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The woes of Indian students stranded in war-torn Ukraine continued to mount with many of them faced physical assault by Ukrainian forces and were being kept from leaving the country. Several Indian students, most of them from Kerala, were reportedly beaten up at the Ukraine-Poland borders at Shehyni. According to a video message from a Malayali student, Angel, the Ukraine military and police were

New Delhi, Feb 26: Noting that Indian students have been going to many small countries for medical education despite the language barrier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the private sector to make a big presence in the field. Speaking at a webinar on the Union budget announcements on the health sector, Modi suggested that state governments should also formulate “good policies” for

India on Saturday abstained on a US-sponsored UN Security Council resolution that "deplores in the strongest terms" Russia's "aggression" against Ukraine. Stressing on the importance of dialogues to settle differences and disputes, New Delhi voiced "regret" that the path of diplomacy was given up. Here are 10 key points: – The draft resolution demanded Russia to immediately stop its attack on

New Delhi, Feb 25: Forty Indian students have managed to walk to the Ukraine-Poland border after they were dropped off by their college bus some 8 km from the border, a news agency reported. The students of a medical college in Lviv, 70 km from the border with Poland, are waiting to be evacuated from Ukraine's neighbouring countries as the Ukrainian airspace has been shut amid the Russian invasion

US President Joe Biden said on Thursday Washington is in still-unresolved "consultations" with India, when asked if Washington and Delhi were fully in sync on a response to Russia's attack on Ukraine ahead of an expected UN Security Council vote. Biden did not elaborate, but his short response to a question at a briefing at which he announced tough new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine drew

The movement of people is now difficult in Ukraine as it is under martial law and those hearing air sirens and bomb warnings should find nearby bomb shelters, the Indian embassy in Kyiv said in a fresh advisory to Indians there. "As you are aware, Ukraine is under martial law, which has made movement difficult," it said. It said for those students who are stranded without a place of stay in Kyiv

New Delhi, Feb 23: A new sibling of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 has taken over the Indian Covid-19 landscape over the past month without altering the epidemic's waning course, even as the World Health Organization described it as a distinct variant of concern. A technical advisory group of the WHO on Tuesday declared BA.2 sub-lineage of Omicron as a “variant of concern” on the basis of

Mumbai, Feb 23: In a significant development, Maharashtra’s minority affairs minister and NCP's chief spokesperson Nawab Malik has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an alleged money laundering case. Malik (62), a veteran politician, is a close aide of NCP founder-president Sharad Pawar. A key member of the strategy team of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi

Congress general secretary Harish Rawat posted a video on social media that purportedly shows one person at an Army centre ticking and signing several postal ballot papers. Sharing the video on his Twitter handle and Facebook on Tuesday, Rawat said, "Sharing a short video for everyone's information. It shows how one man at an army centre is ticking and signing several ballot papers. Will the

The escalation of tension along the Russia-Ukraine border is a matter of deep concern and the developments have the potential to undermine peace and security of the region, India has told the UN Security Council, calling for restraint on all sides. During the emergency UNSC meeting, India issued a statement saying that the "well-being of Indians is of priority". "Safety and security of civilians