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Ukraine slows Russian advance under shadow of nuclear threat

Ukraine slows Russian advance under shadow of nuclear threat

Kyiv, Feb : Outgunned but determined Ukrainian troops slowed Russia’s advance and held onto the capital and other key cities – at least for now. In the face of stiff resistance and devastating sanctions, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s nuclear forces put on high alert, threatening to elevate the war to a terrifying new level. […]

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India abstains on vote to call emergency UNGA session on Ukraine

India abstains on vote to call emergency UNGA session on Ukraine

United Nations:  For the second time in as many days, India abstained on a UN Security Council resolution to convene a rare emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, even as New Delhi asserted that there is no other choice but to return to the path of diplomacy and […]

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UN climate report: ‘Atlas of human suffering’ worse, bigger

UN climate report: ‘Atlas of human suffering’ worse, bigger

United Nations:  Deadly with extreme weather now, climate change is about to get so much worse. It is likely going to make the world sicker, hungrier, poorer, gloomier and way more dangerous in the next 18 years with an “unavoidable” increase in risks, a new United Nations science report says. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on […]

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Mobile phone users can approach consumer forum for deficiency in service: SC

Mobile phone users can approach consumer forum for deficiency in service: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that an individual facing any deficiency in telecom services can approach consumer forums directly with his complaint against the company. The fact that the remedy of arbitration under the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885 is of a statutory nature would not oust the jurisdiction of the consumer forum […]

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Russians advance on Ukraine’s ports, meet resistance in city

Russians advance on Ukraine’s ports, meet resistance in city

Kyiv: Street fighting broke out in Ukraine’s second-largest city and Russian troops squeezed strategic ports in the country’s south Sunday, advances that appeared to mark a new phase of Russia’s invasion following a wave of attacks on airfields and fuel facilities elsewhere in the country. Following its gains on the ground, Russia sent a delegation […]

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Putin puts Russia’s nuclear deterrent forces on alert

Putin puts Russia’s nuclear deterrent forces on alert

Kyiv: President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces put on high alert amid tensions with the West over his invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at a meeting with his top officials, Putin asserted on Sunday that leading NATO powers had made “aggressive statements” along with the West imposing hard-hitting financial sanctions against Russia, including […]

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US, allies to cut off selected Russian banks from SWIFT messaging system to tighten sanctions on Moscow

US, allies to cut off selected Russian banks from SWIFT messaging system to tighten sanctions on Moscow

Washington/Moscow:  Seeking to cripple Russia’s economy for invading Ukraine, the US and its key allies have decided to expel selected Russian banks from the SWIFT financial messaging system and impose restrictive measures on its central bank to limit Moscow’s ability to access its overseas reserves. The leaders of the US, the European Commission, France, Germany, […]

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Russian troops press on Kyiv; Ukraine’s leader vows to fight

Russian troops press on Kyiv; Ukraine’s leader vows to fight

Kyiv (Ukraine):  Russian troops pressed toward Ukraine’s capital on Saturday after a night of explosions and street fighting sent Kyiv residents seeking shelter underground. The country’s leader refused an American offer to evacuate, insisting he would stay. “The fight is here,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. It was not immediately clear how far Russian troops had […]

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‘India retained option of reaching out to all sides by abstaining from UN vote on Ukraine’

‘India retained option of reaching out to all sides by abstaining from UN vote on Ukraine’

New Delhi:  By abstaining from a UN Security Council resolution on the Russian attack on Ukraine, India retained the option of reaching out to all relevant parties to find a middle ground and foster dialogue and diplomacy to defuse the crisis, official sources said on Saturday. Though India abstained from voting on the resolution, it […]

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ISS may fall on India, China: Russian space agency chief warns on US sanctions after Ukraine military offensive

ISS may fall on India, China: Russian space agency chief warns on US sanctions after Ukraine military offensive

Moscow:  Russia’s space agency chief has warned the US that the slew of sanctions imposed on Moscow can “destroy our cooperation” on the International Space Station (ISS) and asked Washington if it wants to threaten India and China with the “possibility of a 500-tonne structure falling” on them. Russia and the US are the major […]