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Poland lifts visa requirement for Indian students escaping Russian aggression in Ukraine: Burakowski

As India continues its evacuation operation named as "Operations Ganga", Poland extends a helpful hand by lifting visa requirements for Indian students crossing over to Poland from Ukraine amid ongoing conflict.

Feb 27, 2022

Nadda's Twitter account briefly hacked; restored now [details]

The Twitter account of BJP chief J.P. Nadda was hacked briefy on Sunday morning. The account, however, was restored later on.

Feb 27, 2022

Russia says armed forces hit 975 Ukrainian military infra objects; detained 471 servicemen [details]

Russia says a total of 471 Ukrainian service members have been detained and will be sent to their families after paperwork.

Feb 27, 2022

K'taka Congress kickstarts Mekedatu padayatra 2.0; Shivakumar calls it "historical walk" [details]

Karnataka Congress kickstarted the Mekedatu 'padayatra' (foot march) on Sunday with beating of drums and recital of 'Vande Mataram' in Ramnagar district of the state.

Feb 27, 2022

More flights under 'Operation Ganga' to evacuate stranded Indian nationals in Ukraine [details]

A total of three flights carrying stranded Indian nationals took off from Hungary's Budapest in the last 24 hours amid intensified Russia and Ukraine War.

Feb 27, 2022

'The Simpsons' raise the Ukrainian flag in new commissioned image; tweets photo [details]

Popular animated sitcom 'The Simpsons' has released a commissioned image of the animated cartoon family in support of Ukraine's fight against Russia.

Feb 27, 2022

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