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Topic: Ukraine aid

Joe Biden asks US Congress for $106 billion for Ukraine, Israel

Biden's request for the funding comes days after he visited Israel & pledged solidarity as the country bombards Gaza following Hamas attack that killed 1,400 people in southern Israel.

Zelenskiy in Washington to request aid from Biden, Congress

By Andrea Shalal, Makini Brice and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday that strong U.S. support for his war to repel

Russia announces bonus for troops who destroyed German-made & US-supplied vehicles in Ukraine

Russian soldiers will get 50,000 roubles for destroying an enemy armoured vehicle and 100,000 roubles for a tank in Ukraine.

New $325 mn US military aid for Ukraine pushes Washington deeper into conflict, says Russia

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed US aid calling it ‘effective assistance in liberating the territories temporarily occupied by the Russian aggressor.’

Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska asks South Korea for non-lethal military assistance

Zelenska met President Yoon Suk Yeol in the role of a special presidential envoy. She is visiting South Korea to participate in a media conference.

G20 finance meeting to focus on debt relief, Ukraine aid, says US Treasury official

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will join fellow G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Bengaluru from 23 to 25 February.

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

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.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

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.