The Indian Embassy in Ukraine capital Kyiv on Tuesday asked its nationals, particularly students whose stay is not essential, to leave the country temporarily “in view of uncertainties of the current situation”. “Indian nationals in Ukraine, particularly students whose stay is not essential, may consider leaving temporarily. Indian nationals are also advised to avoid all nonessential travel to and within Ukraine,” the Embassy of India in Kiev stated.
Lalu Prasad, head of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and former Bihar chief minister, was convicted of fraudulent withdrawal of ₹139.35 crore from Doranda treasury in the fodder scam case by a CBI special court in Ranchi. As many as 75 of the accused, including Prasad, were convicted, while 24 were acquitted. The quantum of Prasad’s punishment will be decided on February 21. As of now, the former chief minister is under judicial custody. Muslim leaders in Karnataka met chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday amid the ongoing row over a ban on hijab in state-run educational institutions. Meanwhile, some students refused to sit for their class 10 preparatory examinations after they were reportedly asked to remove the hijab before entering the school. Former Union minister Ashwani Kumar quit the Congress party on Tuesday. In a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Kumar said that he “concluded that in the present circumstances and consistent with my dignity, I can best subserve larger national causes outside the party fold”.The United States has said that India is a driving force of the Quad and an engine for regional growth, days after the fourth meeting of the strategic security bloc was held in Australia’s Melbourne on February 11. “We recognise that India is a like-minded partner and leader in South Asia and the Indian Ocean, active in and connected to Southeast Asia, a driving force of the Quad, and an engine for regional growth and development,” Karine Jean-Pierre, the principal deputy press secretary of the White House, told reporters in Washington.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a meeting with all chief ministers via tele-conferencing, the global death toll from the coronavirus topped 100,000 & other top st ... Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a meeting with all chief ministers via tele-conferencing, the global death toll from the coronavirus topped 100,000 & other top stories making news throughout the day. Read more
PM Modi scheduled to hold his third video conference with chief ministers, a vaccine for coronavirus is likely to be ready in early 2021, an analysis says & other top stories t ... Read more
PM Modi scheduled to hold his third video conference with chief ministers, a vaccine for coronavirus is likely to be ready in early 2021, an analysis says & other top stories to bring you up to speed with what’s happening around the world. Tune in! Read more
India appears to have been able to control the spread of the coronavirus cases, the Maharashtra government on Friday sent a senior IPS officer on compulsory leave & other top s ... Read more
India appears to have been able to control the spread of the coronavirus cases, the Maharashtra government on Friday sent a senior IPS officer on compulsory leave & other top stories making news throughout the day. Read more
The Centre approved an emergency response package worth Rs 15,000 crore to control COVID-19, India football team retained its 108th spot in the latest FIFA rankings & other top ... Read more
The Centre approved an emergency response package worth Rs 15,000 crore to control COVID-19, India football team retained its 108th spot in the latest FIFA rankings & other top stories for your morning news brief in this episode. Tune in! Read more
India has begun sending consignments of life-saving drugs as gifts to neighbouring countries, PM Modi acknowledged the thank you note of US President Donald Trump & lockdown in ... Read more
India has begun sending consignments of life-saving drugs as gifts to neighbouring countries, PM Modi acknowledged the thank you note of US President Donald Trump & lockdown in Odisha will be extended till April 30. All this in today's episode. Tune in! Read more
SC made tests for the coronavirus disease in private laboratories free, the governing body of athletics has suspended Olympic qualification due to COVID19 and actor Allen Garfield ... Read more
SC made tests for the coronavirus disease in private laboratories free, the governing body of athletics has suspended Olympic qualification due to COVID19 and actor Allen Garfield has died of coronavirus. All this in today's episode. Tune in! Read more
PM Modi on whether the lockdown can be released on 14th April, US President Trump's support on Modi govt's stand on Hydroxychloroquine, COVID-19 hotspots will be completely shut do ... Read more
PM Modi on whether the lockdown can be released on 14th April, US President Trump's support on Modi govt's stand on Hydroxychloroquine, COVID-19 hotspots will be completely shut down in UP and NCR, a new normal for Honda plant in China. All this in today's episode. Tune in! Read more
Update on COVID-19 cases in the country & Wuhan will finally start to lift a lockdown and domestic air traffic is expected to drop to 80-90 million passengers in the current fi ... Read more
Update on COVID-19 cases in the country & Wuhan will finally start to lift a lockdown and domestic air traffic is expected to drop to 80-90 million passengers in the current fiscal. All this in today's episode. Tune in! Read more
The Centre is thinking about extending the 21-day lockdown, Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday wrote a letter to PM Modi, offering five suggestions to tackle COVID-19 & Mohun Bagan and Ea ... Read more
The Centre is thinking about extending the 21-day lockdown, Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday wrote a letter to PM Modi, offering five suggestions to tackle COVID-19 & Mohun Bagan and East Bengal will join a global campaign by the UN & WHO. All this in today's episode. Tune in! Read more
The group of ministers, headed by defence minister Rajnath Singh, will meet today to decide whether the lockdown should be extended, update on COVID-19 cases and Britain's PM Boris ... Read more
The group of ministers, headed by defence minister Rajnath Singh, will meet today to decide whether the lockdown should be extended, update on COVID-19 cases and Britain's PM Boris Johnson has been moved to the intensive care unit of the hospital. All this in today's episode. Tune in! Read more