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Biden administration wants India to take 'clear stand' on Ukraine: Diplomat

The Biden administration is trying to urge India to take a "clear position" on the Russia Ukraine crisis, US Diplomat Donald Lu said on Wednesday

Amazon may file criminal case against Future over store transfers: Report

Amazon.com Inc plans to initiate criminal court proceedings this week against its Indian partner Future Retail for allowing the transfer of assets to a major rival despite a legal prohibition

PM Narendra Modi chairs high-level meeting on Russia-Ukraine crisis

The external affairs ministry has assured that every Indian citizen will be brought back from Ukraine

22-yr-old student from Punjab's Barnala dies of stroke in war-hit Ukraine

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. Chandan Jindal was admitted at the Emergency Hospital Vinnytsia in Ukraine, official sources here said. His family has requested the government to bring back his mortal remains. Jindal was studying at Vinnytsia National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia. Jindal's uncle Krishan Gopal told reporters in Barnala that they had received information about his poor health on February 3 and the authorities in Ukraine had sought the family's approval for performing an operation. Gopal said he and Chandan's father Shishan Kumar went to Ukraine on February 7. Krishan later returned while Shishan remained in Ukraine with his son. Barnala Deputy Commissioner of Police wrote to the state's Principal Secretary, Home, for providing assistance to the distressed family. According to the letter, Chandan "fell ill

Leave Kharkiv immediately: Indian embassy in Ukraine to Indians

Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, a fourth-year medical student at the Kharkiv National Medical University, was killed in intense shelling in Kharkiv on Tuesday

India will not spare any effort to bring home its citizens from Ukraine: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India could evacuate its citizens stranded in war-hit Ukraine because of its rising power.

Russia to investigate death of Indian student in Kharkiv: Envoy

Russia will investigate the death of the 21-year-old Indian medical student in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Russian Ambassador-designate Denis Alipov said

3 IAF aircraft leave to evacuate Indians stranded in war-hit Ukraine

Air Force has sent three flights to bring back stranded people from the neighbouring countries bordering Ukraine, Indian Air Force Vice Chief Air Marshal Sandeep Singh said

Ukraine: 600 Indian students await evacuation amid food, water shortage

More than 600 Indian students are currently stranded in a university located in Sumy, a city in north-eastern Ukraine, hoping that they will soon be evacuated

Ukraine crisis: 31 evacuation flights to bring back over 6,300 more Indians

As many as 31 evacuation flights will be operated to neighbouring countries of crisis-hit Ukraine and will bring back more than 6,300 Indians stranded in the eastern European nation

India's output, exports of Russia's Sputnik vaccine at risk due to war

India's production and exports of Russia's Sputnik Covid-19 vaccines are expected to slow further following US sanctions on Russia's sovereign wealth fund that promotes the shot globally

Deaths linked to PM2.5 pollution in India increased 2.5x in 20 yrs: Report

Deaths attributable to PM2.5 pollution in India have increased by 2.5 times over the last two decades, according to a new report by the Centre for Science and Environment. The report released by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday said India accounted for one out of every four deaths due to air pollution in 2019. Data collated by green think-tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), and represented in its "State of India's Environment Report", showed that 6.67 million people died due to air pollution in the world. Of these, 1.67 million deaths occurred in India. China saw 1.85 million deaths due to air pollution. The report said 4,76,000 infants died globally in their first month of life from health effects associated with air pollution exposure in 2019. Of these, 1,16,000 deaths occurred in India. Poor air quality was the fourth leading risk factor for early death worldwide in 2019, surpassed only by high blood pressure, tobacco use and poor diet. "Over th

Russian stocks' removal from global indices to divert FPI flows into India

Analysts predict between $600 mn-$2.4 bn of inflows into domestic stocks

PM Modi holds high-level meet over Indian students' evacuation from Ukraine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the efforts to bring back Indians stranded in Ukraine.The meeting is being attended by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and senior officials.The Prime minister had on Monday chaired two meetings to review the ongoing efforts under Operation Ganga for the return of Indians from Ukraine amid military operations by Russia.Another meeting was held on Sunday. The Cabinet Committee on Security had met on February 24 in the wake of Russian military actions in Ukraine.The Centre has ramped up efforts to evacuate Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine amid heightened tensions.The government has also deployed 'special envoys' to four neighbouring countries bordering Ukraine to coordinate and oversee the evacuation process of Indian nationals.Union Minister for Petroleum and ...

High chances of heat wave over west-central, parts of northwest India: IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday forecast a higher probability of occurrence of heat wave over west central and some parts of northwest India.

How they boarded train out of Kyiv: Indian student tells the tale

Devising their own strategems to get out of Kyiv, about 100 Indian students stranded at the train station split into groups of 10 to board a train from the Ukrainian capital to city of Lviv

Ukraine crisis: Student from Karnataka killed in shelling in Kharkiv

Naveen Shekargouda, from Karnataka's Haveri district, was killed in Ukraine's second largest city when he stepped out of his bunker to exchange currency and fetch some food, his uncle claimed

Ultra HNIs allocate 29% of wealth to buy primary, second homes in 2021

Nearly 30 per cent wealth of Indian ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) was allocated towards purchase of principal and second housing properties last year, according to Knight Frank.

Number of ultra HNIs in India up 11% in 2021 at 13,637: Report

The number of ultra-high-net worth-individuals, having net assets of $30 million (about Rs 226 crore) or more, in India increased 11 per cent last year

Indian embassy in Ukraine asks Indians to 'leave Kyiv urgently today'

The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday asked stranded Indians in Kyiv to leave the capital city urgently. In an advisory, it asked the citizens to leave Kyiv by available trains or any other means. "All Indian nationals including students are advised to leave Kyiv urgently today. Preferably by available trains or through any other means available," the embassy said. The advisory came amid increasing fighting between Russian forces and Ukrainian troops around Kyiv.