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India abstains on UNHRC vote condemning Russia

Geneva/New Delhi: India on Friday abstained on a UN Human Rights Council vote to urgently set up an independent international commission of inquiry into Russia's invasion of Ukraine and alleged human rights violations taking place there.India, along with...

Govt to bear full cost of treatment of injured student Harjot Singh: MEA

New Delhi: The government confirmed on Friday that an Indian student is injured and recuperating in a hospital in Kyiv, and said that it will bear the full cost of his treatment.Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam...

Bhagalpur explosion leaves 14 dead in Bihar, PM shocked

Patna: In a tragic incident, 14 people were killed and several others sustained injuries in a powerful explosion in a three storey building at Kajwalichak under Tatarpur police station area in Bhagalpur district of Bihar on Thursday night while...

Centre approves modernisation plan for CAPFs

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday approved a modernisation plan for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to bolster their ability to face challenges at the borders along Pakistan and China.With a total financial outlay of Rs.1,523 crore, the...

Indian student reportedly shot and wounded in Ukraine, hospitalised

Kyiv/New Delhi: An Indian student was reportedly shot and wounded while going towards Lviv on Ukraine's western border, and is now hospitalized.The Indian government is yet to confirm the news. According to reports on social media, the Indian...

Massive costs at home compel Indian students do MBBS abroad

By Ashish SrivastavaNew Delhi: The war in Ukraine has brought to limelight a fact that has largely remained unnoticed so far in the context of India – a large number of Indians studying medicine in the Central Asian...

IAF brings back 798 Indians

New Delhi: With the fourth C-17 Globemaster aircraft landing at Hindan near here on Thursday with 180 Indians from Ukraine, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has so far flown home 798 passengers from Hungary, Poland and Romania. Most Indians...

Maha Governor leaves House without finishing address

Mumbai: Legislators of Maharashtra's ruling coalition on Thursday shouted slogans and protested against Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari over his remarks about Chhatrapati Shivaji, forcing him to leave the Assembly without completing his address to the joint session.Unprecedented chaos...

No report of students taken hostage in Ukraine: MEA

New Delhi: External Affairs Ministry on Thursday said they have no reports of Indians being held hostage in Ukraine after allegations by Russia that a group was being forced to stay in Kharkiv."Our Embassy in Ukraine is in...

India asks students to leave Kharkiv immediately, even on foot, ‘based on Russian inputs’

New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday asked Indians sheltered in underground bunkers and subways in Kharkiv to leave the war-hit city by 6 pm local time and move to three safe zones, in an urgent advisory...

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Meghalaya hosts exhibition on new criminal laws

Shillong: The Home (Police) Department, Government of Meghalaya, on Thursday organised a Nyaya Sanhita Exhibition on the new criminal laws...