In Ukraine’s Pokrovsk, some quietly waiting for Russian troops

In Ukraine’s Pokrovsk, some quietly waiting for Russian troops

Walking through the deserted streets of Pokrovsk as Russian troops inch closer and closer every day, Galyna said she was not worried about the prospect of occupation. She was making her way home as artillery echoed in the distance, before the beginning of the 3 p.m. to 11 a.m. curfew that authorities in the eastern … Read more

Ukraine counts on new long-range weapon to bypass Western restrictions and hit deep into Russia

Ukraine counts on new long-range weapon to bypass Western restrictions and hit deep into Russia

Mr. Zelenskyy confirmed on Saturday (August 24, 2024) the existence of the Palianytsia, named after a type of Ukrainian bread. | Photo Credit: Reuters/Ukrainian Presidential Press Ser Ukraine says it has a new homegrown long-range weapon that will allow it to strike deep into Russia without asking permission from allies. With the characteristics of a … Read more

Data | Parsing the inflation story of the past year

Data | Parsing the inflation story of the past year

Inflation: Pulses put on display for sale at wholesale grocery market Khari Baoli, Delhi | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The latest annual report released by the RBI highlights the factors and disruptors that heightened inflation levels worldwide. It also identifies the specific commodities that affected inflation across different components, like food, fuel and core … Read more

War in Ukraine violation of fundamental principle of global order: Italian PM

War in Ukraine violation of fundamental principle of global order: Italian PM

Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni speaks during the joint press statement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi (unseen) at the Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on Thursday, March 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Global interconnection has enabled our economies to grow and flourish but it comes at a cost especially in times of turbulence … Read more

Explosion kills two in Poland near Ukraine border

Explosion kills two in Poland near Ukraine border

Russia pounded Ukraine’s energy facilities on November 15 with its biggest barrage of missiles yet, striking targets across the country and causing widespread blackouts. A senior U.S. intelligence official said missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, where two people were killed. A second person confirmed to AP that apparent Russian missiles struck a site in … Read more

International Space Station to crash over India? NASA responds to Russian space agency chief’s Twitter tirade

International Space Station to crash over India? NASA responds to Russian space agency chief’s Twitter tirade

NASA, however, shrugged off Rogozin’s comments that US sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine could “destroy” the two countries’ teamwork on the ISS. Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the chief of Moscow’s space programme has warned that sanctions imposed on the country could lead to the International Space Station (ISS) losing orbit and crashing. Roscosmos Director-General … Read more