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Over 9,000 Russian personnel killed since Ukraine invasion began; ministry reveals stats [details]

The Ukrainian Defence Ministry on Friday said that at least 9,166 Russian personnel have been killed since Moscow began its military assault on Kiev nine days ago.

Mar 4, 2022

Operation Ganga: IndiGo to operate half of all evacuation flights; bring back 9,200 stranded Indians

IndiGo is making a significant contribution to the government's Operation Ganga to evacuate stranded Indians from Ukraine.

Mar 4, 2022

Peshawar mosque blast: 30 dead, 50 injured during Friday prayers [details]

Rescue teams, police and security forces have reached the site and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital.

Mar 4, 2022

Karnataka Budget 2022: Rs 1,000cr for Mekedatu; infra development, education get focus [highlights]

The Chief Minister has earmarked Rs 1,000 crore for the competition of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir and Bengaluru Drinking Water Project among various development projects across the state.

Mar 4, 2022

Musk warns Ukrainians: Use Starlink carefully as Russia can target and hit it any time

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday warned Ukrainians to use the Starlink satellite system with caution as his commercial Internet network can be targeted by Russians and hamper the entire system at work.

Mar 4, 2022

KBC Rival? Netflix to launch first interactive daily quiz show Trivia Quest but no cash prize

Streaming giant Netflix is reportedly launching its first interactive daily quiz show -- Trivia Quest -- on April 1.

Mar 4, 2022

Twitter expands its fact-checking feature Birdwatch in US

Micro-blogging site Twitter has reportedly announced an expansion to its Birdwatch scheme, which sees volunteer fact-checkers vet potentially-misleading tweets.

Mar 4, 2022

KTR slams Modi Govt over "PR exercise" when war grips world

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao has slammed the Narendra Modi government for what he called its "PR exercise" during evacuation of Indians from war-torn Ukraine.

Mar 4, 2022

Another Indian student shot at in Ukraine, confirms Minister

Another Indian student has reportedly been shot at and rushed to a hospital in Ukraine's capital Kyiv and details are awaited

Mar 4, 2022

Nuclear fears grip world, UN atomic agency's Alert Centre put in quick 24/7 response mode

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has decided to launch a 24-hour Centre for Incidents and Emergencies in the wake of the now-extinguished fire at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused by Russian shelling.

Mar 4, 2022

Sasikala's re-entry in AIADMK; OPS, EPS to meet soon to sort out issue [details]

AIADMK Chief Coordinator O. Panneerselvam and Coordinator Edappadi K. Palaniswami will be meeting soon to sort out issue of the re-entry of former interim general secretary of the party V.K.Sasiakala into the party.

Mar 4, 2022

K'taka CM to present his maiden Budget today; what to expect [details]

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will present his maiden Budget on Friday in the state legislature. The Budget is most likely to be populist and tax free to set the tone right for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.

Mar 4, 2022

Telangana Chief Minister KCR to hand over cheques to families of two jawans in Ranchi

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will visit Ranchi on Friday to fulfill his promise to extend support to the families of Army personnel killed in Galwan Valley clashes on the border with China.

Mar 4, 2022

Fire at Ukrainian nuclear power plant halts fighting briefly

Fire at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which erupted after Russian troops shelled the complex, has been extinguished and the fighting in the area also stopped.

Mar 4, 2022

Paving way for yoga in Saudi schools; introductory lecture to be held in all educational institutes [details]

The Saudi Yoga Committee in organising a lecture on yoga across in all schools across Saudi Arabia in collaboration with Saudi Schools Sports Federation.

Mar 4, 2022