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COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, FEBRUARY 27: 177.44 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 1,11,472 Active cases stand at 0.26% Recovery Rate currently at 98.54% 20,439 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,22,90,921 10,273 new cases […]

Ukraine and Russia agree to talks without preconditions, Zelenskiy says

LVIV, Ukraine, Feb 27 – Ukrainian and Russian officials will meet for talks at a venue on the Belarusian border with Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office said on Sunday. The talks, the first since Russia unleashed a full scale invasion of Ukraine last week, would be held without […]

Analysis: SWIFT block deals crippling blow to Russia; leaves room to tighten

LONDON/NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) – A decision by Western allies on Saturday to block “selected” Russian banks from the SWIFT payments system will inflict a crippling economic blow, but also cause much pain to their own companies and banks. And the allies still have room to do […]

US sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of rich

WASHINGTON — The term Russian oligarch conjures images of posh London mansions, gold-plated Bentleys and sleek superyachts in the Mediterranean, their decks draped with partiers dripping in jewels. But the raft of sanctions on oligarchs announced by President Joe Biden this week in response to the invasion of […]

Sanctions vs. neutrality: Swiss fine-tune response to Russia

GENEVA — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put Switzerland’s much-vaunted neutrality to the test — and along with it, the country’s traditional role as international intermediary and reputation as a safe haven for the assets of Russia’s richest and most powerful. The Swiss executive branch stopped short of […]

Live updates: EU ministers to discuss helping Ukraine troops

The latest on the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers are holding emergency talks later Sunday to discuss ways to help Ukraine’s armed forces fight back against the Russian invasion. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will chair the videoconference, starting at 1700 GMT. Borrell […]

Zelenskyy’s unlikely journey, from comedy to wartime leader

WARSAW, Poland — When Volodymyr Zelenskyy was growing up in southeastern Ukraine, his Jewish family spoke Russian and his father once forbade the younger Zelenskyy from going abroad to study in Israel. Instead, Zelenskyy studied law at home. Upon graduation, he found a new home in movie acting […]

Analysis: Putin’s end-game? Split Ukraine and install ‘tame’ leadership, analysts say

Summary Control of all of Ukraine probably not part of plan Russian tactics suggest ‘flanking movement’ Western Ukraine could be under Belarus-like regime Splitting Ukraine would reduce costs of occupation BRUSSELS/MOSCOW, Feb 25 – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine looks designed to take Kyiv and create a land corridor […]

Drive launched for doorstep distribution of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana Policies

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 26: As part of Nationwide launch of drive for distribution of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) Policies to the farmers, a programme was organised today at Kisan Kendra, Talab Tillo, under the chairmanship of Director Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare, Jammu, K. K. Sharma who […]

Smartphone in hand, Ukraine’s president takes centre stage in a capital under attack

LVIV, Ukraine, Feb 26 – The morning after Russian missiles rained down on Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed the nation in his favourite style: the selfie video. Unshaven, wearing a khaki jacket and flashing a smile, he told the nation that contrary to reports of him trying […]

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