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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
TopicRussia-Ukraine conflict

Topic: Russia-Ukraine conflict

The fog of war is spreading at high speed through social media

Ukrainian cities have become hashtags on platforms like Facebook, Twitter and messaging apps like Telegram, offering dozens of opportunities for purveyors of false information.

Facebook bans Russian state media from running ads, monetizing platform amid Ukraine crisis

It had earlier established a 'Special Operations Center' in response to the military conflict in Ukraine and allowed people to lock their profiles for extra privacy and security.

It’s for the safety of your nationals you should vote to stop war: Ukraine on UNSC resolution

India abstained on a US-sponsored UNSC resolution that 'deplores' Russia’s 'aggression' against Ukraine. China and the UAE also abstained from the vote.

Air India plane lands in Romania to evacuate Indians stranded in neighbouring Ukraine

The airline is scheduled to send more flights Saturday to Romania's capital Bucharest and Hungarian capital Budapest. Several Indians have reached Ukraine-Romania border by road.

US sanctions Putin as Ukraine discusses location of potential peace talks with Russia

Russian President Putin had earlier said he's ready to authorise negotiations with Ukraine about the country adopting a 'neutral' status.

Fuel price shock coming, growth to suffer. Govt should roll back tax hikes for consumers’ sake

Material costs for industry will go up, pandemic recovery will take longer. But question is how long oil prices will stay high, with West avoiding sanctions on Russia’s energy sector.

Small town India’s aspiring doctors, now trapped in war zone: Why students chose Ukraine

Private contractors help many students from Tier 2 and 3 cities get admission to quality medical colleges in Ukraine that offer education at a much lower cost than in India.

Brute force or diplomatic bluff — Vladimir Putin intends to restore Soviet Union ‘glory’

Vladimir Putin's antics and Ukraine invasion have made Russia out to be a mischievous global player instead of a world leader with military prowess and soft power.

Why Buddha would be frowning at Ukraine today, and why India got it right with Pokhran 1 and 2

Would it have been so simple for Putin’s Russia to crush Zelenskyy’s Ukraine if it hadn’t given up its nuclear stockpile in 1994? India was prescient to declare itself a nuclear-armed state.

India abstains on UNSC resolution that deplores Russian aggression in Ukraine

T S Tirumurti, India's Permanent Representative at UN, stressed on dialogue as the 'only answer' to settling disputes. China and UAE too abstained from the US-sponsored resolution.

On Camera

Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

The affluent in Delhi, armed with airtight windows, multiple purifiers, and humidifiers, have normalised a way of life that once seemed dystopian.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.