Covid LIVE: Kerala logs 12,223 new cases in a day; 255 in Mumbai

Number of active cases in Kerala and Mumbai are 113,798 and 2,115 respectively

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Punjab polls: AAP's Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann conduct a roadshow in Jalandhar Cantt

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Mafia raj that UP saw before 2017 created an environment of fear: Piyush Goyal

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Anti-social elements were running riot during the Samajwadi Party govt: Mayawati

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Huawei is confident our operations in India is firmly compliant with all laws

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Movement of Russian forces alone does not confirm withdrawal, NATO says

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged Moscow again on Wednesday to prove that it is pulling back troops amid tensions over a military build-up on Ukraine's borders, saying soldiers and tanks often move about.

 

"It remains to be seen whether there is a Russian withdrawal ... What we see is that they have increased the number of troops, and more troops are on the way," Stoltenberg told reporters at the start of a two-day meeting of NATO defence ministers at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels.

 

"If they really start to withdraw forces, that's something we will welcome ... They have always moved forces back and forth so just that we see movement of forces, of battle tanks, doesn't confirm a real withdrawal."

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Karnataka HC begins hearing petitions challenging the ban on hijab in edu institutions

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Discussions are underway on how to increase number of flights b/w India and Ukraine: Report

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Parliamentary panel expresses concern for Indians in Ukraine, asks Centre to prioritize their safe return

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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Guatemala

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Russia says video shows tanks, military equipment leaving Crimea

Russia's defence ministry published video on Wednesday that it said showed a column of tanks and military vehicles leaving annexed Crimea across a railway bridge after drills, adding that some troops would also return to their permanent bases.

 

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that more than 150,000 Russian troops were still amassed near Ukraine's borders after Moscow's announcement of a partial pullback was met with scepticism. Moscow annexed Crimea in 2014.

 

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95% of India’s eligible population vaccinated for Covid: PM Modi

Almost 95 per cent of India’s eligible population vaccinated for Covid-19. Vaccination helping resume economic activity in Punjab: PM Modi.

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Punjabiyat is of umpteen importance to BJP: PM Modi

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PM Modi addresses election rally in Pathankot

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses election rally in Punjab’s Pathankot. "Give me five years to serve you. I assure you farming, trade, industry will be made profitable,” he says in speech.

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Russia should be judged by its actions: UK Minister

Russia should be judged by its actions when it comes to de-escalating tension at the Ukraine border, British defence minister Ben Wallace told Sky News on Wednesday. "We'll take Russia at its word, but we will judge them on their actions," he said, according to Reuters.

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Russia says video shows tanks, military equipment leaving Crimea

Russia's defence ministry published video on Wednesday that it said showed a column of tanks and military vehicles leaving annexed Crimea across a railway bridge after drills, adding that some troops would also return to their permanent bases, the AP reported.