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Putin’s forces may only be able to keep up for another 14 days: UK defence sources
London : Russian forces may only be able to sustain full fighting capacity for another "10 to 14" days, senior UK defence sources indicated, after which President Vladimir Putin's men will struggle to hold the ground they have already…
Hijab as important as education: Petitioners
Bengaluru : Even as the special Bench of the Karnataka High Court dismissed petitions seeking permission to wear hijab in classrooms, the six petitioner college girls, who started the protest, claimed on Tuesday that to them hijab is as…
Russia bans Instagram, blocks access for 80 mn users
New Delhi : Russia on Monday blocked Instagram for nearly 80 million users in the country, after its parent company Meta allowed posts with calls for violence against Russian soldiers and President Vladimir Putin on Facebook and Instagram…
NATO entering conflict in Ukraine would mean WW-III: European Council head
Brussels : The EU "is not at war with Russia", European Council President Charles Michel told El Pais in an interview published on Monday.Western nations should not get involved in the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, he said, arguing that…
Hijab verdict: Prohibitory orders in Bengaluru till March 21
Bengaluru : Ahead of the Karnataka High Court verdict on the hijab matter on Tuesday, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant on Monday issued prohibitory orders, banning any gatherings, protests, as well as celebrations of any type in any…
2 killed as Russian shelling hits Kiev apartment building
Kiev : At least two people were killed on Monday after a nine-story apartment building in Kiev was struck by Russian shelling, Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES) said.The building has been partially destroyed between the ground floor…
Nearly half of Russia’s reserves frozen amid Ukraine war
Moscow : Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that nearly half of the country's roughly $640 billion of gold and foreign currency reserves have been frozen in the wake of Moscow's ongoing war on Ukraine.Speaking to the local media,…
US Embassy in Kiev asks Americans to leave Ukraine
Kiev : The US Embassy in Kiev on Monday asked American nationals in Ukraine to leave the war-torn nation as Russia continued its assault for the 19th day.Taking to Twitter, the Embassy said: "We urge US citizens to depart Ukraine now via…
Only 9 humanitarian corridors in Ukraine operated in last 24 hrs: Iryna Vereshchuk
Kiev : Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that of the 14 planned humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of stranded people, only nine were operational in the last 24 hours.According to Vereshchuk, on Sunday 600 people…
Mass evacuation planned for Monday in Ukraine’s Luhansk region
Kiev : Authorities in Ukraine's Luhansk have said that a mass evacuation of citizens from the separatist region has been planned for Monday as Moscow's war on Kiev has continued for 19 days now.In a Facebook post late Sunday night, Head of…