08:07 pm, 04-March-2022
Big problems will arise if war continues: Rajnath Singh
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has said that if the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, it will create big problems. Many countries import oil and gal from Russia. If the economy of a country like America is being affected by the sanctions, then the whole world will have to pay for it and India will also not remain untouched by it.
07:58 pm, 04-March-2022
Indian students arrive at Sushiva Airport in Romania
Indian students who came to Romania from Ukraine have reached Sushiva Airport. From here he will leave for India. An Indian student present here said that we are excited to go home.
07:51 pm, 04-March-2022
So far 331 civilians have died in Ukraine
The UN Human Rights Office has confirmed 331 civilian deaths since Russia’s attack on Ukraine on 24 February. It has said that 675 people have been injured so far. The number of civilian casualties reported a day earlier was 249. Of the total 331 people killed, 19 were children.
07:37 pm, 04-March-2022
UNSC emergency meeting at 10 pm
There will be an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in New York at 11.30 am (10 pm IST) regarding the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Giving this information, a UN diplomat said that this meeting has been called in view of Russia’s attack on Zaporizhia. Officials from the United Nations and International Atomic Energy (IAEA) will also address it.
07:26 pm, 04-March-2022
Russians to protest against occupation of nuclear power plant: Zelensky
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Russians to protest against Russian forces’ occupation of Europe’s largest Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
07:13 pm, 04-March-2022
More than 1.2 million people left Ukraine since the start of the war
According to UN figures, more than 1.2 million people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine (February 24). UNICEF, the United Nations agency for children, has said that half a million of these people are young people. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates that more than 4 million Ukrainian refugees will need protection and support.
07:00 pm, 04-March-2022
Russia captures TV tower in Melitolope
According to a report in the Kyiv Post, the Russian army has captured the television tower in Melitolop, Ukraine.
06:53 pm, 04-March-2022
Government of India will bear the cost of treatment of Harjot Singh
At the same time, regarding Harjot Singh, an Indian citizen who was injured in Kiev, Bagchi said that the Government of India will bear the medical expenses of Harjot Singh in Kyiv. We are trying to get information about his medical condition. We are trying to reach out to them but being in a disputed zone, it is getting difficult.
06:45 pm, 04-March-2022
India appeals to Russia-Ukraine for local ceasefire
Regarding the evacuation of Indian citizens trapped in Ukraine, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi has said that without a ceasefire it seems difficult. We request Russia and Ukraine to at least make a local ceasefire so that we can evacuate our people.
06:41 pm, 04-March-2022
Times to come may be worse: NATO Secretary General
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has warned that the future of the Russo-Ukraine war could worsen as Russia could bring in heavy weapons and continue strikes across Ukraine. He called the Russian attack the worst military aggression in Europe in decades. The times to come will be worse, the death toll will increase and there will be more destruction. Stoltenberg said that we are not part of this dispute and we have a responsibility not to allow it to escalate and not to leave Ukraine.
06:36 pm, 04-March-2022
Government of India is concerned about the situation in Sumi
Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi has said that our main focus is in eastern Ukraine. Particular attention is being paid here to Kharkiv and Pisochin. We have arranged some buses there. Five buses are operating and some buses will operate in the evening. There are 900-1000 Indians stranded in Pisochin and more than 700 in Sumi. We are concerned about Sumi. Bagchi said that we have requested the Ukrainian authorities to arrange special trains but so far no response has been received from them. Meanwhile, we are arranging buses.
06:29 pm, 04-March-2022
16 flights scheduled for next 24 hours
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has said that 16 flights have been scheduled for the next 24 hours for the safe return of Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine. These include the C-17 aircraft of the Indian Air Force. The ministry said that since we issued the advisory, more than 20 thousand Indians have left Ukraine. There are still more people but it is a matter of relief that such a large number of people have come out of Ukraine.
06:24 pm, 04-March-2022
Such is the situation of the evacuation of Indians from Hungary
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri is currently in Hungary as part of Operation Ganga to rescue Indian citizens trapped in Ukraine. At the Hungarian-Jahoni border here, Puri said 3000 people had been evacuated from Budapest as of Thursday. 1100 more people are expected to be dispatched today. We have asked for the operation of seven more flights, from which tomorrow (Saturday) 1400 people will be sent back to India.
06:18 pm, 04-March-2022
Hotline number released for Indians in Romania
The Indian Embassy in Romania has issued a hotline number for Indian nationals who have emigrated from Ukraine but are still in Romania. The number +40725964976 has been issued to contact these citizens.
06:13 pm, 04-March-2022
No radioactive material leaked from nuclear power plant
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi has confirmed that no radioactive material was leaked from Russia’s attack on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. Here a missile hit a building near the power plant.