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Washington: US technology company Intel, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of computer components and electronic devices, said it has suspended its activities in Russia over the situation in Ukraine. “Effective immediately, we have suspended all business operations in Russia,” the company said. “We are working to support all of our employees through this difficult […]

By Pramod K Nayar Imagining a world without humans, a fictional character says: “It’s not the end of the world at all. It’s only the end of us. The world will go on just the same, only we shan’t be in it. I dare say it will get along all right without us.” This would […]

Washington: The 64th Annual Grammy Awards will have a special segment dedicated to Ukraine’s ongoing crisis amid the war with Russia. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the Recording Academy has partnered with the Stand Up For Ukraine campaign and Global Citizen to dedicate a special segment aimed at creating awareness about Ukraine’s ongoing crisis with […]

New York: The US is not seeking to change India’s relationship with Russia, but wants it to use its leverage with Moscow to get the message against the invasion of Ukraine “loud and clear” through to President Vladimir Putin, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said. “Different countries are going to have their own relationship with […]

By Kim Kaivanto President Vladimir Putin’s demand that “unfriendly countries” henceforth pay for Russian gas in rubles has had several immediate effects. With the Europeans given one week to switch to paying in the Russian currency, it has driven up the price of natural gas, making it more expensive for them to maintain the sanctions […]

Moscow: Russia does not intend to engage in charity and export gas to Europe for free, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said while commenting on statements by representatives of Western countries that they will not pay for deliveries in rubles. Peskov also stressed that Moscow was not the initiator of such a development of the situation, […]

New Delhi: Swedish music streaming giant Spotify is suspending its services in Russia after Moscow passed a new law earlier this month to crack down on free press and speech. Spotify said it had no choice but to leave the Russian market, citing the law that essentially outlaws independent journalism. “Spotify has continued to believe […]

By Flavio Macau Russia’s first McDonald’s store in opened in 1990, just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was a potent symbol that the Cold War was ending and a great ideological wound healing. Now every McDonald’s in Russia is closed, as nations and corporations reduce, suspend or sever ties in response […]

United Nations: India has abstained for the fifth time on a UN resolution on Ukraine, but this time it was on a Russia-sponsored resolution in the Security Council and New Delhi was on the side of Washington and its allies. The resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine co-sponsored by Belarus, North Korea and Syria […]

Sharing a video message by Zelenskyy, Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted, The war of #Russia is not only the war against #Ukraine. started the war against freedom as it is.

By Susana de Sousa Ferreira On March 3, 2022, the European union made a historic decision for international protection with the approval of the Temporary Protection Directive that applies to Ukrainian citizens fleeing war. The member states have mobilised in an extraordinary way in response to this conflict, implementing a coordinated and unique strategy, focused […]

Washington: US President Joe Biden said that only India among fellow the Quad allies, which also include Japan and Australia, has been “somewhat shaky” in its response to Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, the BBC reported. The US, Japan and Australia have sanctioned Russian entities, but India has not imposed sanctions and has also […]

New Delhi: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday said his country will invest $42 billion in India over the next five years in a deal that is expected to boost bilateral trade. Kishida met his counterpart, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi during his maiden visit to India since assuming office. The two leaders held […]

A ray of hope finally appears on the horizon amid the dark clouds in the war-ravaged Ukraine. While there could still be many hurdles along the way, there is a certain sense of optimism surrounding a tentative, 15-point draft peace deal reportedly worked out by Russia and Ukraine. The plan involves a ceasefire and an […]

Moscow: The Russian Defense Ministry has presented documents which it said confirm the cooperation between the United States and Ukraine in the production of biological weapons. The department said that during the work, Ukrainian scientists identified six families of viruses, including coronaviruses, and three types of pathogenic bacteria. In addition, according to the ministry, the […]

Wednesday's ruling came in response to a suit filed by Ukraine on February 27, accusing Russia of manipulating the concept of genocide to justify its military aggression.

The White House had been avoiding applying the designation to Putin, saying it requires investigation and an international determination.

Manufacturing and tourism sectors have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic over the past two years. In the tourism sector alone, about 2.15 crore people have lost their jobs due to the three waves of the pandemic that crippled the economy. Considering an average household size of five members, these job losses have adversely […]

Washington: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy summoned the memory of Pearl Harbor and the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on Wednesday as he appealed to the U.S. Congress to do more to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia. But he acknowledged the no-fly zone he has sought to close the sky to the Russians over his country […]

The ISS is built with the cooperation of scientists from five international space agencies — NASA of the US, Roscosmos of Russia, JAXA of Japan, Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Each agency has a role to play and a share in the upkeep of the ISS. Both in terms of expense and effort, it is not a feat that a single country can support