Air India has cancelled its twice-a-week flight from Delhi to Moscow over fear of being unable to give insurance coverage due to the heightened threat perception amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Despite last-ball struggle, Imran Khan becomes first Pakistan PM to lose no-trust vote
Despite a day full of delays, filibustering and political controversy, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan became the nation’s first premier to be removed through a no-trust vote today.
US slaps sanctions on Putin’s daughters, Lavrov, lenders
The US has announced sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughters, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and major banks, among others.
India bans 22 YouTube channels, multiple social media accounts
The Indian government ban 22 YouTube news channels, including four from Pakistan, for allegedly spreading fake news.
Twitter blocks Russia President’s account among 300 government handles
Twitter has banned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s account, besides downgrading 299 official Russian government accounts as well, according to media reports.
Lok Sabha passes bill to legally allow police to obtain detainees’ samples
The Indian Lok Sabha this week passed a contentious bill providing for legal sanction to police to obtain physical and biological samples of convicts and detainees for investigation in criminal matters.
Nepal PM pays obeisance to Varanasi shrines during his India visit
Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was welcomed by UP CM Yogi Adityanath during his visit to Varanasi.
Russian soldiers accused of raping minors, branding bodies in Ukraine: Reports
Ukrainian minister Lesia Vasylenk yesterday claimed in a tweet that Russian soldiers had raped girls as young as 10 years old and branded women’s bodies.
Pakistan President dissolves Assembly as opposition parties protest; Imran Khan de-notified as PM
Imran Khan has been denotified as the prime minister of Pakistan. The denotification comes after the deputy speaker of the National Assembly (NA) Qasim Suri dismissed the no-confidence motion.
Russia strikes Ukraine’s Black Sea port with missile
Russia yesterday struck Ukraine’s Black sea port Odessa Odessa, as per interior ministry officials, despite Kyiv’s warning that Russia was trying to consolidate its troops in the south.
