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Despite repeated urgings, no safe corridor for students stranded in Ukrainian city of Sumy: India tells UNSC

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 India, which has managed to safely bring back over 20,000 of its nationals from Ukraine amid the ongoing war, has said that it is deeply concerned that despite its repeated urgings to both Russia and Ukraine, the safe corridor for Indian students stranded in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy did not materialise. India has been consistent in calling for an immediate end to all hostilities, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti told the UN Security Council meeting on Monday on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.…

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SC to hear on Mar 11 plea of Malayalam news channel against Centre’s bar on telecast

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The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on March 11 a plea of Malayalam news channel ‘MediaOne’ against the Kerala High Court order upholding the Centre’s decision to ban its telecast on security grounds. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna took note of the submissions of senior advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for the news channel, that the plea needed an urgent hearing. This is too serious. For 11 years, we have been functioning and we have 350 employees and millions of viewers.…

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Sensex, Nifty tumble nearly 3 pc amid weak global markets, elevated oil prices

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Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty tumbled nearly 3 per cent in opening trade on Monday tracking weak global markets and elevated oil prices amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Extending its downtrend for the fourth straight session on Monday, the 30-share BSE Sensex opened on a weak note and slumped 1,620.73 points or 2.98 per cent to 52,713.08. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty tanked 447.05 points or 2.75 per cent and slipped below the 16,000 level to 15,798.30. Sensex tanked 1,453.51 points to 52,880.30 in opening trade, while the Nifty plunged over…

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Zelenskyy launches daily calls to action with Global Citizen

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has an unusual new partner in his campaign to defend his country Global Citizen, the international nonprofit fighting extreme poverty. Zelenskyy and Global Citizen on Sunday released the first of what they hope will be daily calls to action for the nonprofit’s millions of members, as well as its governmental, corporate and philanthropic partners. The video messages will feature Zelenskyy speaking about Ukraine’s battle against Russia paired with steps supporters can take to help, provided by Global Citizen. The Ukrainian president’s first message sought the world’s…

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India logs 4,362 new COVID-19 cases, 66 fatalities

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 India has recorded its lowest daily COVID-19 cases since May 17, 2020, at 4,362, which took the total tally to 4,29,67,315, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll has climbed to 5,15,102 with 66 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The country on May 17, 2020, had recorded 4,987 new cases. The active COVID-19 cases in the country has dipped to 54,118 and comprised 0.13 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.68…

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Ranveer Singh-starrer Jayeshbhai Jordaar’ to release on May 13

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 Jayeshbhai Jordaar , fronted by Ranveer Singh, is slated to arrive in theatres on May 13. Directed by debutant filmmaker Divyang, the upcoming social comedy is backed by Yash Raj Films and Maneesh Sharma. In a social media post on Thursday, Singh unveiled the release date of the movie and introduced his titular character in a 49-second fun video. Naam hai JAYESHBHAI Aur kaam hai JORDAAR !!! Chegg out the date announcement video. Celebrate #JayeshbhaiJordaar with #YRF50 only at a big screen near you on 13th May (sic) he captioned…

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Sensex, Nifty surrender early gains as boiling oil plays spoilsport; IT stocks stand tall

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Equity indices relinquished early gains to close in the red for the second straight session on Thursday as surging oil prices amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine sapped risk appetite. Crude oil prices ratcheted up towards the USD 120 per barrel mark on fears of supply disruptions as western nations tightened sanctions on Russia, which accounts for around 10 per cent of global oil output. A weakening rupee and persistent foreign fund outflows also weighed on sentiment, traders said. The 30-share BSE Sensex started the trade on a…

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HC directs District Judge to file report on sentencing proceedings of lawyer

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The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the District Judge (Headquarters) to file a report in relation to the trial court proceedings on sentencing of a lawyer who was convicted for assaulting a retired district court judge when she was an advocate. The high court’s direction came after being informed by the retired judge that two sitting district judges were present on the dias when the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) was conducting the proceedings in the matter. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anoop Kumar Mendiratta wondered how two other…

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UN says at least 227 civilians dead in Ukraine

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The UN human rights office says 227 civilians have been killed and another 525 injured in its latest count of the toll in Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s military invasion that began a week ago. The office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says the tally eclipses the entire civilian casualty count from the war in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces in 2014 which left 136 dead and 577 injured. The rights office admits that the figures so far are a vast undercount. It…

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Jaishankar briefs consultative panel on Ukraine crisis; Opp says it stands united with govt

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The opposition stands united with the government, opposition leaders said on Thursday after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar briefed the consultative committee of his ministry on Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the evacuation of Indians from the war-hit nation. During the meeting, which was attended by nine MPs from six parties, including Congress senior leader Rahul Gandhi, the opposition members broadly supported the government’s stand of abstaining from voting in the UNSC on a resolution deploring Russia, sources said. “Just completed a MEA consultative committee meeting on developments in Ukraine.…

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