According to a Ukrainian media report on Tuesday, India is among the countries from where volunteers have joined the Volunteer Military Force of Ukraine, the International Army, and are currently engaged in warfare. Media reports claimed that 21-year-old Sainikesh Ravichandran, a resident of Thudaliyur in Coimbatore, has joined a paramilitary unit of volunteers in Ukraine. Sainikesh went to Ukraine in 2018 to study at the National Aerospace University in Kharkiv. He was to complete the course by July 2022. During the ongoing war in Ukraine, his family had lost contact with Sainikesh. After taking the help of the embassy, they were able to get in touch with Sainikesh. Then He informed his family that he had joined Ukrainian paramilitary forces to fight against Russia. Wh...
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The common man may have to bear the brunt of the inflation regarding petrol and diesel. Due to the enmity between Russia and Ukraine, it is affecting the economic condition of India including the whole world. From edible oil to crude oil, smartphones and many electronic gadgets have become expensive. With continued demand for oils disrupted due to war, global crude oil prices are expected to remain in the range of $95 to $125 a barrel in the short term. Consequently, the domestic prices of petrol and diesel in India are expected to rise by Rs 15-22 per litre due to the global rise in crude oil prices due to the geopolitical crisis. However, a cut in excise duty may reduce the impact on petrol and diesel prices to some extent, but not completely. India currently imports 85% of its...
Read MoreUkraine-Russia War: Indian Embassy Urges Stranded Students To Stay Inside, Centre Presses For Ceasefire
The situation of Indian students stranded amid continuous fighting between the Russian and Ukrainian forces has raised concerns for the Centre. The ministry of external affairs has urged students to stay inside and take safety precautions. In a message issued on March 5, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine has assured students stranded in the northeastern city of Sumy that the authorities are looking for possible routes to evacuate them. "Discussed evacuation and identification of exit routes with all interlocutors including Red Cross. The control room will continue to be active until all our citizens are evacuated. Be safe, be strong," said the embassy. Around 800 students are stuck in Sumy and they have sent several SOS messages to get them evacuated as the city is being attacked....
Read MoreUkraine-Russia War: Middle-East Food Crisis Rises; Yemen, Egypt To Suffer Most
War in any part of the globe doesn't affect the people of two countries only, it affects the whole of humanity as it encircles the issue of survival. Food is the core element and a necessity for survival. Due to the Ukraine-Russia war, the people of the Middle East are facing major hikes in the prices of wheat. If reports are believed then it can lead to major hunger and food crises in countries like Yemen, Egypt and Lebanon. Ukraine-Russia: Key Suppliers Of Grains Both Ukraine and Russia account for 25% of the global wheat exports. Middle-Eastern countries are far more dependent on Ukraine and Russia. Egypt imports 90% of its wheat from Ukraine and Russia. It is the largest importer of wheat. Whereas, Yemen imports 27% of wheat grain from Ukraine and 8% from Russia. Already due ...
Read More“Ukraine Applies For EU Membership Under Special Circumstances”-Read On…
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, recently asked European Union (EU) to permit Ukraine to right away become a member, under a special procedure. Key Points Following the request, President of European Council Charles Michel noted that, the council will need to “seriously study Ukraine’s request for EU membership”. Ukraine has filed the membership application because it defends against Russian invasion. The European bloc has also decided to send USD 450 million in military aid to Ukraine, other than humanitarian support. Ceasefire Talks Officials from Russia and Ukraine met at the Belarusian border for ceasefire talks. While, Western countries are constantlycoming together to further weaken and isolate Russia economically and diplomatically as well. Military of Ukrain...
Read MoreUkrainian Authorities Treat Indian Students Worse, Students Express Their Pain After Returning To India
A flight arrived at Delhi's Indira Gandhi Airport at 11 pm on Tuesday night carrying about 249 students from Ukraine, which the Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw himself reached to pick up. Vaishnaw welcomed the students and encouraged them. At the same time, the Uttar Pradesh government installed vehicles at the airport to pick up the students of their state, so that the students do not face any kind of problems. On this occasion, students told about their heart-wrenching experiences throughout their journey to their home country. One of them, Shubhanshu, described the long journey along with other Indian students to reach the Romania border and the difficulties they faced when desperately trying to move from Ukraine to the neighbouring countries. In an interview wi...
Read MoreUkraine Crisis: ExxonMobil Announces To Stop Sakhalin-1 Project In Russia
Amid the Ukraine-Russia war, ExxonMobil becomes the latest oil company to announce its discontinuation in Russia. Before ExxonMobil, British Petroleum (BP) and Shell had declared to end their association with Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. In the official statement, ExxonMobil said, "ExxonMobil supports the people of Ukraine as they seek to defend their freedom and determine their own future." "In response to the recent events, we are beginning the process to discontinue operations and developing steps to exit the Sakhalin-1 venture," the statement added. ExxonMobil And Other Oil Companies In Russia ExxonMobil is working on three oil and gas fields near the eastern Russian island of Sakhalin in partnership with Rosneft, a state-controlled energy company. ExxonMobil...
Read MoreUkraine Crisis: Indian Student Dies In Russian Attack, MEA In Touch With Family
An Indian student has been reported dead in Ukraine's Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city, which is under heavy shelling by Russian forces. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) informed that government is in touch with the student's family. "With profound sorrow, we are confirming that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning. The Ministry is in touch with his family. We convey our deepest condolences to the family," said the MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in a tweet. Bagchi further said that foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is calling on the ambassadors of Russia and Ukraine to reiterate India's demand for an immediate safe passage for its citizens who are still in Kharkiv and other conflict zones. "Similar actions are also being take...
Read MoreCountless 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...
Read MoreRussia-Ukraine War: Automobiles To Become Expensive For India; Check Out Reasons
People in Ukraine are trying to save their lives in the shadow of fear. But do you know what effect this war will have on India in terms of the automobile industry? Experts believe that the biggest impact of this is going to be on the purchase of vehicles. It is being said that those who are making up their mind to buy a vehicle recently, may have to pay a higher price. It is being said that some parts of the vehicles are imported from Ukraine and Russia. Their delivery will stop for a few days. Therefore, there is a possibility of a jump in the prices of vehicles. Not only this, but the delivery of vehicles is also being claimed to be delayed. According to media reports, the prices of aluminium, which is the main material in vehicle manufacturing, have also reached a record h...
Read MoreAfter Russia's attack on Ukraine, thousands of students of Indian origin are stranded in cities in different states of the attacked country. About 80% of these students had gone there for medical studies. But the question arises that why such a large number of Indian students go to other countries including Ukraine for medical studies? During Russia's attack on Ukraine, out of 14 thousand students of Indian origin, about 70 students from Chhattisgarh are trapped in different cities of Ukraine. Most of these students had gone to Ukraine to study MBBS. In Chhattisgarh, there are only 9 medical colleges having only 725 MBBS seats in seven medical colleges of the state, many students feel disheartened. But parents of the middle class or lower-middle-class families get caught in th...
Read MoreRussia-Ukraine Crisis : The Death Toll of Civilians continues To Rise
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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