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Kyiv: The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday advised its nationals to leave the capital city Kyiv “urgently today” amid the deteriorating security situation due to the Russian-Ukraine conflict. “Advisory to Indians in Kyiv: All Indian nationals including students are advised to leave Kyiv urgently today. Preferably by available trains or through any other means […]

New Delhi: An Indian student was killed in shelling in Kharkiv city of war-hit Ukraine on Tuesday morning, the Ministry of External Affairs said. “With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning,” it tweeted. The ministry said it is in touch with the family of […]

Hyderabad: Amid the Russia-Ukraine war crisis, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has announced that it will be offering free bus services to the returning students from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad to anywhere in the State. Ever since Ukraine shut its airspace after Russia’s aggression, scores of Indian students were stranded in […]

Hyderabad: Amid the conflict rapidly unfolding in Ukraine, a Hyderabadi boy and a Ukrainian woman tied the knot in the war-hit country and held a reception in the city on February 27 with close friends and family. Prateek and Lyubov’s wedding was no less than the plot of a Bollywood flick. The couple fell in […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Indian Air Force (IAF) to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine due to the Russian military offensive against that country, sources said on Tuesday. The IAF is likely to deploy several C-17 aircraft as part of Operation Ganga from Tuesday, they said. Till now, only private Indian […]

New Delhi: Amid India’s efforts to bring back stranded students and citizens from the conflict-torn Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Ram Nath Kovind and briefed him on the prevailing situation and steps being taken by the government, sources informed on Tuesday. Yesterday, PM Modi while presiding over a high-level meeting over the […]

United Nations: India has said that efforts to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine have been hampered by “adverse conditions” at the borders, but it has also offered to help evacuate citizens of neighbouring and other developing countries stranded there. India also said on Monday at a parallel Security Council and General Assembly meetings on Ukraine […]

By Tanya Ogilvie-White Russian President Vladimir Putin overnight ordered the defence minister and the chief of the military to put nuclear deterrent forces in a “special regime of combat duty”, possibly referring to readying tactical nuclear forces. This could of course be a bluff, but Putin has demonstrated on numerous occasions he has a cavalier […]

Pragmatism and national interest form the key pillars of diplomacy. When the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which actually translates into an East-West standoff, presented a major challenge to its diplomatic skills, India did well to navigate the turbulent weather and strike a fine balance. New Delhi’s response reflected pragmatic pursuit of national interest. The Russian equipment, especially […]

Hyderabad: Eleven more students from Telangana State, who were stuck in Ukraine, arrived in Hyderabad on Monday evening safely from Bucharest. Officials from the Protocol department and families of the students received them at the airport. On Sunday, 39 students returned home from the war-hit country. These students reached New Delhi early on Monday morning […]

Kothagudem: The union government failed to protecting Indian citizens in Ukraine and the measures taken after the war were inadequate, CPI (Maoist) Central Committee Spokesperson Abhay said on Monday. Despite being aware that war was inevitable in Ukraine, the Indian government failed to help Indians and withdrew its embassy that supports the country’s citizens. It […]

New Delhi: War-hit Ukraine is the third most popular destination after China and the Philippines for Indian students pursuing medical studies. Every year, thousands of Indian students choose Ukraine for many reasons. As per available data, around 18,000 Indian students are stranded in Ukraine which has been attacked by Russia with full military might. Majority […]

Although Russian troops have launched air raids on several cities including Kharkiv, Kiev and Chernihiv, Ukrainian air defense systems withstood the attacks, said the report.

A total 44 Gujarat students on Saturday returned safely to Mumbai by special Air India flight arranged by the central government. From there, the students were brought to Gujarat by Volvo buses of the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation.

Called the 'IT Army of Ukraine', it is also using the Telegram account to reach out to technology leaders to help the country fight Russian cyber-attacks and shut down Russian sites and their agents.

Nick Clegg, vice president of global affairs at Meta, said in a tweet thread early on Monday that the company has been in contact with the Government of Ukraine.

Russia's negative vote did not have the power of a veto and it passed with the support of 11 members from Europe, the Americas and Africa in the 15-member Council.

These ministers will be going there as "special envoys" of India, they said.

Government has helped us a lot. All possible support was provided by the Indian Embassy. The main problem is crossing the border. I hope all Indians are brought back.

About half of the mobilised forces belong to the Territorial Defence Forces of the armed forces of Ukraine, Zaluzhny said on Sunday.