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After FB, Russia blocks Twitter amid Ukrainian invasion; Russians use VPN [details]

After Facebook, Russia has now blocked Twitter to stifle the flow of information as its invasion of Ukraine escalates.

Feb 27, 2022

Musk hears Ukraine's plea; activates Starlink satellites to give country data backup [details]

Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has activated Starlink, his commercial internet network, in Ukraine, with "more terminals en route".

Feb 27, 2022

Power outage in south Mumbai hits local train services; officials rush to repair [details]

A major power outage occurred in large parts of South Mumbai, hitting the suburban local train services, officials said here on Sunday.

Feb 27, 2022

Air India flight carrying 240 students from Ukraine lands in Delhi; India lauds efforts [details]

Another special Air India flight, which flew from Hungary with 240 students, who were stranded in Ukraine, has reached the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.

Feb 27, 2022

Ukraine wipes out barbaric Chechen forces sent to assassinate president Zelensky

Ukraine landed a significant blow on Russia after it allegedly killed a large group of bloodthirsty Chechen special forces dispatched to assassinate the country's president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Feb 27, 2022

Germany joins other European countries; closes airspace to Russia [details]

Germany has announced that it would close its airspace to Russian aircraft amid Moscow's military action in Ukraine, thus joining a growing list of European countries that have already imposed restrictions on Russian airlines. Moscow has vowed a reciprocal response.

Feb 27, 2022

Ukraine wants Elon Musk's help against Russia; asks for Starlink stations [details]

With Russia's offensive in Ukraine ongoing and fighting reaching the outskirts of Kiev, Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called on the tech industry to get involved in the conflict.

Feb 27, 2022

Forget Omicron, Covid fourth wave to hit India soon: IIT experts

The IIT Kanpur team had accurately predicted the second and third wave of the Covid pandemic in India

Feb 27, 2022

E-office made mandatory in K'taka varsities from Mar 1; boosts transparency [details]

C.N. Ashwathnarayan, Karnataka Higher Education Minister, has written a letter to the State Additional Chief Secretary, G. Kumar Naik directing the officials of the department to send back the files which arrive in physical format after the proposed March 1 deadline.

Feb 27, 2022

Pandemic warning: Bill Gates says another pathogen could hit humanity soon

Bill Gates noted that the the future pandemic could be from a different pathogen, and not from coronavirus

Feb 27, 2022

Ukraine military says Russia faces heavy losses; 14 planes, 8 helicopters, 102 tanks lost

The Kremlin also lost over 3,500 soldiers, Ukraine's Armed Forces said on Saturday. Nearly 200 service members have been kept hostage, Kyiv Independent reported.

Feb 27, 2022

Manipur bomb blast: Two killed, five injured; perps at large [details]

Senior police officers along with reinforcement team have rushed to the area and a search is on to nab the unknown perpetrators.

Feb 27, 2022

Ukraine dismisses speculation of preparing to drop 'dirty bomb' on Russia [details]

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has hit back at allegations that his government intends to detonate a dirty bomb on Russian territory.

Feb 27, 2022

Who is Sadia Tariq; Kashmir's Golden Girl wins gold for India [details]

Prime Minister congratulates Sadia. A two-time national champion Sadia's next target is Youth Asian Games.

Feb 27, 2022

Indian team offers innovative solution to replace sand with plastic waste in building materials

A team of researchers has developed and patented a unique method of replacing up to 70 per cent sand in concrete with shredded plastic in building material.

Feb 26, 2022