The first evacuation flight, AI1944, departed from Bucharest, Romania, and landed at Mumbai airport at around 8.30 pm. The flight was carrying 219 Indian students.
44-year-old Zelenskyy became Ukraine's president in 2019. He made headlines when it was alleged former US President Donald Trump pressured him for compromising material on Joe Biden's son.
According to the European Commission, about 120,000 Ukrainians have fled their homes. While 1-5 million civilians could flee westward and into the EU in the coming weeks and months.
Chinese Foreign Minister's comments came shortly after Xi made his first remarks on the crisis, urging Putin in a phone call to solve the issue through talks with the Ukrainians.
According to estimates by Indo-Ukraine Medical Students’ Guardians Association, an estimated 16,000 Indian students (many of them medical students) are stranded in Ukraine & awaiting evacuation.
Russia wants to avoid fighting in built-up areas and install a pro-Moscow regime through psychological pressure, according to the Indian defence establishment and top retired officers.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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