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During Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many of the country's citizens have been left with potentially serious decisions to make. Some have taken up shelter in Ukraine and some have fled. Many others, including celebrities and lawmakers, have chosen to stay and fight for their country. Popular Ukrainian singer Andrey Khalivanyuk has decided to take up arms to defend his country instead of fleeing. He left his children in the care of his grandmother. He recently told the Euronews website. Now is not the time to play guitar. It's time to get rifles and protect our country. The 36-year-old Kyiv-born Stakhovsky lives in Hungary but has returned to Ukraine to join the military and is currently waiting for a chance to defend his country against Russian troops. Stakhovsky took to Ins...

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Ukraine’s Film Academy Calls For The Boycott

Our CorrespondentMarch 7, 20220

As Russia continues its massive invasion of Ukraine, much of the Western world is approving of the Vladimir Putin-led nation with varying degrees of seriousness. The Ukrainian Film Academy, the membership body that includes film professionals and cultural figures from across the country, has issued a petition calling for an international boycott of Russian cinema. The organization said that despite the sanctions imposed on Russia by governments around the world, the country remains active in the cultural field. In a statement released from Kyiv, the group also called on film festivals to stop accepting films made in Russia until the invasion ends. The Ukrainian Film Academy includes top actors and film industry figures from all over Ukraine. Specific asks the Council of E...

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Will France Work To Protect Ukraine’s Nuclear Sites?

Our CorrespondentMarch 5, 20220

President Emmanuel Macron's office says France will soon propose concrete measures to ensure the security of Ukraine's five major nuclear sites. The security measures will be designed based on International Atomic Energy Agency norms, a statement from the French presidency said on Saturday. Russian attack on a nuclear plant sparked a fire on Friday and briefly raised fears of devastation around the world. President Macron is deeply concerned about the risks to nuclear security, security, and the implementation of international security measures as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the statement said. Macron said Russia should immediately cease its illegal and dangerous military actions and allow Ukrainian authorities full control of all nuclear facilities ...

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Indian MBBS Students Stranded in Ukraine

Our CorrespondentMarch 1, 20220

Countless Indian students trapped in firing by Russia's attack on Ukraine. Amidst the growing military crisis, many people trapped in Ukraine went there to get a medical education. While India's efforts to evacuate its citizens from the war zone continue in full swing under the government mission 'Operation Ganga', an important observation that has emerged is that. According to the Ministry of Education and Science in Ukraine, Ukraine has more than 18,095 students from India stuck in Ukraine. Pawan, a medical student, has been in Ukraine since December 2020. Earlier speaking to TOI over the phone, and on a Facebook chat late on Thursday evening, Pawan shared the ground reality of the city and requested the authorities to expedite the rescue process somehow. According to him, a...

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Russia-Ukraine Crisis : The Death Toll of Civilians continues To Rise

Our CorrespondentFebruary 28, 20220

There are no formal diplomatic relations between Russia and Ukraine since 24 February 2022. The Russian Federation and Ukraine are currently at war. The Russo-Ukrainian War began in 2014 after the Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine on a broad front. Thousands of Ukrainians have fled the country since Russia's attack on Thursday. The United Nations has warned that violence could spark a wave of 5 million refugees fleeing to neighboring countries. Videos and photos on social media show an increase in pedestrian numbers near the southern and western borders, along lines of cars heading west and out of cities. 1.5 million Ukrainians were living in Poland even before the Russian invasion. People across the country...

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Journalist Demise Dealt A Blow To The UNI

Our CorrespondentFebruary 18, 20220

By K V Venugopal T Kumar, a Chennai-based photo-journalist and bureau chief of the United News of India (UNI), committed suicide in the office premises on the evening of Sunday, the February 13, as the agency had not paid his salary for a long time. This problem confronts a large number of staffers of the agency who regret their senior journalist, Vishwaa Viswanaath. The insiders in the organisation, who preferred to speak on a condition of anonymity, said that the 56-year-old journalist had taken the extreme step after the employees were not paid properly for 60 months in their Chennai office that was entrusted with the responsibility to Mann the Southern Zone as a connectivity centre to organise articles and features from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry, ap

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Why Do Hindu Holy Gods In UP Are Legally Worthless?

Our CorrespondentNovember 3, 20210

By Sanjeev Sirohi Why is it that Lord Ram, for whom more than 12 lakh diyas are being lighted as a mark of respect in Ayodhya, is legally worthless? As the Centre very strongly feels that not just Ayodhya but any other Hindu holy city in UP are all legally worthless in the sense that not a single High Court Bench can be created anywhere in the whole of UP? Why is that from 1948 till 2021 Centre very strongly feels that only 'Nawab City', in other words, “Lucknow” is alone best suited for a High Court Bench where High Court Bench was created on July 1, 1948, by the then PM late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru just about 200 km away from Allahabad where High Court itself is located and all other cities no matter how holy they may be are legally worthless just not fit to be given a High Court Ben...

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Aryan Khan Case: Bombay High Court Releases Order With Bail Conditions

Our CorrespondentNovember 1, 20210

By Sanjeev Sirohi It comes as no surprise to me that Aryan Khan finally gets bail from Bombay High Court in the case titled Aryan Shah Rukh Khan V/s The Union Of India & Anr in Criminal Bail Application No. 3624 of 2021 along with others. His case was an open and shut case. But this is not to deny the due credit which the legal team so richly deserves led by most brilliant, learned and dynamic lawyers led by former Attorney General of India – Mukul Rohatgi known world over for his legal prowess and so also another most distinguished lawyer – Satish Maneshinde who with the strength of their logical, learned and robust arguments were able to successfully establish that Aryan Khan was wrongly denied bail and he deserved the same. Aryan was thus granted bail after 25 days in custody. ...