27-02-2022 MORONI: Rescuers in Comoros on Saturday scrambled to find survivors and the wreckage of a plane carrying 14 people that crashed in the Indian Ocean archipelago on Saturday. Airline AB Aviation said its small Cessna plane disappeared from the radar about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) from its destination during …
Read More »India’s Russia stance perturbs US
27-02-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI: The United States has approached the Indian government overt its stance towards the Russian invasion of Ukraine and abstention in UNSC voting against Moscow. New Delhi has yet to clearly condemn Russia’s assault that has disturbed Washington. “We continue to engage with …
Read More »‘200 Ukrainians killed, 1000s hurt in Russian invasion’
26-02-2022 KYIV/ WARSAW/ MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON: Nearly 200 Ukrainians, including three children, have been killed as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Health Ministry was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying on Saturday. He said 1,115 people were wounded, including 33 children. …
Read More »NATO to deploy thousands of commandos near Ukraine
26-02-2022 BEUSSELS/ MOSCOW/ KYIV: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday that the alliance was deploying thousands of combat-ready troops to Ukraine’s neighbors, as well as continuing to send weapons to Ukraine including air defences after Russia’s attack.a Stoltenberg said NATO was deploying elements of its rapid response force, made …
Read More »Assam woman wins Indian citizenship case
26-02-2022 Bureau Report + BBC CACHAR/ NEW DELHI: A seven-year-long fight by a woman in India’s north-eastern state of Assam to regain her citizenship has left her with debt and fear, BBC reports. Sefali Rani Das, 42, was used to feeling scared when she saw the police. For years, they …
Read More »Biden unveils sanctions to turn Putin into ‘pariah’
25-02-2022 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced “severe” economic sanctions that will make President Vladimir Putin a “pariah” for invading Ukraine, but conceded a lack of Western unity for enacting an even tougher measure. In a speech from the White House, Biden said four major banks would be …
Read More »Loud blasts heard in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv
25-02-2022 KYIV/ MOSCOW: Loud blasts were heard in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Friday, a witness told Reuters, as missile strikes and air raid alerts were reported in a number of cities in Ukraine. An estimated 100,000 people fled as explosions and gunfire rocked major cities. Dozens have …
Read More »PMI website restores after 7-day long waiting period
25-02-2022 News Desk HYDERABAD DECCAN-TELANGANA/ NEW DELHI: Website (pressmediaofindia.com) of Press Media of India (PMI) remained hacked/ blocked since early morning of 18th February to midday of 25th February 2020 by some known and unknown individuals and groups just because of strict instructions of some identified leaders of different countries and …
Read More »Russian security is non-negotiable: Putin
23-02-2022 MOSCOW/ TEHRAN/ KYIV/ WASHINGTON: President Vladimir Putin has insisted that Russia’s interests and security are non-negotiable, amid reports of more Russian troops moving closer towards Ukraine’s borders. Putin gave a video address, hours after US President Joe Biden warned of “the beginning of a Russian invasion”. Russia was always …
Read More »Israel to pay price for brutalizing Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah
17-02-2022 JERUSALEM/ TEHRAN: A senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad warned that the movement will not stand idly by as the Israeli regime forces and Zionist settlers brutalize Palestinians in the occupied East al-Quds neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Khaled al-Batsh, a member of the Islamic Jihad’s Politburo, said in …
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