New Delhi: A Ukrainian soldier blew himself up to demolish a bridge that connected Russian-occupied Crimea to mainland Ukraine in order to prevent Russian forces from entering his nation. According to the Ukrainian military, when Russian tanks attacked, marine battalion engineer Vitaly Skakun Volodymyrovych was sent to the Henichesk bridgeRead More

Russian invasion of Ukraine poses the greatest diplomatic crisis India has had to face since the Cold War, said veteran journalist and geopolitical expert Fareed Zakaria. In an exclusive interview with India Today, Zakaria said, “This is the greatest diplomatic crisis for India since the Cold War. India has toRead More

From Our Correspondent, Ukraine: “The Ukrainian army is defending Kyiv. The situation is difficult. But we believe in our Armed Forces. We support them, we help them. The city entered a phase of defense. Now we hear shooting and explosions in some areas. The Ukrainian military are neutralizing Russian sabotageRead More

GUWAHATI: A Guwahati youth pursuing a medical degree in Ukraine has reached out to G Plus for help from the Assam government in safely evacuating from the country. On Thursday morning, his efforts to fly out from the Ukrainian capital failed amid escalating violence post what the West is describingRead More

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that Rs 18,000 crore have been returned to the banks in the case of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Mehul Choksi. Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted before a bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar that the total proceeds of crimesRead More

“On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians.” That was the title of a 5000-word essay written by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which he claimed that “Russians and Ukrainians were one people – a single whole.” That argument was reiterated with greater vigour during his address to the RussianRead More

New Delhi: On the eve of the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to Peking that led to United States (US)-China détente, President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin this month turned the 1972 rapprochement on its head by reaffirming “strong mutual support for the protection ofRead More

The yoga ruckus represented just the latest flashpoint in a long-running culture war over women’s behavior in the sheikhdom, where tribes and Islamists wield growing power over a divided society. Kuwait City: It all started over yoga. When an instructor in Kuwait this month advertised a desert wellness yoga retreat,Read More

Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced the country has relaxed its entry and testing requirements for Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) travellers. From 22 February 2022 (Singapore time), fully vaccinated passengers travelling to Singapore on VTL flights from Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai can adhere to the new relaxations listed below: 1) Travel historyRead More

The Russians were supposed to have launched an attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, according to U.S. intelligence. They didn’t. On the contrary, there have been reports of Russia withdrawing some tanks from the border. So, has Putin chickened out? Or has the whole thing been a gigantic bluff? On Tuesday,Read More