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Topic: Russia Ukraine

Medical student from Barnala dies of stroke in Ukraine, family seeks help to bring body home

A 22-year-old student from Punjab's Barnala district who had suffered an Ischemia stroke and was undergoing treatment for about a month died Wednesday in the war-hit Ukraine.

3rd World War would involve nuclear weapons, be destructive, says Russia foreign minister

IAEA has told both countries to refrain from any action that would threaten Ukraine’s nuclear plants. The country has four nuclear sites, with a total of 15 reactors.

Video of moving ‘corpse’ in Ukraine is actually from climate change protest in Vienna

Many on social media assumed the video of a reporter in front of several bodies on a road was from Ukraine. One tweet said the Ukrainian 'PR disaster' was falling apart.

Will safely evacuate Indians from Ukraine to Russia, says envoy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated in Sonbhadra on Wednesday that India would not spare any effort to bring home citizens.

Six things you need to know about Russian oil shock

A large chunk of Russian crude and refined products exports are not finding buyers now and signs point to even more trouble by next week.

Joe Biden warns ‘dictator’ Putin, says Russian president will pay high price for Ukraine invasion

Putin 'badly miscalculated' with his invasion of Ukraine, Biden said in his first State of the Union address, warning the war will leave Russia weaker.

The thermobaric and cluster bombs that Russia is ‘showering’ on Ukraine

One sucks in oxygen to generate high-voltage explosions; another can ruin soil, groundwater even if they don’t explode.

Air Force’s C-17 flies out to Romania to evacuate Indians from neighbouring Ukraine

Prime Minister Modi had called on the airforce Tuesday to join the rescue mission 'Operation Ganga'.

West helped fuel Ukraine crisis by letting the nuclear genie out of its Cold War cage

Even though the crisis in Ukraine is underpinned by Moscow’s worries over the eastward expansion of the NATO, it has an important nuclear-weapons subtext.

India demands ‘safe passage’ for its national in Ukraine after student dies in shelling

Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla said all Indian nationals left Kyiv Tuesday after the Indian embassy issued an advisory, asking them to get out of the Ukrainian capital urgently.

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Fourth phase is high noon of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. It could end in a draw for INDIA & NDA

This phase belongs to the ‘non-aligned’ parties. They could play a critical role in the eventuality of a hung parliament, which looks much more likely than it did one month ago.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.