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Families of Indian Embassy officials in Ukraine have been asked to move back to India: Sources

Today, we discussed solutions to the problems our country is facing, be it poverty or farmers' issues. We did not have much of a political discussion, because the issue is the development... we will again hold discussions later: NCP chief Sharad Pawar, post-meeting Telangana CM KCR

Our Hindutva doesn't teach wrong politics; some people only work for their agendas, even if the country goes to hell. We've to bring our country on the right path; who the PM will be can be discussed later. We'll meet many political leaders today onwards: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

Telangana CM meets Sharad Pawar in Mumbai

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao meets NCP chief Sharad Pawar at the latter's Silver Oaks residence in Mumbai, Maharashtra, post his meeting with Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray & other leaders at the CM's residence.

India-UAE FTA may benefit $26 billion worth of domestic goods subjected to 5% duty

The comprehensive free trade agreement between India and the UAE is likely to benefit about $26 billion worth of domestic products likegems and jewellery that are currently subjected to 5 per cent import duty by the Gulf nation, an official said.

Labour intensive industries such as textiles, leather, footwear, sports goods, plastics, furniture, agricultural and wood products, engineering, pharmaceuticals and medicaldevices, and automobiles would gain substantially from the pact.

The services sector segments which would get significant boost from the pact include computer-related services, audio-visual, education, health, tourism, travel, nursing, engineering, and accountancy, the official said.

UK warns Russia could start Europe's 'biggest war since 1945'

Russia is preparing to plunge Europe into its worst conflict since World War II, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, warning that any invasion of Ukraine would freeze Moscow out of global finance.

"The fact is that all the signs are that the plan has already in some senses begun," he said in a BBC interview broadcast Sunday from the Munich Security Conference, after two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in attacks around rebel-held enclaves.

Russian invasion plans would see its troops not just enter Ukraine from the rebel-held east, but from Belarus to the north and encircle the capital Kyiv, Johnson said, citing US intelligence relayed to Western leaders by President Joe Biden.

Indian boxers handed tricky draws at Strandja Memorial

Indian boxers were handed tricky draws at the Strandja Memorial tournament here even as Nikhat Zareen will begin her campaign in the quarterfinals.

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Passenger found alive after blaze on Greece-Italy ferry: Greek official

Fisherman allegedly hit by speeding Coast Guard vehicle

A 29-year-old fisherman was injured when a speeding vehicle of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) allegedly knocked him down near the renowned Sri Kothandaramaswamy temple here on Sunday.

The vehicle, which was coming from Dhanushkodi, south-east of Pamban island, hit fisherman A Vignesh who was standing near the temple, local fishers said, claiming that the ICG vehicle did not stop to help the injured man.

The injured fisherman is from Natarajapuram Fishers Colony in Rameshwaram. A group of fishermen, who noticed the incident, rushed Vignesh to the government hospital here for treatment. He is said to be stable, they said.

Tesla to accept Dogecoin as payment at Supercharging station

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company's supercharging station will accept cryptocurrency Dogecoin as payment.

Santa Monica Supercharger will officially accept Dogecoin as payment, making it the first Supercharger in Tesla's network to accept the crypto as a payment method.

"Of course, you can pay in Doge (sic)," said Musk in response to a tweet by Ryan Zohoury, the founder of Tesla Console who said that only ten minutes after the new Santa Monica Superchargers was opened they were already full.

Basavaraj Bommai performs rituals on the the bank of Tunga Bhadra river after laying the foundation stone for yoga mantap project in Harihar on Sunday

Senior TMC leader Sadhan Pande passes away, Mamata Banerjee offers condolences

Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, facing a sharp spike in violence in and around territory held by Russia-backed rebels and increasingly dire warnings that Russia plans to invade, on Saturday called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him and seek resolution to the crisis.

“I don't know what the president of the Russian Federation wants, so I am proposing a meeting,” Zelenskyy said at the Munich Security Conference, where he also met with US Vice President Kamala Harris. Zelenskyy said Russia could pick the location for the talks.

"Ukraine will continue to follow only the diplomatic path for the sake of a peaceful settlement.”

NCP's Jayant Patil calls on PM to evacuate Indian students in Ukraine

India clocks 19,968 new Covid cases, 673 deaths

India's Covid-19 cases continued to decline, with 19,968 fresh cases and 673 deaths logged on Sunday.

The nation recorded 48,847 recoveries over the past 24 hours, which took the active case count to 2,24,187.

Go, Gold, Goa: Researchers find traces of gold in iron ore deposits

In a discovery which has the potential to make Goa's beleaguered mining industry stand up and take notice, a study conducted by Goa University has revealed traces of gold in the iron ore harvested and exported for decades from the mining pits in the coastal state.

The study conducted by the Botany department of the University by its researcher Sujata Dabolkar and Dr Nandakumar Kamat, a faculty at the varsity, has revealed gold concentration ranges from 7.71-13 ppm indicating the auriferous (containing gold) nature of Goa's iron ore.

Global Covid caseload tops 422.8 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 422.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.88 million and vaccinations to over 10.34 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 422,838,196 and 5,880,263, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 10,341,207,797.

Sebi can find 'yogi' behind NSE scam in 10-15 days: Report

As the anticipation around the alleged fraud case at the NSE involving the influence of a ‘yogi’ living in the Himalayas has been growing, a cyber forensics expert has said the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has all the information of this mysterious ‘yogi’.

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Man City rocked by Spurs as Liverpool ignite title race

Harry Kane's dramatic double condemned Manchester City to a damaging 3-2 defeat against Tottenham as Mohamed Salah's 150th Liverpool goal inspired a 3-1 win over Norwich that ignited the Premier League title race on Saturday.

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