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Asian shares surge as Russia-Ukraine talks guide sentiment, oil prices fall

Asian shares surged on Thursday, tracking Wall Street's gains as planned diplomatic talks between Russia-Ukraine buoyed sentiment, but analysts warned the rally could be susceptible to sharp reversal

Ukraine reports emergency outage at Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Ukrenergo, the state energy company of Ukraine, claimed that there was an emergency power outage at the now-defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant

IMF approves $1.4 billion in emergency financing for Ukraine amid conflict

The International Monetary Funds has approved USD 1.4 billion in emergency financing for Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia, the fund said in a statement

Ukraine accuses Russia of genocide after bombing of children's hospital

Ukrainian's president accused Russia of carrying out genocide after officials said Russian aircraft bombed a children's hospital on Wednesday, burying patients in rubble despite a ceasefire deal

Blinken, Ukraine minister discuss more assistance to war-torn nation

Antony Blinken and Ukrainian FM Dmytro Kuleba had a telephonic conversation and discussed their coordinated efforts to provide Ukraine with additional security and humanitarian assistance

Bangladesh MP thanks PM Modi for bringing back 9 nationals from Ukraine

Bangladesh's Member of Parliament Aroma Dutta thanked the government of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing back nine Bangladeshi students stranded in Ukraine

Ukraine war: Airstrike injures 17 people at children's hospital in Mariupol

At least 17 people were injured in an airstrike at a paediatric and maternity hospital in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol as part of Russia's military operations.

Top headlines: 5 states to know election results, Op Ganga nears finish

Indian Railways to spend Rs 1 trn on developing and procuring assets, the ministry planned to begin capital expenditure in April itself, said senior officials

House Democrats drop Covid-19 funds plan to make way for US spending bill

Democratic leaders abruptly abandoned plans for a fresh infusion of $15.6 bn for battling the Covid pandemic, clearing the way for House debate and passage of a vast government spending bill

Zelenskyy talks with EU chief von der Leyen about humanitarian corridors

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he discussed humanitarian corridors and other issues with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday

Ukraine prepares potential move of sensitive data to another country

Government officials have already been shipping equipment and backups to more secure areas of Ukraine beyond the reach of Russian forces, who invaded on Feb. 24 and are laying siege to several cities

Last evacuation flight under 'Operation Ganga' likely to be on Thursday

Over 17,000 Indians, mostly students, have been evacuated so far under the mission.

Designate Russia a terrorist state: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The 44-year-old Ukrainian leader, who made a "historic" address to the House of Commons via videolink on Tuesday, received a standing ovation by members of Parliament

LIVE: Ukranian 'nationalists' derailing evacuations, alleges Putin

Ukrainian officials said that the continuous Russian shelling has derailed efforts to evacuate civilians from areas affected by fighting

EU hits Russia with more sanctions, set to snub Ukraine on swift membership

EU targets 160 Russians, including oligarchs, also slaps sanctions on Belarus central bank, three lenders; EU leaders to discuss war in Ukraine at summit on Thursday

Fatigued and war-weary Indian students in Sumy head home to safety

Indian envoy to Ukraine Partha Satpathy flagged off the special train at Lviv railway station, with its war-weary passengers smiling broadly

UK to send more anti-tank missiles to Ukraine in conflict with Russia

The UK government on Wednesday said that it will be sending more weapons, specifically anti-tank missiles, to Ukraine to help the country defend itself against Russian attacks.

Ukraine accuses Russia of bombing childrens' hospital in besieged Mariupol

Hospital hit by several Russian bombs, city council says while Moscow denies targeting civilians; Kyiv calls for ceasefire to restore Chernobyl power

Air raid sirens in Ukraine capital Kyiv; Russians pressure cities

Thousands of people are thought to have been killed, both civilians and soldiers, in almost two weeks of fighting since President Vladimir Putin's forces invaded

Russia-Ukraine crisis: How social media helped stranded Indian students

A video of students stranded in the war-hit Ukrainian city of Sumy holding Indian flags and threatening to take up a journey to the Russian border on foot created an uproar in national and internation