Author: Nehal Sharma

Gazprom Germania, a German energy corporation abandoned by the Russian energy giant Gazprom due to Russian sanctions, has been entrusted to a German regulator that will assure Germany’s energy security. Earlier on Friday, Gazprom, the Russian parent company of Gazprom Germania, chose to exit the German market. The move was made in response to the Russian firm’s fear of being isolated in a European country, particularly since the EU has placed severe sanctions on Russia.  Germany has the European Union’s biggest economy. Further, it gets a lot of its natural gas from Russia. As a result of Russia’s sanctions, Putin mandated…

Dead bodies lying in Bucha describe images of war crimes conducted by the Russian forces. Antony Blinken says the pictures are a “gut punch” to humanity.  The images of war crimes are devastating after the retreat of Russian forces from the outer areas of Kyiv. The city of Bucha is filled with dead bodies lying on the streets. Some other images show the intensity of torture practised on civilians.   In the wake of the 5-week occupation by Russian forces, hundreds of civilian bodies became the victims of war crimes. Many of them were lying with their hands tied with a…

Russian energy giant, Gazprom leaves German business following Putin’s demand for all foreign buyers to pay in Rubles against Russian gas supplies. The Russian energy giant, Gazprom, has decided to leave the German business market in the wake of the crisis between the two countries. Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin mandated all foreign buyers to pay in Rubles for Russian gas. The deteriorating economy of Russia relies heavily on its domestic currency, the Ruble. Another thing is that the huge sanctions the West has put on the Russian economy is making things very difficult for them. The European Union stands…

Punjab’s Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, warns that centre to honour the principles of federalism and must not disrupt the balance of administration in Chandigarh.  Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Chief Minister of Punjab, moved a resolution in the Punjab assembly asking the centre to transfer Punjab to the state. Moreover, the centre must not disrupt the serenity of the Punja b administration. Mann says that the government is trying to disrupt the balance of the administration in Punjab.  The Punjab Vidhan Sabha convened a special session. This came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Chandigarh employees must obey…

On an official visit to India, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in Delhi yesterday. Today he will meet his counterpart, S Jaishankar. Amidst the Russia-Ukraine War, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is on his visit to India. It is the first time Lavrov has come to visit New Delhi since Russia’s invasion. Sergey Lavrov, along with the Russian Foreign Ministry delegation, reached the New Delhi airport yesterday. His arrival was confirmed through Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi’s, tweet. Maria Zakharova, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, has confirmed that Lavrov will meet with the Indian Foreign Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, today.…

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin stated that it is mandatory for all the foreign buyers of Russian gas to pay in rubles. Russian President Vladimir Putin has mandated that all foreign buyers of Russian gas pay in rubles beginning Friday. President Putin has warned the importers of Russian gas to settle all their amounts in rubles, or else get their supplies cut off.   The European Union has rejected this demand by Putin. Whereas, Germany has termed the condition “blackmail”. The European Union is a huge importer of Russian gas supplies, in which Germany alone relies heavily on Russia’s…

  Muttahida Quami Movement Pakistan has decided to leave Prime Minister Imran Khan’s PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf) ruling government coalition. On Monday, the opposition in Pakistan proposed a no-confidence motion against Imran Khan, in which polling will commence on Friday. Since then, the opposition has been compelling the PM to voluntarily resign from his post. The day before, Pakistan’s government’s ally, MQM-P, decided to join the opposition against Imran Khan. The Muttahida Quami Movement in Pakistan is a major political force in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The decision followed lengthy negotiations between the MQM leaders and the opposition. MQM-P decides…

Negotiation talks between Russia and Ukraine commenced in Istanbul, Turkey where Russia promised to limit the military deployment in Kyiv and other cities. On Tuesday, the Russian and Ukrainian diplomats met in Turkey, Istanbul to discuss the peace negotiations. After a month of intense war, on the invitation of Turkish President Erdogan, both the delegations decided to talk over the situation.  Russia planned to take control over the capital, Kyiv since the war began on Feb 24. Yet, after 35 days Ukraine was successful to not let Russia capture Kyiv. Although, when Russia failed to capture Kyiv, it started its…

Pakistan’s Punjab Chief Minister, Usman Buzdar hands over his resignation to Imran Khan ahead of the No-Confidence Motion, to be faced by the PTI on Friday . Usman Buzdar, the Chief Minister of the Punjab province of Pakistan has resigned from his post following the proposal of No-Confidence motion in Pakistan’s National Assembly. The opposition is set to conduct the no trust motion on Friday against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government.  Prime Minister Imran Khan has named Chaudhary Pervez Elahi of PML-Q for the same post. The Information and Broadcasting Minister of State, Farrukh Habib, confirmed the news through his…

Pakistan’s Punjab Chief Minister, Usman Buzdar hands over his resignation to Imran Khan ahead of the No-Confidence Motion, to be faced by the PTI on Friday  Usman Buzdar, the Chief Minister of the Punjab province of Pakistan has resigned from his post following the proposal of No-Confidence motion in Pakistan’s National Assembly. The opposition is set to conduct the no trust motion on Friday against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government.  Prime Minister Imran Khan has named Chaudhary Pervez Elahi of PML-Q for the same post. The Information and Broadcasting Minister of State, Farrukh Habib, confirmed the news through his twitter…