Month: April 2022

EXCLUSIVE Russian invasion damaged up to 30% of Ukraine’s infrastructure, says minister

KYIV, April 18 – Russia’s invasion has damaged or destroyed up to 30% of Ukraine’s infrastructure at a cost of $100 billion, a Ukrainian minister said on Monday, adding reconstruction could be achieved in two years using frozen Russian assets to help finance it. Ukraine has not previously […]

Musk targets Twitter board as company adopts ‘poison pill’

April 18 – Elon Musk took a swipe at the board of Twitter on Monday after the social media company adopted a “poison pill” to protect itself from the second-biggest shareholder’s $43 billion cash buyout offer. “Board salary will be $0 if my bid succeeds, so that’s ~$3M/year […]

Russia hits Lviv, prepares for assault in eastern Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — Russian forces launched missile attacks on the western city of Lviv and pounded a multitude of other targets across Ukraine on Monday in what appeared to be an intensified bid to grind down the country’s defenses ahead of an all-out assault on the east. At […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, APRIL 18: 186.54 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 11,542 Active cases stand at 0.03% Recovery Rate currently at 98.76% 1,985 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,25,10,773 2,183 new cases […]

On ‘Easter of war,’ pope implicitly criticises Russia over Ukraine

Summary Pope delivers ‘Urbi et Orbi’ (to the city and the world) message Public allowed into square for first time since 2019 after COVID Much of address dedicated to war in Ukraine VATICAN CITY, April 17 (Reuters) – Pope Francis, marking an “Easter of war” on Sunday urged […]

Russia demands Ukrainian surrender in Mariupol

Summary Companies Russia orders fighters in steelworks to lay down arms Ukraine president says killing soldiers would end peace efforts Putin focuses military push on taking southeastern Donbas region Capture of Mariupol would be Moscow’s biggest prize of war Long-distance strikes continue elsewhere around Ukraine KYIV, April 17 […]

US Army using lessons from Ukraine war to aid own training

FORT IRWIN, Calif. — In the dusty California desert, U.S. Army trainers are already using lessons learned from Russia’s war against Ukraine as they prepare soldiers for future fights against a major adversary such as Russia or China. The role-players in this month’s exercise at the National Training Center speak […]

Russia bears down on Mariupol, strikes other Ukraine cities

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces pummeled a hulking steel plant that held the last pocket of resistance Sunday in Mariupol, a southern Ukraine city that has suffered under siege for six weeks and whose capture would aid Moscow’s plans for a full-scale offensive in the country’s east. With […]

PM shares a magazine based on Mann ki Baat 

Next Mann ki Baat on 24th April  DELHI, APRIL 17: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared a magazine based on the last episode of Mann ki Baat. The Prime Minister also asked people to tune in for next episode on 24th April.  The Prime Minister tweeted […]

In response to New York Times article titled “India Is Stalling the WHO’s Efforts to Make Global Covid Death Toll Public” dated 16th April, 2022

DELHI, APRIL 16:India has been in regular and in-depth technical exchange with WHO on the issue. The analysis while uses mortality figures directly obtained from Tier –I set of countries, uses a mathematical modelling process for Tier II countries (which includes India). India’s basic objection has not been […]

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