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 […]
NEW DELHI: Speaking to President Joe Biden of the US in a telephonic conversation yesterday, Volodymyr Zelensky, President of the besieged Ukraine, urged for financial as well as security assistance from the US. The American President underscored his serious concern about Russia’s military attack on Ukraine. The two leaders have conversed at least five times, […]
GANGTOK: Recounting difficulties they went through while leaving Ukraine, many students who returned to their home in Sikkim, said they had to face racism, cold weather and the fear of shelling and bomb attacks by Russia. Calling the journey back home tough, taxing and dehumanising, Sneha Tamang, a medical student, said, “The journey has been […]
Satellite imagery released by Planet Labs PBC via Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab showed plumes of smoke in Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv after Russia launched a rocket from Belgorod Oblast on February 27. Satellite images captured by the American public Earth imaging company displayed the indiscriminate Russian shelling on . The Atlantic Council’s […]
NEW DELHI: The 193-member United Nations General Assembly went to a poll on Wednesday, demanding Russia to immediately stop its military operation in Ukraine. India and 34 other states abstained from voting. Five states however voted in favour of Russia. The vote also saw a sharp division among the neighbours of India to vote. Bangladesh, […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI: India, in coordination with the neighbouring states of war-torn Ukraine, has arranged 46 flights to ensure safe and quick evacuation of stranded Indians from Western Ukraine & neighbouring states. All the flights are scheduled till March 8. From the centre it is known 29 flights are scheduled from Bucharest, 10 flights from Budapest, […]
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: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla today said no Indian is in Kyiv, the capital of besieged state Ukraine. So far the Indian government is concerned, all the Indian nationals have left Kyiv by now. But a huge crowd is said to be waiting in the western part of Ukraine. Indian authorities earlier […]