February 2022 - World News

Monday, February 28, 2022

Russia and Ukraine on Monday clashed in the UN General Assembly, which convened a rare emergency special session on the escalating crisis, with Kyiv calling on the UN body to demand that Moscow stop its offensive against it and Moscow asserting that it did not begin the hostilities but is seeking to end the war. The 193-member UN General Assembly convened the rare and unprecedented emergency special session on Russia’s military operation in eastern Ukraine after the 15-nation Security Council voted on a resolution to refer the crisis to the most representative body of the world organisation.

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine is becoming increasingly merciless, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday, as strikes were reported on residential areas.

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The annual exams are on in Karnataka schools and while in the districts, many students in hijab have been unable to take them, schools in Bengaluru have steered clear of controversy and focused on...

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The EU on Monday poured cold water on a plea from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for "immediate" membership to the bloc for his country as Kyiv battled a Russian invasion.

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Russia has been expelled from the 2022 World Cup and its teams suspended from all international football competitions "until further notice" after its invasion of Ukraine, FIFA announced in a joint...

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Sunday, February 27, 2022

Russia's army admitted Sunday that there were "killed and injured" soldiers among its troops in Ukraine on the fourth day of its invasion, without saying how many had died there.

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The largest aircraft in the world was destroyed today by Russian troops battling on an airfield near Kyiv, said Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, as Moscow continued its assault on...

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The largest aircraft in the world was destroyed today by Russian troops battling on an airfield near Kyiv, said Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, as Moscow continued its assault on...

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Belarus held a referendum on Sunday to adopt a new constitution that would ditch its non-nuclear status at a time when the country has become a launchpad for Russian troops invading Ukraine and...

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A mother and daughter, separated by a war and thousands of kilometres, console and comfort each other. Shreya Sunil Kumar, an Indian student in Kyiv, says she can hear bombings and gunfire from the...

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Saturday, February 26, 2022

Like most international students stranded in Ukraine as Russian forces close in around the country, the 2000-odd students from Kerala are facing a twin crisis -- the dangers posed by raining missiles as well as the increasingly real prospect of running out of food, supplies or medicines.

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Russian shelling killed 19 civilians and injured 73 more on Saturday in Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported citing regional administration.

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The Russian advance into Ukraine has temporarily slowed, probably because of logistical problems and strong resistance, Britain's defence ministry said on Saturday.

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A video has emerged of a langar on a train in war-hit Ukraine as Indian students, others are trying to get out of the capital city amid full-scale Russian assault.

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Afghanistan's main universities reopened Saturday six months after the Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women went back to now-segregated classes.

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance is deploying its rapid response force for the first time ever to bolster its eastern flank in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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A video has emerged of a langar on a train in war-hit Ukraine as Indian students, others are trying to get out of the capital city amid full-scale Russian assault.

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Friday, February 25, 2022

The head of Germany's foreign intelligence service was in Ukraine when Russia invaded and had to be taken home overland in a gruelling two-day journey by special forces when the country's airspace was...

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Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital Friday, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government quarter, in an invasion of a democratic country that has fueled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to make Russia stop.

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The first batch of evacuees from Ukraine on Friday reached Romania via Suceava border crossing, said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. He said that the Indian government's team at Suceava will now facilitate travel to Bucharest for their onward journey to India.

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The head of Germany's foreign intelligence service was in Ukraine when Russia invaded and had to be taken home overland in a gruelling two-day journey by special forces when the country's airspace was...

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Russia's media regulator said Friday it was limiting access to Facebook, accusing the US tech giant of censorship and of violating the rights of Russian citizens.

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

A senior U.S. official said the U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on Friday on a resolution condemning Russia in the strongest terms possible for attacking Ukraine and demanding the immediate withdrawal of all Russian forces, knowing that the legally binding measure will be vetoed by Russia.

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Ukraine's armed forces find themselves vastly outnumbered and outmatched in firepower by their Russian opponents, despite growing military assistance for Kyiv's troops by the West.

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Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, unleashing air strikes and ordering ground troops across the border in fighting that Ukrainian authorities said left dozens of people dead.

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Suspected leakage of cooking gas from several residential sectors of Noida Thursday evening triggered panic in parts of the city adjoining the national capital.

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The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by Russian forces, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Thursday.

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Ukraine's armed forces find themselves vastly outnumbered and outmatched in firepower by their Russian opponents, despite growing military assistance for Kyiv's troops by the West.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Hundreds of truckers and their supporters gathered in southern California on Wednesday ahead of a planned convoy across the United States to protest against pandemic restrictions.

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Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday imposed a national state of emergency aimed at helping forge a response to the threat of a Russian invasion.

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Sara Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar were among Bollywood stars in the crosshairs of a jailed con artist as recently as last year and the grifter met various female models and actors...

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Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia on Wednesday kicked up a controversy by comparing the state budget with the face of a dark-complexioned bride after getting a good makeover.

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An idol of Lord Hanuman that was stolen a decade ago from Tamil Nadu and smuggled abroad would be repatriated to India soon, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Wednesday.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday expressed bewilderment over speculations about his possible candidature for presidential elections, due later this year, asserting that the matter has...

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Some superheroes don't wear capes, they are called dad, said Nilofer Malik, daughter of Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday.

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The simmering tension over the controversial military law AFSPA did not feature in Union Home Minister Amit Shah's campaign on Wednesday for elections starting next week in Manipur, as he promised to...

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

A special Air India flight from Ukraine carrying nearly 240 passengers has landed in Delhi tonight, news agency PTI reported. The Boeing 787 aircraft left Ukraine's capital Kyiv at 6 pm and reached...

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Foreign ministers of EU countries on Tuesday unanimously agreed new sanctions against Russia over its recognition of breakaway regions in Ukraine's east and deployment of troops there, French Foreign...

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Former US president Donald Trump boasted of his close relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, arguing that the Ukraine crisis would not have happened under his administration.

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The BA.2 variant of the Omicron coronavirus strain is not more severe than the original, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

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Foreign ministers of EU countries on Tuesday unanimously agreed new sanctions against Russia over its recognition of breakaway regions in Ukraine's east and deployment of troops there, French Foreign...

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Monday, February 21, 2022

Two Ukrainian soldiers and a civilian died in the shelling of frontline villages Monday, as fears rose of a Russian invasion of its Western-backed neighbour.

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hit back at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi today over his endorsement of aide-turned-critic Kumar Vishwas's comments, saying PM Modi should appoint him as a...

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Amid Russian invasion fears, a Ukrainian civilian was killed on Monday in a shelling attack on a government-held village, news agency AFP reported. This death is the first official civilian casualty of the year in Ukraine's eight-year separatist conflict. Over 14,000 people died during the movement earlier. 

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Seated at a large white table in an echoing Kremlin hall, Vladimir Putin summoned his top security officials one by one on Monday to give him

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will recognise the independence of eastern Ukraine's separatist republics, the Kremlin said in a statement Monday, adding that he had informed the French and German...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he would decide by the end of the day whether to recognise two rebel regions of Ukraine as independent, a move that could set off a potentially...

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Regular international flights are likely to resume from March 15 and will follow the standard operating procedures effective at Indian airports for foreign arrivals and departure, government sources...

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Sunday, February 20, 2022

Ukraine and Russia called for intensified diplomatic efforts Sunday to avert all-out war, each blaming the other for a sharp escalation in shelling on the front line separating Kyiv's forces from...

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Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Sunday said the party's chief in Punjab Navjot Singh Sidhu has not been among people in the last five years and his use of sharp language against leaders has upset...

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A caricature tweeted by the Gujarat unit of the BJP hailing the special court's verdict sentencing 38 convicts to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case has been removed by Twitter after a...

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Indian seamers fired in unison after Suryakumar Yadav's belligerent fifty as the hosts coasted to a series-sweeping 17-run win over the West Indies in the third and final T20I in Kolkata on Sunday.

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Saturday, February 19, 2022

At least 12 truck drivers remained missing from an Italian-flagged ferry ablaze for a second day off Corfu Saturday, as criticism mounted over conditions onboard.

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Veteran wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who has been dropped from the Indian Test team, on Saturday revealed that the team management headed by head coach Rahul Dravid had told him to think about...

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The Indian high commission in Ottawa has issued an advisory for Indian students who have been affected by the notice of closure of three institutions run by Rising Phoenix International Inc in wake of the ongoing protests in Canada.

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The pilots of two Air India flights demonstrated expertise and skill by safely landing their Boeing Dreamliner aircraft into London's Heathrow on Friday afternoon, even as storm Eunice left hundreds...

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A Chinese navy vessel directed a laser at an Australian military aircraft in flight over Australia's northern approaches, illuminating the plane and potentially endangering lives, Australia's defence...

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A Chinese navy vessel directed a laser at an Australian military aircraft in flight over Australia's northern approaches, illuminating the plane and potentially endangering lives, Australia's defence...

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Friday, February 18, 2022

In an effort to bring down traffic, the Chandigarh Administration on Friday announced changes in office timings in the Union Territory.

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Police began arresting protesters and towing away trucks Friday in a bid to break the three-week, traffic-snarling siege of Canada's capital by hundreds of truckers angry over the country's COVID-19 restrictions. Working slowly and methodically, police led protesters away in handcuffs through Ottawa's newly snow-covered streets, with at least one of those under arrest carrying a sign that read, “Mandate Freedom.”

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Eastern Ukraine's separatist pro-Moscow republics said they will begin evacuating civilians to Russia Friday as fears of a large-scale conflict grow.

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Brigitte Macron, France's first lady, has filed a lawsuit against two women who claimed she was transgender, sparking a wave of online rumour-mongering weeks ahead of her husband's expected...

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Malaysian prosecutors may reconsider a murder charge made against a teenage girl accused of killing her newborn son, pending the outcome of a probe into allegations the baby was conceived of rape, the...

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As Storm Eunice battered Britain with record-breaking wind speeds and astonishing waves on Friday, hundreds of thousands of viewers tuned in to a nail-biting live video of planes making bumpy,...

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

Thousands of farmers in the Kashmir Valley are facing a new and unusual enemy to their livelihood - porcupines - large, thorny rodents that are attacking almond and apple trees.

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned Thursday that Russia could be looking to create a pretext for invasion after "troubling" reports of shelling on Ukraine's frontline with Moscow-backed...

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Manipur Elections 2022: The BJP today indicated that they have decided on the Chief Minister candidate in Manipur for the upcoming state assembly elections.

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At the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, Russia clarified its stand on the ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine. It held the West responsible and said that it wants a 'war' with Russia. "The only goal of the West is to organise a war. If this is not the case, then the puppet govt of Ukraine would have been compelled to implement the Minsk agreement a long time ago. Since this is not taking place, we can state that the West wants a war with Russia", it said.

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A YouTuber has claimed to have become the world's richest person, surpassing the wealth of tech billionaire Elon Musk

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

A draft bill that would ban the wearing of the hijab in sporting competitions will pass on to France's National Assembly after the Senate on Wednesday declined to vote on the legislation.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday there was "currently little evidence of Russia disengaging" from its military buildup near Ukraine, in a phone call with United Nations...

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The European Union (EU) has kept India in the loop about its assessment of the situation in Ukraine and the possible consequences that the grouping has planned for Russia if it invades the eastern European country.

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The man caught trying to drive into National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval's home in Delhi on Wednesday has provided a bizarre explanation for his act, prompting the Delhi Police to investigate...

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Ravi Bishnoi got his maiden T20I wicket in the 11th over of the innings as he had Roston Chase (4) adjudged leg-before wicket. In the very same over, Bishnoi dismissed Rovman Powell (2) and the...

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Pakistani authorities arrested a senior journalist and government critic under unspecified charges on Wednesday, a week after he made controversial remarks on the prime minister in a television talk show.

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The number of wives in the list of a 66-year-old man of Odisha, who married middle-aged, educated and well-to-do women of various states, increased to 17 with three more cases coming to the fore, a...

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

France's President Emmanuel Macron and his US counterpart Joe Biden agreed Tuesday on the need to verify Russian claims it was beginning to withdraw troops from the Ukrainian border, the French...

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The owner of a retail chain in Kerala has recently gifted his trusted staff a brand-new Benz GLA Class 220D, an SUV worth about Rs 45 lakh.

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Russia has deployed MiG-31K fighter jets with hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and long-range Tupolev Tu-22M strategic bombers to its air base in Syria for naval exercises, Interfax news agency reported on...

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Russia's lower house of parliament voted on Tuesday to ask President Vladimir Putin to recognise two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent, the house speaker said.

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Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, considered the richest person in the world, has donated 5.04 million shares of his company to unspecified charities, according to a securities filing.

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Oxford University scientists said on Tuesday they would evaluate the effects of new coronavirus variants on pregnant women and newborns, as well as COVID-19 vaccination effects on complications during...

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A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his co-worker in an inebriated state in the western suburb of Andheri in Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.

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Monday, February 14, 2022

The brother of a Pakistani social media star who was murdered in one of the country's most notorious "honour killings" was acquitted on Monday after serving less than six years in prison, lawyers...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared an interesting anecdote today, the 70th birth anniversary of former minister and BJP stalwart Sushma Swaraj. The former foreign minister died on August 6, 2019,...

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India on Monday paid homage to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel killed in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, perpetrated by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Delivering India's national statement at the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, Rajesh Parihar, First Secretary, India's Permanent Mission to UN said: "At the outset, I would like to recall that three years ago exactly today 40 brave Indian security personnel were martyred in a dastardly terrorist attack in Pulwama, India, carried out by Jaish E Mohammad. I pay my homage to their sacrifice."

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The efficacy of third doses of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines wanes substantially by the fourth month after administration, a new study by the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

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The Supreme Court on Monday came across a Bollywood movie 'Munna Bhai MBBS' moment while dealing with a case of cancellation of permission for admission of additional students in a medical college.

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Sunday, February 13, 2022

Fearing an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, many countries are urging their citizens there to leave and are cutting back their diplomatic staff.

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Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday invited US President Joe Biden to visit Kyiv to show Washington's support in the face of a feared Russian invasion.

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India is embarking on the blockbuster listing of the country's largest insurer as part of a wider privatisation drive to bolster public coffers drained by the coronavirus pandemic and fund new...

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Realty firm Chintels India had on Friday said the company is cooperating with the local authorities on the "unfortunate" incident and would conduct a structural audit of the entire project.

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A girl wearing Hijab will become the Prime Minister of the country one day, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said amid the controversy over Muslim women's headscarves.

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Saturday, February 12, 2022

Efforts to defuse the crisis in Ukraine via a frenzy of telephone diplomacy failed to ease tensions Saturday, with the White House insisting that Russia faces "swift and severe costs" if its troops...

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The Kremlin on Saturday denounced US "peak hysteria" surrounding the Ukraine conflict but said Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Joe Biden had agreed to continue dialogue.

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The noxious controversy over hijabs in Karnataka's schools and colleges is "unnecessary and not in the interest of peace and harmony", the Ramakrishna Ashram in the state's Karwar has said, defending...

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With the risk of war looming larger, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden held a high-stakes telephone call Saturday as a tense world watched and worried that an invasion of Ukraine could begin within days.

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Welcome to the NDTV Dialogues, a conversation of ideas. Why are the beliefs and ideologies of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, BR Ambedkar, Sardar Patel, V Savarkar so relevant to the clash of the...

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A woman with a physical disability has claimed that a popular restaurant in Gurgaon refused her entry as it would "disturb other customers"

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Friday, February 11, 2022

Twitter Inc's website and app were down for thousands of users on Friday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

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Channelling the Aam Aadmi Party's efforts at winning over women voters, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal campaigned for the party's Punjab Chief Ministerial nominee Bhagwant...

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Terming the Quad alliance between the US, India, Australia and Japan as a "tool" to contain China's rise and to maintain American hegemony, Beijing said on Friday that the grouping is a 'deliberate move' to stoke confrontation and it is doomed to fail. China, which has territorial disputes with many countries in the strategic Indo-Pacific region, has been opposing the Quad alliance since its formation.

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A US government body that monitors and reports on religious freedom abroad has criticised Karnataka amid the row over Muslim students' demand for wearing hijab on campus.

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Lashing out at the BJP for blaming the Samajwadi Party for lawlessness under previous governments in Uttar Pradesh, former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said the BJP was trying to hoodwink...

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A junior engineer was arrested in Jamshedpur after he was caught moving around in a car in the early hours of Friday with a body stuffed in a cricket kit bag and kept in the boot, police said.

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Speaking about Kohli's form, Gavaskar highlighted the fact that the former India captain had scored two half-centuries in the ODI series in South Africa recently and all this chatter around his form...

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

French police warned Thursday they would prevent so-called "Freedom Convoys" from blockading Paris, as protesters against Covid rules began to drive towards the capital.

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One person was killed and several people were feared trapped after the roof of a residential high-rise in Gurgaon's Sector 109 collapsed on Thursday night.

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Rs 1.77 crore belonging to journalist Rana Ayyub, a vocal critic of the ruling BJP, have been locked up by the Enforcement Directorate or ED, which has accused her of money laundering and swindling...

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Documents ripped up, stuffed down the toilet or carted off to Florida -- the list of former US leader Donald Trump's alleged flouting of laws on preserving presidential papers grew longer and more...

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Australia is set to host India, Japan and the United States for the fourth Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Melbourne on Friday and the top diplomats are seeking to bolster cooperation in economy,...

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Amid the ongoing Hijab row, Karnataka BJP MLA MP Renukacharya on Wednesday claimed that rape cases are increasing as some dresses worn by women 'excite' men, as he tried to make his case for girl...

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"The Enigma", the world's largest known cut diamond at 555 carats, went under the hammer in London on Wednesday for 3.16 million pounds ($4.3 million, 3.8 million euros) having recently gone on...

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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday spoke to the hijab-clad student who was heckled by boys wearing saffron scarves in a viral video from Karnataka...

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"The Enigma", the world's largest known cut diamond at 555 carats, went under the hammer in London on Wednesday for 3.16 million pounds ($4.3 million, 3.8 million euros) having recently gone on...

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Scientists in Britain announced Wednesday they had smashed a previous record for generating fusion energy, hailing it as a "milestone" on the path towards cheap, clean power and a cooler planet.

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A question asked in Tamil triggered heated exchanges in Lok Sabha on Wednesday between the Opposition and Treasury benches that spilled over to the issue of ministers giving replies in Hindi.

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Researchers in Nepal on Tuesday warned that the highest glacier on the top of Mount Everest could disappear by the middle of this century as the 2,000-year-old ice cap on the world's tallest mountain...

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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has weighed in on the controversy over Muslim students alleging that they were not allowed to enter campuses and classrooms wearing the hijab in Karnataka.

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Mr Raut claimed that 28 people have so far been picked up and "wrongfully confined" by the probe agencies and have been threatened with dire consequences if they don't give statements against him.

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The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it had recovered more than 94,000 bitcoin stolen in 2016, currently valued at $3.6 billion, a record seizure.

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The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it had recovered more than 94,000 bitcoin stolen in 2016, currently valued at $3.6 billion, a record seizure.

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Monday, February 7, 2022

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chain KFC on Monday apologised following an outrage on social media over a post from its Pakistan-based franchise supporting separatists in Kashmir.

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Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife), Amit Sahai, said the mother is being taken care of with a nutritious diet. "Around 6-7 kg of meat is being provided to the mother along with other...

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An avalanche in a remote mountainous corner of northeast Afghanistan killed at least 12 people, a provincial spokesperson said Monday. Another nine were injured.

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Facebook's parent firm Meta said Monday it has no plans to pull its services from Europe, after raising the possibility amid an ongoing row over transferring European data to the United States.

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Mountain glaciers shrinking due to climate change are less voluminous than previously understood, putting millions who depend on them for water supply at risk, researchers reported Monday.

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Facebook's parent firm Meta said Monday it has no plans to pull its services from Europe, after raising the possibility amid an ongoing row over transferring European data to the United States.

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Sunday, February 6, 2022

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said she never accused anyone of sexual assault, according to an interview published Monday, again walking back an allegation that sparked worldwide concern about her...

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Cuba on Monday marks 60 years under a US economic blockade that has deeply affected the communist nation's fortunes and shows no signs of being lifted.

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Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said that the Centre has elaborate infrastructure development plans for West Bengal including a second airport for Kolkata, but the Mamata...

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his "garmi nikal denge (will take off the heat)" remark.

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Hyundai Motor India on Sunday said it stands strong on its ethos of respecting nationalism following a backlash in social media after a dealer of Hyundai in Pakistan posted a message supporting...

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Saturday, February 5, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II made a rare public appearance on Saturday, chatting and cutting cake at a party, a day before she enters her 70th year as monarch.

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UK's Indian-origin Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said that the raging controversy over Downing Street parties has damaged public trust in the government.

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During his visit to International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked through the campus on Saturday and tasted some gram (chana)...

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said Pakistan is a "priority" in China's neighbourhood diplomacy as he met his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan who ensured him his government will do its utmost to...

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Claiming that the BJP was heading to a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the electoral contest now will be "90 percent versus 10...

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India's Kaushal Tambe had a heart-in-the-mouth moment in the ICC U19 World Cup final against England on Saturday when he almost dropped a simple catch before recovering to take a one-handed stunner.

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Friday, February 4, 2022

Seventeen retired IPS officers on Friday appealed to fellow serving officers to come forward to serve under the Union government and said police officers should embrace the opportunities offered by...

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Five people died and another was injured Friday when an avalanche struck Austria's Tyrol province, the rescue services said.

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Ananya Pandey, Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Dhairya Karwa and Shakun Batra talk about making Gehraiyaan with NDTV's Rohit Khilnani. (Video credit: Amazon Prime Video)

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China mixed politics and sport with a boldness unseen since the Cold War on Friday, with President Xi Jinping announcing a new alliance with Russia's Vladimir Putin just hours before presiding over a...

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Hundreds of Andhra Pradesh government employees sat idle in offices while others walked backwards outside the state secretariat in Amaravati on Friday to protest salary revisions that they are not...

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

Shares of Facebook parent Meta Platforms plunged 27% in an epic rout that, in its sheer scale, is unlike anything Wall Street or Silicon Valley has ever seen.

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The head of Islamic State group, whom the US declared dead in a special-forces raid Thursday, was nicknamed the "Destroyer" and presided over massacres of Yazidis before assuming the leadership.

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Manik Das of Borkhal village near Jagi Raod had a small business at the Jagi road dry-fish market in Morigaon district. His family claims "frustration and mental torture" had forced him to suicide.

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Russia has been moving thousands of its troops, armour, and artillery to the borders of Ukraine, amid fears that it may be readying for an invasion.

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A Chinese soldier involved in the Galwan Valley clash in Eastern Ladakh took part in the traditional torch relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday, a move that many would consider a...

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CNN president Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned on Wednesday for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a colleague at the US cable television network.

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CNN president Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned on Wednesday for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a colleague at the US cable television network.

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The Dutch port city of Rotterdam said Wednesday it would temporarily dismantle an historic bridge to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to pass.

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will probably hold onto his job for now despite a scathing report about government coronavirus lockdown parties, but his long-term future is out of his hands as...

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The high-profile Lucknow Cantonment seat, where both Ms Yadav and Mr Joshi were hoping to be nominated, has been given to state minister Brijesh Pathak.

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The Delhi High Court Tuesday termed as "absurd" a Delhi government order making it compulsory to wear a mask while driving alone in the context of COVID-19 and asked why the decision was still...

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Telangana Chief Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrashekar Rao has announced his intention to play a "national role". Mr Rao today said he is "not fighting to be Prime Minister but...

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