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	<strong>Russia-Ukraine war LIVE updates:&nbsp;</strong>India&rsquo;s government on Thursday denied reports of Indian students being held as &quot;hostages&quot; in Ukraine, asserting it was in touch with Indian nationals in the war-torn country.&nbsp;<br />
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		&quot;We have not received reports of any hostage situation regarding any student. We have requested support of the Ukrainian authorities in arranging special trains for taking out students from Kharkiv and neighbouring areas to the western part of the country,&quot; said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.<br />
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			India on Wednesday abstained on a UN General Assembly resolution that deplored Russia&#39;s aggression against Ukraine, the third such abstention in less than a week by New Delhi on the crisis.</div>
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			The 193-member General Assembly Wednesday voted to reaffirm its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders and &quot;deplores in the strongest terms&quot; Russia&#39;s aggression against Ukraine, PTI reported.</div>
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	&nbsp;Uttar Pradesh is voting for the sixth phase of Assembly elections, picking candidates for 57 seats spread across 10 districts in the state&rsquo;s Purvanchal region.<br />
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	The sixth phase has 676 candidates including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya, state Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Ram Govind Chaudhary..</div>
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Russia-Ukraine war LIVE:  Ukraine's 2nd city Kharkiv heavily bombed as UN assembly denounces Russia

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	Ukraine&#39;s second biggest city, Kharkiv, suffered heavy bombardment on Wednesday as Russia&#39;s week-long invasion was denounced by the United Nations in a historic vote and dozens of countries referred Moscow to be probed for potential war crimes.<br />
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	The biggest attack on a European state since 1945 has caused over 870,000 people to flee, led to a barrage of economic measures against Russia, and stoked fears of wider conflict in the West unthought-of for decades. The incursion has yet to overthrow the government in Kyiv but thousands are thought to have died or been injured and it could cause another deep hit to the global economy still emerging from the coronavirus pandemic. <strong><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/ukraine-s-2nd-city-kharkiv-heavily-bombed-as-un-assembly-denounces-russia-122030300137_1.html" target="_blank">Read on...</a></strong></div>

Russia-Ukraine war LIVE: Invasion of Ukraine enters Day 7

Russia-Ukraine war LIVE: Invasion of Ukraine enters Day 7<br />
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		VIDEO: Invasion of Ukraine day 7 - the last 24 hours in images.<br />
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		On the seventh day of fighting in Ukraine, Russia claims control of the southern port city of Kherson, street battles rage in Ukraine&#39;s second-biggest city Kharkiv and Kyiv braces for a feared Russian assault <a href="https://t.co/eQvUeubRy1">pic.twitter.com/eQvUeubRy1</a></p>
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India abstains on UNGA resolution that deplores Russia's aggression against Ukraine

India abstains on UN General Assembly resolution that deplores Russia&#39;s aggression against Ukraine

UP election 2022 LIVE Phase 6: Voting begins in 10 districts

57 seats across 10 districts go to polls in the sixth phase; CM Adityanath&rsquo;s fate to be decided

Adityanath among candidates in today's voting

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a five-time former Lok Sabha MP, is contesting his first assembly election from the Gorakhpur urban constituency.&nbsp;&ldquo;There is a wave in support of the BJP across the state. The BJP has taken a decisive lead over its rival political parties in the four phases of the polls held so far,&rdquo; he said at a rally Saturday.

Adityanath’s Gorakhpur district votes today

UP districts which will vote on Thursday include&nbsp;Gorakhpur, Ambedkarnagar, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Deoria and Ballia.&nbsp;Gorakhpur is Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath&rsquo;s home district where the BJP won eight seats in 2017 when it came to power in the state with a tally of 312 seats.&nbsp;

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