India and China abstained from voting on a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Ukraine. Russia, a permanent member of the Security Council and also its president for this month, is vetoed the resolution. The resolution resolution voted as: 1 (Y)-3 (A)-1 (N).
Air India starts evacuation flights to countries bordering Ukraine
Air India will start evacuation flights to countries bordering Ukraine from Saturday even as the government has requested other airlines to join the “operation” to bring back Indians trying to flee the war-torn country.
India evacuates 470 students from Ukraine
India has carried out a round of evacuation of its nationals stranded in Ukraine. The first batch of Indian students left Chernivtsi in a bus for the Ukraine-Romania border.
Russia willing to hold talks with Ukraine, Putin tells Xi
Russian President Vladimir Putin told China’s President Xi Jinping in a phone call on Friday that Moscow was willing to hold high-level negotiations with Ukraine, the Chinese government said.
Budget has blueprint for developing vibrant domestic defence ecosystem: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stressed the importance of customisation and uniqueness of defence systems for having a surprise element over the adversaries. “Uniqueness and surprise elements could only happen when the defence equipment is developed in our country. This year’s Budget has a blueprint for developing a vibrant ecosystem, from research, design and development to manufacturing, within the country,” he stated.
IMA seeks PM’s help to bring back Indian medical students from Ukraine
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his urgent intervention to help stranded Indian students pursuing their medical studies in Ukraine.
Russian ambassador-designate’s arrival may help closer consultation
Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the evolving situation in Ukraine, Moscow sent its ambassador-designate to New Delhi. Denis Alipov, a leading India-specialist, belongs to a family of diplomats.
Russia loses Champions League final to Paris; Sochi Formula One axed
Russia was stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA on Friday with St. Petersburg replaced by Paris, and Formula One dropped this season’s Russian Grand Prix at Sochi, as the invasion of Ukraine drew punitive measures in the sporting world.
Clarify on the legality of bitcoin, Supreme Court tells Government
The Supreme Court on Friday orally asked the government to clarify on the legality of digital currency, bitcoin. A Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud was hearing a case related to the Gain bitcoin scam.
In a first, Union Law Secretary elevated as judge of Delhi HC
In a first, Union Law Secretary Anoop Kumar Mendiratta on Friday was elevated as a judge of the Delhi High Court. The formal official notification of the latest appointments in the Delhi High Court was tweeted by the Department of Justice in which Mr. Mendiratta was among four judicial officers who were elevated as judges.
SAD leader Bikram Majithia’s bail dismissed in drugs case
A trial court on Friday dismissed the bail plea of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Minister Bikram Singh Majithia in a case related to illicit drugs smuggling and allegedly harbouring offenders involved in the drugs trade.
Rahul will be in Chennai to launch DMK chief’s book
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be in Chennai on February 28 to launch a book authored by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief, M.K. Stalin, on the latter’s political journey, a source said on Friday.
SC allows petitioner to move HC regarding Tripura violence
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed a petitioner seeking an independent and impartial probe by a special investigation team into the alleged incidents of violence which took place in Tripura last year to move the State High Court.
