Sunday. ... read..


'Putin bathes in antler blood as part of treatment that boosts male potency'
London | Sunday, 2022 1:15:09 AM IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin bathes in antler blood extracted by painfully hacking off a deer's horns and is 'constantly' accompanied by a doctor specialising in thyroid cancer, reports claim, Daily Mail reported. ... read..


Nepal PM's visit further strengthens neighbourly ties, says Jaishankar
New Delhi | Saturday, 2022 2:45:09 AM IST
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who called on visiting Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Friday evening, said he was confident that this visit will further strengthen our close relations. ... read..


'Mir Jafars and Mir Sadiqs of today are colluding with foreign powers'
Islamabad | Friday, 2022 4:45:10 AM IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said in his address to the nation on Thursday evening that the foreign forces have "developed a liking for" Shehbaz Sharif, Fazlur Rehman and Asif Ali Zardari as they "know where their money and properties are" and "in t ... read..


No-confidence vote will decide nation's destiny: Imran
Islamabad | Friday, 2022 4:15:10 AM IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has vowed that "come what may", he will not step down and face the no-confidence motion filed by the joint Opposition against him in the National Assembly, Express Tribune reported. ... read..


Imran names US as country behind threat in 'slip of tongue'
Islamabad | Friday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed the nation on Thursday, days ahead of the voting on a no-trust motion moved against him by the Opposition in the National Assembly that will decide his fate, Dawn reported. ... read..


Over 16,000 Indians visited Pakistan on pilgrimage in last 5 years
New Delhi | Friday, 2022 3:15:10 AM IST
A total of 16,831 Indians have visited Pakistan on pilgrimage in the last five years while 2,119 Pakisatnis have come to India during this period, the Parliament was told on Thursday. ... read..


SL awaits end of long power cuts with fuel shipment under Indian credit line
Colombo | Friday, 2022 2:45:09 AM IST
Sri Lanka awaits the arrival of a diesel shipment under Indian credit line on Saturday to end current 13-hour-long power outage which has disrupted the entire country. ... read..


Imran offers to dissolve assembly if no-confidence motion is withdrawn
Islamabad | Friday, 2022 2:15:10 AM IST
As the Oppositions number game gets stronger, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has offered to dissolve the assembly if the no-confidence motion against him is withdrawn, Geo News reported. ... read..


When Deputy Speaker saw members wanted to vote against PM, 'he ran away': Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad | Friday, 2022 1:45:10 AM IST
Leader of the Opposition in the Pakistan National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri once again failed to follow the constitutional procedure by adjourning the debate session on the no-confidence motion, ... read..


Ukraine considered use of biological weapons against Russia and Donbass
Moscow | Thursday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said that Kiev was seriously considering the possibility of using biological weapons against the population of Donbass and the Russian Federation. ... read..


Imran likely to hold National Security Committee meet to discuss letter allegedly containing foreign threat
Islamabad | Thursday, 2022 2:15:09 AM IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has postponed his address to the nation as he discusses the "foreign threat" letter with journalists and military leadership while ministers ruled out the possibility of him stepping down before a vote of no-confidence, ... read..


Peace talks did not offer any breakthrough: Russia
London | Thursday, 2022 1:45:10 AM IST
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has played down any hopes of a breakthrough in the talks held with Ukraine in Turkey, BBC reported. ... read..


Imran forbids PTI lawmakers from attending Assembly during voting on no trust motion
Islamabad | Wednesday, 2022 4:45:09 AM IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has barred ruling PTI lawmakers from attending the National Assembly session on the day of voting on no trust motion, slated for April 3 as per Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed, media reports said. ... read..


Dream leads to woman being slaughtered in Pak for alleged blasphemy
Islamabad | Wednesday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
Three female teachers of a seminary in Dera Ismail Khan in Pakistan were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing a former colleague after accusing her of blasphemy, Dawn reported. ... read..


BSF hands back Bangladeshi national who crossed border by mistake
New Delhi | Wednesday, 2022 2:45:09 AM IST
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday said that it handed over a Bangladeshi national, who inadvertently crossed the International Border, to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on humanitarian grounds. ... read..


Voting on no-confidence motion against Imran Khan on April 3
Islamabad | Wednesday, 2022 1:15:10 AM IST
Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed announced on Tuesday that voting on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan will take place on April 3, Geo News reported. ... read..


Russia has described Istanbul talks as 'constructive'
Istanbul | Wednesday, 2022 1:15:09 AM IST
Russia has agreed to meet Kiev half-way and will allow a meeting of its leaders to be held on the same day that the final version of a peace treaty is pre-approved by the two nation's foreign ministers, Moscow's top negotiator said on Tuesday, after a new ... read..


Moscow to cut military activity near Kiev to create mutual trust
Istanbul | Wednesday, 2022 1:15:09 AM IST
Russia has "drastically" reduced its military activity near Kiev and Chernigov as talks with Ukraine enter the "practical" stage, the deputy minister of defense Alexander Fomin announced on Tuesday. ... read..


Biden's gaffe fuels claims of cognitive decline
Washington | Tuesday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
US President Joe Biden's long career in politics has been littered with gaffes, but his comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power" may be the most serious yet, The Times, UK, reported. ... read..


Roman Abramovich experienced symptoms of poisoning during peace talks in Kiev
London | Tuesday, 2022 3:45:10 AM IST
Roman Abramovich had suffered a suspected poisoning along with Ukraine peace negotiators earlier this month, Daily Mail reported. ... read..


US continues traditions of Third Reich in its military biological activities: Russia
Moscow | Tuesday, 2022 3:45:10 AM IST
The civilised world will see that America has become a "worthy" successor to the traditions of the Third Reich, where "inhuman experiments on people" were practiced, said the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev. ... read..


Chelsea FC owner relaying messages between Putin and Zelensky
London | Tuesday, 2022 1:45:10 AM IST
Roman Abramovich is acting as a 'peacemaker' in the Russian war in Ukraine as he avoids Western sanctions in Turkey, Daily Mail reported. ... read..


Nepal Prime Minister's India visit to strengthen ties
New Delhi | Tuesday, 2022 1:15:10 AM IST
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's coming three-day visit to India indicates strengthening of both countries's unique social, cultural, strategic, political, and economic ties even as China is making all efforts to make inroads in the Himalayan cou ... read..


Imran Khan says he has evidence that foreign money being used to topple his government
Islamabad | Monday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that attempts are being made through foreign money to change the government in Pakistan. ... read..


Whether I lose my govt or life, I will never forgive these corrupt leaders: Imran Khan
Islamabad | Monday, 2022 2:45:09 AM IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday called out the "corrupt" opposition leaders and said that whether he loses his government or his life, he will never forgive them. ... read..


Biden calls Putin 'a butcher'
Warsaw/Moscow | Sunday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
US President Joe Biden on Saturday called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "butcher" after meeting refugees in Warsaw, Poland, in an intense criticism of the Russian leader's actions in Ukraine that have seen millions of refugees flee to the neighbourin ... read..


Ukraine hints at deal with US on anti-missile defence systems
Warsaw | Sunday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has hinted at an agreement on "concrete steps" to reduce the number of Russian missiles hitting facilities in Ukraine. ... read..


NIA chargesheets LeT terrorist arrested for infiltration bid
New Delhi | Sunday, 2022 3:15:09 AM IST
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday filed a chargesheet against one Imdadullah a.k.a Ali Babar -- a Pakistani terrorist belonging to the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), arrested in connection with a case related to infiltration bid in ... read..


Rohingya issue solution lies in repatriation: B'desh
Dhaka | Sunday, 2022 2:45:09 AM IST
Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has reiterated that Rohingyas must be repatriated to their original place in Myanmar's Rakhine State, stating his country cannot bear the immense socio-economic and environmental costs by hosting millions of re ... read..


Bangladesh marks 'Genocide Day' with 1 minute symbolic blackout
Dhaka | Saturday, 2022 5:15:09 AM IST
Bangladesh on Friday observed 'Genocide Day' in remembrance of the brutality of by Pakistani Army on unarmed people of then East Pakistan on the night of March 25, 1971 under the infamous "Operation Searchlight", culminating in killing of three million in ... read..


Prominent Balochistan Hindu leader meets Nawaz Sharif
London | Saturday, 2022 2:45:10 AM IST
Prominent Hindu community leader from Balochistan, Santosh Kumar Bugti, is all praise for former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif "for his efforts to empower the religious minority communities of Pakistan", Daily Pakistan reported. ... read..


Official YouTube channel of Pakistan Prime Minister renamed 'Imran Khan'
Islamabad | Saturday, 2022 1:45:10 AM IST
With the National Assembly set to vote on a no-confidence motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the YouTube channel of the PM's office has been renamed to "Imran Khan", Geo News reported. ... read..


US sanctions blunt Russian Central Bank's ability to deploy int'l reserves including gold
Washington | Friday, 2022 4:15:10 AM IST
In its latest action to impose severe costs on Russia, the US Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating key enablers of the invasion. ... read..


Fund led by Biden's son involved in financing biolabs in Ukraine: Russia
Moscow | Friday, 2022 3:15:09 AM IST
Russia on Thursday said that the investment fund Rosemont Seneca led by Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, is involved in financing the Pentagon's military biological programme in Ukraine. ... read..


Ukraine war put an end to globalisation, says world's largest fund manager
London | Friday, 2022 2:45:09 AM IST
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has ended globalisation as we know it, said the head of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, CNN reported. ... read..


Trade, border dispute in focus as Chinese Foreign Minister lands in Delhi
New Delhi | Friday, 2022 2:45:09 AM IST
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who landed in Delhi on Thursday evening, is expected to hold bilateral talks on trade and the pending border dispute in Ladakh that is almost two years old now. ... read..


Pakistan serial violator of human rights, OIC resolutions irrelevant: MEA
New Delhi | Friday, 2022 1:15:09 AM IST
The statements and resolutions adopted during a meeting demonstrate both the irrelevance of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as a body and role of Pakistan as its manipulator, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. ... read..


China investing over $400 bn in 54 Muslim countries: Wang Yi
Islamabad | Thursday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
China is investing over $400 billion in nearly 600 projects across the Muslim world under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, Express Tribune reported. ... read..


Imran Khan ignoring notices for code of conduct violations
Islamabad | Thursday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan, concerned over Prime Minister Imran Khan's repeated violations of its code of conduct, has served another notice on him after he failed to respond to the allegations, Friday Times reported. ... read..


Russia calls for transition to oil trading in national currencies
Moscow | Thursday, 2022 3:15:09 AM IST
Confidence in oil trading in dollars and euros is now undermined by sanctions, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday. ... read..


Putin wants rubles for Russian gas from 'unfriendly countries'
Moscow | Thursday, 2022 1:15:10 AM IST
Russia will now accept payment for gas exports to "unfriendly countries" in rubles only, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government on Wednesday. ... read..


First public school for Sikhs in Peshawar nears completion
Peshawar | Thursday, 2022 1:15:10 AM IST
The first public school for Sikhs in Pakistan is nearing completion in Peshawar as "90 per cent construction work" has been concluded, media reports said. ... read..


Belarus could soon join Russia in its war against Ukraine
Washington | Wednesday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
The US and NATO believe that Belarus could "soon" join Russia in its war against Ukraine, the US and NATO officials said, adding that the country is already taking steps to do so, CNN reported. ... read..


PM Modi, Johnson discuss Ukraine situation, bilateral issues
New Delhi | Wednesday, 2022 3:45:09 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke on phone with his UK counterpart Boris Johnson and discussed the situation in Ukraine, an official statement said. ... read..


Russia asks for vote on UN Security Council resolution on Ukraine
Moscow | Wednesday, 2022 3:15:09 AM IST
Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, said that the Russian side has requested for a vote on its draft humanitarian resolution on Ukraine on March 23. ... read..


Russia says putting peace terms up for vote in Ukraine will harm negotiations
Moscow | Wednesday, 2022 2:45:10 AM IST
Russia has said that Kiev's idea to put peace deal terms up for a referendum will only hurt the ongoing talks. ... read..


Russia refuses to negotiate peace treaty with Japan
Moscow | Tuesday, 2022 4:15:10 AM IST
Russia has refused to negotiate a peace treaty with Japan, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. ... read..


Russia claims it destroyed a Kiev shopping centre used for rocket launchers
Moscow | Tuesday, 2022 3:45:09 AM IST
Russian forces claimed to have used precision-guided weapons to destroy a battery of Ukrainian multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and their ammunition storage base, located in a non-functioning shopping centre on the outskirts of Kiev. ... read..


Ukrainian frontline medic claims Russian prisoners of war will be castrated
Moscow | Tuesday, 2022 1:45:09 AM IST
Russian soldiers captured by a Ukrainian volunteer medic unit will all be castrated, its founder and commander declared on Ukraine's national television. ... read..


Russia behind hoax calls to UK ministers pretending to be Ukraine PM: Downing Street
London | Tuesday, 2022 1:15:10 AM IST
The Downing Street has said that Moscow was behind calls to British defence secretary and home secretary last week, The Guardian reported. ... read..


Russian will not put on pause its military action against Ukraine while conducting peace talks
Moscow | Tuesday, 2022 1:15:09 AM IST
Moscow will not put on pause its military action against Ukraine while conducting peace talks with Kiev, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. ... read..


Bommai thanks PM for helping retrieve K'taka student's body from Ukraine
Bengaluru | Monday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for helping retrieve the mortal remains of a medical student from the state who died during the conflict in Ukraine. ... read..


Imran Khan wants to emulate India's foreign policy
Islamabad | Monday, 2022 3:15:09 AM IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday lauded India for having an "independent foreign policy" that was favourable to its own people, Express Tribune reported. ... read..


Russia says hits training base of foreign mercenaries in missile attack
Moscow | Monday, 2022 3:15:09 AM IST
The Russian military said it delivered a precision strike on the training base of the Special Operations Forces (SSO) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where foreign mercenaries were based. ... read..


Dissidents' offspring would be unable to find spouses: Imran Khan
Malakand (Pakistan) | Monday, 2022 2:45:09 AM IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again urged the dissident lawmakers to return to the ruling PTI's fold, saying that he was ready to forgive them like a "compassionate father" amid looming vote on no-trust motion against him, Express Tribune re ... read..


US does not allow Kiev to agree to Russia's terms: Lavrov
Moscow | Sunday, 2022 3:15:09 AM IST
The United States does not allow Ukraine to agree to the conditions put forward by Russia in the negotiations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed on Saturday. ... read..


India looking beyond conventional markets to export wheat
New Delhi | Sunday, 2022 1:15:09 AM IST
Amidst a record surge in wheat exports in the current fiscal and the precarious situation arising out of the Ukraine-Russia war, India is looking forward to starting wheat export to several new countries beyond its Asian/South Asian neighbours. ... read..


Embassy continues to function 24X7 with help line for Indians in Ukraine
New Delhi | Saturday, 2022 4:45:09 AM IST
The Indian Embassy in Ukraine, which has been temporarily relocated from Kiev to Warsaw due to the fighting, on Friday said that it has been functioning round the clock for Indian nationals in Ukraine who are trying to seek assistance and they can contact ... read..


Russia-Ukraine talks making progress: Putin's aide
Moscow | Saturday, 2022 4:45:09 AM IST
Russia and Ukraine brought their positions closer on such points as the neutral status of Ukraine and its non-entry into NATO, said the head of the Russian delegation, and the President's assistant Vladimir Medinsky. ... read..


US delegation to hold senior-level consultations with India during South Asia trip
New York | Saturday, 2022 3:45:09 AM IST
A senior-level US mission is starting a visit to South Asia on Saturday during which it will hold consultations with Indian officials as the war rages in Ukraine and Washington is rallying international support against the Russian invasion. ... read..


Zelensky says war against Ukraine will set Russia back by decades
Kiev | Saturday, 2022 3:15:09 AM IST
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has predicted that the war against Ukraine will set Russia back by decades - "to the disasters of the 90s". ... read..


Russian missile stockpile 'almost exhausted'
Kiev | Saturday, 2022 2:45:09 AM IST
Russian troops have used up almost their entire stockpile of missiles and some types of ammunition. ... read..


Hasina announces long-term plans for future of country's children
Dhaka | Friday, 2022 5:15:09 AM IST
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said it was really sad and painful for the nation that Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated, along with his family including his youngest son Russel, by some of the sam ... read..


US working with Ukraine to produce biological weapons: Russia
Moscow | Friday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
The Russian Defense Ministry has presented documents which it said confirm the cooperation between the United States and Ukraine in the production of biological weapons. ... read..


Kremlin terms Biden calling Putin 'war criminal' as 'inadmissible'
Moscow | Friday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
Moscow considers "inadmissible and unforgivable" the words of US President Joe Biden, who called Russia President Vladimir Putin a "war criminal", said Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin Press Secretary. ... read..


Events in Ukraine could lead to global food crisis in 12-18 months: Macron
Moscow | Friday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
The events in Ukraine and their consequences could lead the world to a food crisis in the next 12-18 months, said French President Emmanuel Macron. ... read..


Two-dozen disgruntled lawmakers of Pak ruling party aim to vote against Imran
Islamabad | Friday, 2022 2:15:10 AM IST
At least two-dozen disgruntled MNAs of Pakistan's ruling PTI have been shifted to the Sindh House after the police action in the Parliament Lodges, claimed PTI's estranged leader Raja Riaz on Thursday, Geo News reported. ... read..


US-backed Ukraine secret project studied ways in which bats can infect humans
Moscow | Friday, 2022 2:15:09 AM IST
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that it will soon release additional documents pertaining to the operation of Pentagon-funded biolabs in Ukraine. ... read..


Russia denies 'significant progress' in talks with Ukraine
Moscow | Friday, 2022 1:45:10 AM IST
The Kremlin has termed a report in the Financial Times about a supposed 15-point draft peace plan with Ukraine as false. ... read..


Former President Medvedev says Russia is strong enough to defeat its enemies
Moscow | Friday, 2022 1:45:09 AM IST
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accused the West of waging hybrid warfare against his country due to the long-standing tradition of Russophobia. He believes that despite enormous pressure, Moscow will defend its vision of the world order. ... read..


The peace plan of Russia-Ukraine makes progress
Moscow | Thursday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
The delegations have made significant progress on a 15-point draft deal, including a ceasefire and Russian troop withdrawal, if Kiev renounces NATO membership ambitions and accepts limits on its armed forces, the Financial Times reported, citing three unn ... read..


Encouraged by US, Ukraine purposefully prepared for military scenario: Putin
Moscow | Thursday, 2022 2:45:10 AM IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the West is pushing Kiev to bloodshed. ... read..


'Zelensky surrender' on live TV said to be an attempt by Russian hackers
Kiev | Thursday, 2022 1:45:09 AM IST
Russian hackers broke into the live newsfeed of the TV channel Ukraina 24 and posted a fake "statement" of surrender by President Volodymyr Zelensky. The President immediately recorded a video suggesting that the Russians lay down their weapons. ... read..


Moscow claims Russian forces took control of Kherson region
Moscow | Wednesday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson, Major General Igor Konashenkov, claimed on Tuesday that the armed forces of the Russian Federation has taken full control of the entire territory of Kherson. ... read..


Kiev not showing serious attitude towards finding solution: Putin
Moscow | Wednesday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a telephonic conversation with the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, said that Kiev is not demonstrating a serious attitude towards finding mutually acceptable solutions during negotiations with Moscow. ... read..


Missile incident: Pak Army seeks intervention of int'l fora
Islamabad | Wednesday, 2022 3:45:09 AM IST
Pakistans top military brass on Tuesday urged the relevant international fora to take a serious view of the "accidental firing" of a missile by India despite New Delhis public admission that it was a "mistake", Express Tribune reported. ... read..


Russia imposes sanctions on US President Joe Biden
Moscow | Wednesday, 2022 3:15:09 AM IST
Russia has imposed personal sanctions against US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday. ... read..


Germany to buy consignment of US F-35 fighter jets
Berlin | Wednesday, 2022 3:15:09 AM IST
Germany is seeking to buy a consignment of US F-35 fighter jets to replace its aging Tornado fleet, the German Defence Ministry has told the Parliament, DW reported. ... read..


Tulsi Gabbard called 'treasonous' after citing risk of biolabs in Ukraine
Moscow | Wednesday, 2022 1:45:09 AM IST
Former Democratic representative and 2020 US presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has responded to recent accusations of being a Russian asset for promoting Russian propaganda and being paid off by Russian agents after she tried to raise awarenes ... read..


Ukraine using threat of reprisal against families to recruit men into battalions
Moscow | Tuesday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
In large Ukrainian cities, nationalists are threatening and forcing men aged 18 to 60 to enroll in territorial defence battalions, said Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of Russia's National Defense Control Center. ... read..


Russia has set up camps near Ukraine border to train Syrian mercenaries, claims Ukraine
Kiev | Tuesday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
Recruitment centres for mercenaries have been opened in Syria, where over a thousand people have been recruited in recent days and about 400 people have already arrived in Russia, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces. ... read..


Disposal of mines right under Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Kiev | Tuesday, 2022 3:15:09 AM IST
The Russian military, which has occupied the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, intends to dispose of mines that did not explode at the nuclear power plant, just near power unit No. 1, Ukraines nuclear company said. ... read..


NATO entering conflict in Ukraine would mean WW-III: European Council head
Brussels | Tuesday, 2022 2:45:09 AM IST
The EU "is not at war with Russia", European Council President Charles Michel told El Pais in an interview published on Monday. ... read..


Russia announces destruction of firing points of 'neo-Nazis' in Mariupol
Moscow | Tuesday, 2022 2:45:09 AM IST
Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, said on Monday that the successful operation to unblock Mariupol made it possible to open humanitarian corridors and begin mass evacuation of the pop ... read..


Missile shot down in Kiev, wreckage destroys residential building
Kiev | Tuesday, 2022 1:45:09 AM IST
Ukraine anti-aircraft defence shot down a missile in Kiev and its wreckage fell on a residential neighbourhood destroying a five-storey building. ... read..


Indian student fighting Russians in Ukraine wants to return, says family
New Delhi | Monday, 2022 5:15:09 AM IST
A 21-year-old Indian aerospace engineering student in Ukraine, reportedly fighting against the Russian troops, has expressed his desire to return home, his family said. ... read..


American journalist killed near Kiev
New Delhi | Monday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST
US journalist, Brent Renaud, has been shot dead in the town of Irpin outside Kyiv, police say, BBC reported. ... read..


Russian troops have killed 2,187 Mariupol residents, claims city council
New Delhi | Monday, 2022 4:15:08 AM IST
Mariupol City Council has reported that Russian airstrikes have killed 2,187 of its residents. ... read..


Russian special services plan terror attacks in Russia to discredit Ukrainians
New Delhi | Monday, 2022 3:45:09 AM IST
Russian special services are planning a special operation to discredit Ukrainians living in the Russian Federation. ... read..


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