Author: Akshara Dangayach

Two days before the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Akhilesh Yadav, the Samajwadi Party (SP) leader, accused the ruling BJP of “stealing” votes and alleged that his party’s workers intercepted a vehicle carrying EVMs in Varanasi. He alleged that vehicles transporting ballots were seized in at least three districts. In a statement, the state chief electoral officer (CEO) said the EVMs were being brought to Varanasi for polling officer training slated for Wednesday, and that the “EVMs used in polling are sealed and guarded and are being observed through 24×7 monitoring.” The SP chief accused the state administration of voter fraud…

On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden stated that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would never win the war in Ukraine. According to him, Putin may be able to conquer a city, but he would never be able to hold a country. “This much is already clear: Ukraine will never be a victory for Putin. Putin may be able to take a city — but he will never be able to hold the country,” tweeted US President.   In reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he placed a ban on US imports of Russian oil, gas, and electricity just hours ago.…

PM Modi blamed previous governments for a high number of Indian students moving abroad to seek medical school on Thursday, claiming that his administration is striving to increase the number of medical colleges in the nation so that students can enrol there. PM Modi empathized with students and their families who have expressed their anger, even at him, after experiencing challenges in Ukraine during an encounter with students who had returned from the war-torn country as part of the government’s “Operation Ganga” large-scale evacuation exercise. “I think it is natural for them to feel angry in this crisis,” he said,…

According to Ukrainian authorities, Russian forces seized Europe’s largest nuclear power facility after a building was set ablaze amid a severe battle with Ukrainian defenders. Before authorities declared the fire in a building designated as a training center had been doused, fears of a probable nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia plant had caused anxiety throughout the world. Meanwhile, fighting in southern Ukraine escalated, with Kherson becoming the first city to fall under Russian control, with bombardment continuing in Mariupol, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv. Heavy fighting continues on the outskirts of Mariupol, a strategic port city on the Azov Sea. The Russian…

Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant: On Wednesday, Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that Russia’s military troops had assumed control of the land surrounding Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the International Organizations in Vienna also stated in an official letter to the Director-General dated March 1 that staff at the plant continued to work “In the normal mode of operation, work on ensuring nuclear safety and monitoring radiation. The radiation levels have not changed.” Ukraine had previously informed the IAEA on March 1 that all of…

India will not denounce Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine because it requires Russian weapons for a stand-off with China, and authorities in New Delhi are sure that the US would not exert significant pressure, according to sources familiar with the situation. Since the Cold War, Moscow has been one of India’s largest weapons suppliers, providing more than half of its fighter jets and all of its tanks. Russia has backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s harsh Kashmir policies internationally panned. According to the persons who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak to the media, those issues…

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its seventh day yesterday, India ordered its citizens to flee Kharkiv immediately to three adjacent locations, “even on foot.” The Indian government disputed Wednesday that Indian students were being detained as “hostages” in Ukraine, saying it was in daily contact with Indian people in the war-torn country. “We have not received reports of any hostage situation regarding any student. We have requested the support of the Ukrainian authorities in arranging special trains for taking out students from Kharkiv and neighbouring areas to the western part of the country,” Arindam Bagchi, a spokesperson for the…

When it comes to international politics in India, the complicated relations between Turkey and Russia are hardly discussed. That is changing, mainly because of Turkey’s geographic location, due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the rapid developments in Europe.  The Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, which are under Turkish authority and serve as a vital link between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, are currently in the spotlight. Turkey has boundaries on both sides of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, giving it near-total control over international access to the Black Sea. Turkey has now proclaimed its intention to adopt the…

Indians Evacuated India would operate around 26 planes in the next three days as part of Operation Ganga, which was launched to help Indians evacuate nationals in Ukraine. Because Ukraine’s airspace is closed, Indians evacuated are flown out of Romania, Hungary, Poland, and the Slovak Republic. As part of Operation Ganga, the Indian Air Force has dispatched a C-17 to Romania. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told reporters yesterday that no Indians e remain in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. Russia has initiated an operation against civilian areas in several cities, and citizens of Kyiv have been ordered to abandon their houses.…

Indian Embassy shuts in Ukraine: At least ten persons have been killed in a massive strike by Russian forces on the local government buildings in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. Another apparent Russian airstrike on Kyiv’s central television tower in the city’s center killed five people and halted state television.  According to satellite pictures, residents in Kyiv are bracing for a Russian military column dozens of miles. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a phone call to US Vice President Joe Biden that it is critical to put an end to “aggressor” Russia “as soon as feasible.”   In a video message…