LIVE: US will supply Ukraine with 'the weapons it needs' against Russia

US national security adviser said the Biden administration will send more weapons to Ukraine to prevent Russia from seizing more territory and targeting civilians

8:47 AM

Musk proposes Twitter Blue subscription

8:16 AM

Boris Johnson make surprise visit to Kyiv

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made an unexpected visit to Kyiv, the latest in a string of leaders traveling to Ukraine capital to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Johnson pledged new military assistance of 120 armored vehicles and new anti-ship missile systems, Bloomberg reported.

 

7:31 AM

Australian prime minister calls May election

Australia's prime minister has called for a May election that will be fought on issues including Chinese economic coercion, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday advised Governor-General David Hurley as representative of Australia's head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, to set the election date.

6:36 AM

UP CM's Twitter handle restored after hacking

The official Twitter handle of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's Office was hacked briefly on Saturday said a senior government officer. A case was registered at the cybercrime police station in Lucknow, PTI reported. Hackers replaced the profile picture with a cartoon and posted hundreds of tweets before the handle, @CMOfficeUP, was recovered.

5:36 AM

Booster dose campaign begins today for all adults

India will offer booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine to all adults from Sunday, although free third doses will be limited to frontline workers and those older than 60 who get them at government centres.

 

5:35 AM

No mixing of vaccines

The booster programme started in January, limited to frontline workers and the elderly, administering a total of 24 million doses. When the programme starts Sunday, those outside these two priority categories will have to pay for the shots at privately run facilities, with no mixing and matching of vaccines allowed.

 

5:34 AM

US and India to hold security dialogue in Washington

US defense secretary Lloyd J Austin III will welcome Rajnath Singh, his Indian counterpart, at an honour cordon ceremony at the Pentagon on Sunday, ANI reported. Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will the hold the 2+2 security dialogue with their American counterparts.

 

5:32 AM

No plan to privatise Railways: Vaishnaw

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday the government doesn’t plan to privatise the national transporter, but urged it to accept the latest technology to serve passengers. "The opposition parties are repeatedly alleging a move to privatise the railways. I wish to clearly state that the railways is a big complex organisation...there's no policy to privatise the railways. No such plans, whatsoever," he said.