No joint statement at Foreign Minister’s meeting, says S. Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar while addressing the media after the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at Sushma Sawaraj Bhawan in New Delhi on March 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI During a press conference on G20 outcomes, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that G20 has arrived at a consensus on many important issues, and has […]

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Threatened by war, Ukrainian paintings find safe haven in Switzerland

Visitors look at paintings from the collection of the National Art Gallery of Kyiv during the “From Dusk To Dawn” exhibition at the Rath Museum in Geneva, Switzerland February 22, 2023 | Photo Credit: Reuters When Russia sent troops into Ukraine a year ago, the director of the Kyiv National Art Gallery had only one […]

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Morning Digest | 12 die in Bihar as speeding truck ploughs into crowd; Ecuador beats Qatar in FIFA World Cup opener, and more

Ecuador’s Enner Valencia celebrates with teammates after scoring his second goal against Qatar in the FIFA World Cup 2022 opener at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar, on November 20, 2022 | Photo Credit: Reuters FIFA World Cup 2022 | Ecuador coast past hapless hosts Qatar in opener Ecuador eased past World Cup debutants Qatar […]

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At G-20 meet, FIFA boss urges ceasefire in Ukraine during World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends a working lunch at the G20 Summit on November 15, 2022 in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. | Photo Credit: via Reuters The chief of football’s world governing body FIFA issued a plea on Tuesday for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine for the duration of the World Cup, calling for […]

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Russia ready to welcome Indian medical students who left Ukraine: Official

Indian students who returned from Ukraine mid-degree can now complete their education in Russia instead, Russian Consul General Oleg Avdeev said today. Thousands of students who were pursuing medical courses in Ukraine had to defer their medical education and return to India when the Russia-Ukraine war started early this year. While some returned to Ukraine […]

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U.N. demands Russia reverse ‘illegal’ annexations in Ukraine

The vote in the 193-member U.N. General Assembly was 143-5 with 35 abstentions, the strongest support from the world body for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion and the annexation of the four regions The vote in the 193-member U.N. General Assembly was 143-5 with 35 abstentions, the strongest support from the world body for Ukraine against […]

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Russia’s Federation Council ratifies annexation of four Ukrainian regions

Reuters MOSCOW: October 04, 2022 14:06 IST Updated: October 04, 2022 14:50 IST Reuters MOSCOW: October 04, 2022 14:06 IST Updated: October 04, 2022 14:50 IST Russia’s Federation Council unanimously ratified legislation to annex the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine, following a similar vote in the State Duma, Russia’s lower house, yesterday […]

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Lewandowski to wear Shevchenko’s Ukraine armband at FIFA World Cup

Robert Lewandowski met former Ukraine captain and coach Andriy Shevchenko at Warsaw’s national stadium to collect the armband which he will wear at the Qatar World Cup to symbolically represent Ukraine Robert Lewandowski met former Ukraine captain and coach Andriy Shevchenko at Warsaw’s national stadium to collect the armband which he will wear at the […]

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Months after they fled war, Indian students start making the journey back to Ukraine

Seven months after the Russia-Ukraine war forced nearly 20,000 Indian students, most of them studying medicine in Ukraine, to return home to India, many are now making the journey back to their colleges in the war-torn European country. The students, mostly those in the fourth, fifth and sixth year of their courses in Ukrainian medical […]

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India calls for immediate cessation of hostilities, violence in Ukraine

India informs UNSC that it has has dispatched its 12th consignment of humanitarian aid to Ukraine India informs UNSC that it has has dispatched its 12th consignment of humanitarian aid to Ukraine Calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and violence in Ukraine, India reaffirmed that it advocates dialogue and diplomacy to end the Russia-Ukraine […]

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