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NEW DELHI: India and China agreed to maintain security and stability on the ground along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector during their 15th round of military talks, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said. The Corps Commander-level meeting was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high level meeting of the Cabinet Committe on Security (CCS) on Sunday to review India’s security preparedness, and the prevailing global scenario in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Prime Minister Modi instructed the attending members that all possible efforts should be taken to bring back the […]

New Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for rescuing nine stranded Bangladeshi students from Sumy, the north-eastern city of besieged Ukraine and other areas. At least two more Bangladeshi nationals are still stuck in Mariupol, shared Ambassador Sultana Laila Hossain, Bangladesh’s envoy to Poland and Ukraine […]

NEW DELHI: 160 Indian evacuees from Ukraine arrived in New Delhi early this morning via Budapest in Hungary. The Air Asia flight reached New Delhi early in the morning. So far, 15,920 Indians are said to have been domiciled on 76 flights, specially arranged under Operation Ganga. Speaking to The New Indian, the Ministry of […]

NEW DELHI: President Zelensky of Ukraine briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi in detail about the conflict situation over a phone call today. According to the Government of India (GOI) sources the Prime Minister expressed deep concern over the ongoing conflict and resultant humanitarian crisis. PM Modi urged him for immediate cessation of violence, stating that […]

LUCKNOW: The last and seventh phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections witnessed a voter turnout of 54.18 percent till 5 pm, the data provided by the Election Commission of India (ECI) shows. The highest voting of 59.54 percent was recorded in Chandauli district, whereas Varanasi was at the bottom of the list with 52.31 percent […]

NEW DELHI: As Russia is thickening the columns of troops in besieged Ukraine, a slew of anxieties are emerging for India and other states across the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday held a telephonic conversation with three concerned world leaders from Europe. Andrzej Duda, President of Poland; Emmanuel Macron, President of France and Charles […]

NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old Indian student lost his life in shelling in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed today. The student, Naveen Shekharappa belonged to Chalageri (Haveri) in Karnataka. He had reportedly stepped out to buy foods when he got caught in the shelling. In a tweet MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted, “with […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his gratitude to Eduard Heger, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic yesterday over a telephonic conversation for facilitating the safe evacuation of the stranded Indian citizens from Ukraine. Bordered by Ukraine to the east, the Central European state Slovak Republic has accepted India’s appeal for permitting special evacuation flights from […]

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 […]