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A Ukrainian soldier looks at a hole from a shell fired by pro-Russian separatists in the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine. (Photo: AP)

Quit Ukraine, India tells Indians

Amid the crisis, Air India is operating special flights between Kyiv and New Delhi on February 22, 24 and 26

21 Feb 2022 12:00 AM IST

Russian marines take their position during the Union Courage-2022 Russia-Belarus military drills at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in Belarus. (AP)

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar

The number of Russian ground units, the battalion tactical groups, in the border area had grown to as many as 125, up...

20 Feb 2022 12:16 PM IST

President Joe Biden speaks about Ukraine in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Joe Biden now â€˜convincedâ€™ Russia will launch invasion of Ukraine

Biden reiterated his threat of crushing economic and diplomatic sanctions against Russia if it does invade, and pressed...

19 Feb 2022 11:28 AM IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, arrives to attend a military drill outside the city of Rivne, northern Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (AP)

Russia adds troops near Ukraine despite drawdown claims: US

Western allies maintained that the threat of an attack was strong, with an estimated 150,000-plus Russian troops...

17 Feb 2022 11:34 AM IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. (AFP)

Russia says it pulls back more troops amid Ukraine standoff

Russia has massed about 150,000 troops east, north and south of Ukraine, sparking Western concerns it was planning an...

17 Feb 2022 1:58 AM IST

A medical worker (C) takes a nasal swab sample from a woman at a Covid-19 coronavirus testing centre in Seoul on February 16, 2022, after South Koreas daily infections rose sharply to hit new high of over 90,000. (Photo: AFP)

WHO: New COVID cases drop by 19 per cent globally, deaths stable

Over 16 million new COVID-19 infections and about 75,000 deaths were reported worldwide last week

17 Feb 2022 12:37 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Russian Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia says itâ€™s ready to keep talking about Ukraine crisis

The comments seemed designed to send a message to the world about Putinâ€™s own position and offered some hope that war...

15 Feb 2022 12:53 PM IST

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Australias Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne, Indias Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, and Foreign Minister of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashi participate in the Quad foreign ministers press conference in Melbourne, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. (AP)

Quad silent on Ukraine standoff but Blinken spits fire on Russia

As Blinken targets Russia, Jaishankar flags concerns over Myanmar

12 Feb 2022 8:53 AM IST

Ukraines Gen. Oleksandr Pavliuk, commander of the Joint Forces Operation, gestures during a visit to frontline positions outside Avdiivka, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP /Vadim Ghirda)

British envoy in Moscow to try to ease Ukraine crisis

Western nations say they will impose their toughest-ever sanctions on Russian businesses and individuals if Moscow...

10 Feb 2022 10:17 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media during a joint news conference with Hungarys Prime Minister Viktor Orban following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. (Yuri Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP)

Putin accuses US, allies of ignoring Russian security needs

Putin said the Western alliesâ€™ refusal to meet Russiaâ€™s demands violates their obligations on the integrity of...

2 Feb 2022 10:46 AM IST

Health workers conduct a Covid-19 coronavirus test on a commuter at a train station in Bekasi, east of Jakarta, on February 2, 2022, as an early government measure to detect the spread of the virus, considering that the Omicron variant has infected tens of thousands. (REZAS / AFP)

Omicron sub-variant, which could be more infectious, found in 57...

UN health agency said little was known yet about the differences between the sub-variants, and called for studies into...

2 Feb 2022 10:10 AM IST

While the players were unaware and continued the action on the field, the commentators could feel the tremors as the commentary box began shaking. (Twitter Photo)

Earthquake felt during U-19 World Cup match, live visuals shook

Play was not stopped as Bennett played a defensive shot to mid-off, and then hit the next ball to the boundary

30 Jan 2022 1:44 PM IST