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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
TopicExplosions in Ukraine

Topic: explosions in Ukraine

20 killed, 10 injured in Ukrainian attack on bakery in occupied east, says Russia

The Russian-controlled Luhansk Information Centre said Ukraine shelled the bakery using the US-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).

Ukraine vows strong retaliation after Russian missile strike claims four lives in Lviv

Andriy Yermak, head of Zelenskyy's office, condemned the attack, called for more air defence systems from allies and urged Ukraine's Western partners to accept it as a NATO member.

Russia launches ‘intense’ air raid on Kyiv using drones, cruise & ‘ballistic’ missiles

The latest attack Tuesday was the 8th air raid on Kyiv this month. It was not immediately known how many objects were shot down and if any of them managed to hit their target.

Explosions heard in Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities, anti-aircraft defences at work, say officials

The latest blasts were reported less than 24 hours after Kyiv said 21 people died in a Russian strike on the city of Kherson.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.