India moves on ignoring the barbarians | OPINION
Today after 75 years, the Indian economy is surging and its foreign policies are moulded keeping in mind the country’s own interest rather than that of some super power. The year 2022 has been a momentous one for India for a few reasons. First, it has lost its nightingale Lata Mangeshkar, the most recorded singer in […]Read More
Ukraine invasion, global wheat supply and India’s opportunity
Increasing wheat exports will not only reduce its food subsidy bill, but also compensate for the higher costs of imports of crude oil Some terrible things are happening globally, but there are some exciting occurrences at home. Let me first start with the global situation. The news from the Russia-Ukraine war continues to be very disturbing. […]Read More
Many Indian students take train out of Ukraine’s Kharkiv, made to give up seats for locals
Thousands of them stay put in bunkers Fourth-year medical student Naveen Shekarappa, who was killed during shelling today, was a batch-mate of Jalandhar-based Jasmine Pruthi (22), who was on her way to the Kharkiv railway station in a last-ditch effort to escape the war-ravaged city when the incident occurred. For the past several days, parents of […]Read More
Caught in Russia-Ukraine crossfire, Punjab exporters peg losses at Rs 1,000 crore
The exporters’ community of Punjab finds itself caught in the Russia-Ukraine crossfire. Amid uncertainty, the community apprehends deferral of payments for exports as various consignments to these two countries are either on hold or stuck at ports. Payments stuck State manufacturers export plastic, rubber, garments, hosiery, fertilisers, agriculture implements, scaffolding and hand tools to Russia […]Read More
More Indian students plan to exit northeastern Ukrainian city Kharkiv
Hours before Naveen Shekharappa from Karnataka’s Haveri was killed in Kharkiv, most of the Ukrainian citizens had moved out of the city to safer places, claimed Charu Ojha, a stranded student from Sriganganagar. “Indian students are living under compulsion,” Charu said. “There was heavy firing on Monday night 6 km away. Around 2,400 students are staying in […]Read More
It’s do-or-die for Indian students stuck in Ukraine now
The Indian students stuck in Ukraine are battling hard to reach back home safely. It’s been five days since the Russian troops invaded Kyiv and Kharkiv, students stuck there have been hiding in hostel bunkers or at Metro stations. No safe routes We’ve been asked to reach the western border, which is impossible as the […]Read More
Religious body vows help on Modi’s call
The Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan (BAPS), a religious organisation, has expressed keenness to make arrangements for food and accommodation for Indians arriving at the Ukraine-Poland border. PM Narendra Modi had sought help from the BAPS for stranded students. The BAPS has mobilised volunteers in European countries to provide food, shelter and other relief material to […]Read More
Punjab natives stuck in Ukraine say sounds of blasts, low-flying planes kept them up in bunkers
Cooped up in an underground metro station with hundreds of others, Punjab natives stuck in Ukraine say they didn’t have time to pack food, clothes or blankets as they rushed to safety amid continued attacks by Russia over Ukraine. Twenty-three-year-old Khushwinder Kaur had a nerve-wracking night. Cooped up in an underground metro station with hundreds […]Read More
Punjab government sets up helpline for students stuck in Ukraine
As per the Punjab government’s official statement, the affected persons or their relatives can call on Helpline 1100 and others from outside India on +91-172-4111905 for relevant information, it said. Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday wrote to External affairs minister S Jaishankar, requesting the Centre to make immediate arrangements for safe evacuation […]Read More
Ukraine-Russia crisis: As students take refuge in bunkers, parents back home in Punjab have sleepless night
Parents of Punjabi natives stuck in Ukraine. amid Russian military offensive, appeal to the Indian government to bring their children home. As students stranded in Ukraine spent the night in bunkers, hoping to make it out alive amid Russian offensive, their families back home made desperate attempts to bring them back. On Friday morning, four […]Read More
