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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin today as Russia stepped up its attack on the eastern European nation. The two leaders reviewed the situation in Ukraine, especially in Kharkiv city where many Indian students are stuck, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement. During their […]

Planet Labs PBC has captured before and after images of the airport in Hostomel to show how the world’s biggest aircraft Antonov AN-225 was damaged. Satellite image captured by Planet Lab PBC also shows damage to the Desna River Bridge in Zolotynka, Ukraine. Picture on left was captured on 26 February, while picture on right […]

Developments in Ukraine, and the world’s responses, have given India an extraordinary opportunity to try and bring Russia closer to the West, by playing a proactive role in negotiating peace. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been called and acknowledged by top leaders on both sides, could even invite the two presidents for talks in […]

NEW DELHI: New satellite images released by Planet Labs and accessed exclusively by The New Indian now show Boryspil Airport, Kyiv’s international airport, looking unscathed from attack but its runways have been blocked by vehicles.   Courtesy – Planet Labs PBC Satellite Images released by Planet Labs also show a new deployment of more than […]

NEW DELHI: As Russia launched an attacked on Ukraine on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and appealed for an “immediate cessation of violence”. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said President Putin briefed PM Modi about the recent developments regarding Ukraine. PM reiterated his long-standing […]