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Putin blames Ukraine forces for escalation in Donbas
Moscow, Feb 20 (UNI/Sputnik) Russian President Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron
that the recent escalation in eastern Ukraine was the result of the actions of Kiev's forces, the Kremlin said Sunday. "The…
India offers credit line, trade cooperation with Iran
Munich/New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stressed on India's readiness to open a credit line for economic and trade cooperation with Iran, during his talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir…
Afghan origin Hindus, Sikhs call on PM, thank him for support
New Delhi, Feb 19: A delegation of Afghan origin Hindus and Sikhs called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday to thank him and the government for its continued support to the people of Afghanistan and for the evacuation efforts…
Cricket returns to Dharamshala on Feb. 26
Dharamshala, Feb 19 (UNI) Cricket lovers will experience the thrill of international games at Dharamshala, with India and Sri Lanka scheduled to play two T20Is on February 26 and 27. Online sale of tickets for matches began through…
Putin launches exercises with ballistic missile tests
Moscow, Feb 19 (UNI/Sputnik) Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the start of the drills to test the strategic deterrence with launches of ballistic missiles, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik on Saturday. Peskov…
Google and Meta face huge losses, Irish data protection authority took hard decision
The Irish data protection authority is but to assessment the legality of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) used by using Meta, Google and different companies.
Meta’s choice to step out of Europe would possibly simply be opening of…
BCCI announces squad for Sri Lanka Tests
Mumbai, Feb 19: Rohit Sharma has formally been named as Team India's new Test skipper as BCCI introduced the squad for the upcoming Tests versus Sri Lanka.
Rohit Sharma will lead Team India in the upcoming Test collection in…
Russia-Ukraine updates: Pro-Russia forces in Eastern Ukraine on ‘full army mobilization’
Moscow: Denis Pushilin, the head of the pro-Russian separatist authorities in the Donetsk region, launched an assertion Saturday saying a full troop mobilization and urging reservists to exhibit up at navy enlistment offices. The cross…
NATO vowed earlier not to expand: Ex-CIA analyst
Washington, Feb 19 (UNI/Sputnik) Der Spiegel's report of a secret 1991 document in which Western diplomats committed to never expand NATO eastward is decisive proof that the United States must acknowledge at once, CIA analyst Ray…
Brazil rains and floods bring Death toll to 136
Brasilia, Feb 19 (Sputnik) The number of people, who have died in the Brazilian town of Petropolis north of Rio de Janeiro as a result of heavy rainfalls and subsequent landslides, has increased to 136, media reported. According to the G1…
Prince Harry calls UK unsafe for his children
Washington, Feb 18 (UNI) British Prince Harry on Friday told a court that he was unwilling to bring his two children to thee United Kingdom because he thought the place was not safe for his kids. The Duke of Sussex has launched a legal…
PM Modi meets prominent Sikh leaders
New Delhi, Feb 18: Ahead of crucial Punjab Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met prominent Sikh leaders from across the country at his official residence 7 Lok Kalyan Marg here. The delegation thanked the…
Blinken, Lavrov likely to meet next week
Washington, Feb 18 (UNI/Sputnik) US Secretary of State and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov may hold a meeting next week, US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said. Minutes earlier, a reporter of The Washington Post…
Top Afghan diplomat accuses US of breaking Doha promises
Kabul, Feb 15 (Sputnik) The acting Afghan foreign minister has accused the United States in an interview with Sputnik of not following through on the commitments it made during Doha talks. "No, the United States has not taken action in…
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett on first visit to Bahrain
Tel Aviv, Feb 15 (UNI/Sputnik) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in the capital of Bahrain, Manama,
on the first official visit by the head of the Israeli government, the Prime Minister's Office said. At the…
Several UN staff abducted in Yemen’s Abyan province
Sanaa, Feb 13 (Sputnik) More than six UN workers have been kidnapped in southern Yemen, the Yemen Press Agency (YPA) reports. The UN staff, which included five Yemeni nationals and one Bulgarian, were abducted on Friday in Abyan…
Poland helps US citizens leave Ukraine
Washington, Feb 13 (Sputnik) Poland has agreed to help US citizens leave Ukraine by simplifying the entry procedures, the US Embassy in Ukraine informs. "Poland has indicated to the U.S. government that U.S. citizens may now enter…
Moscow calls reports of alleged Russian ‘invasion’ of Ukraine
Moscow, Feb 12 (UNI/Sputnik) The aim of the Western hysteria over Russia's alleged invasion of Ukraine on February 16 is to create a provocation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday. "We should treat it…
PM Modi: India will be happy to join France in launching global initiative on single-use plastic
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is committed to eliminating single-use plastic and would be happy to join France in launching a global initiative on single use plastics. In his message to the…
Turkey kills 29 Kurdish militants
Ankara, Feb 11 (Xinhua) Turkish security forces have killed 29 members of Syria's Kurdish People's Protection Units in northern Syria, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on Friday. A total of 28 Kurdish militants who attempted to attack the…
