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No foreign forces present on the archipelago: Maldives Defence Ministry
The Defence Ministry has also clarified that no foreign armed forces will be active at the Uthuru Thilafalhu (UTF) base where the Coast Guard dock and dockyard of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) is being developed. This clarification by the Defence Ministry comes after a massive “#IndiaOut” campaign being spearheaded by the opposition leader and former President Abdulla Yameen.
2 killed as Russian shelling hits Kiev apartment building
At least two people were killed on Monday after a nine-story apartment building in Kiev was struck by Russian shelling, Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES) said. The building has been partially destroyed between the ground floor and the second floor, and a fire broke out on the second and third floors, reports Ukrayinska Pravda citing the SES as saying.
Jaishankar to make statement on Ukraine-Russia war in RS on Tuesday
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will make a statement on the Ukraine-Russia war in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu told the Upper House that Minister Jaishankar will give a statement on the conflict. Naidu also lauded the efforts of the union and state governments for rising to the occasion to evacuate the Indian students.
Western countries want to organise artificial default of Russia by freezing accounts
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that the freezing of foreign currency accounts of the central bank, as well as the country's government, can be regarded as the desire of the West to organise an artificial default of Moscow. Russia has denied statements that it cannot fulfil its obligations under the public debt.
5 Indian students dead in Canada highway accident
Five Indian students in Canada have been killed in a highway collision in Canada's Ontario province. The five were killed when their van collided with a tractor-trailer on Canada's Highway 401 between Belleville and Trenton early Saturday morning. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have identified them as Jaspinder Singh, 21, Karanpal Singh, 22, Mohit Chouhan, 23, Pawan Kumar, 23, and Harpreet Singh, 24.
Russia's reported calls for military supplies, economic assistance put China in a fix
Russia has asked China for military help and aid in evading sanctions imposed on Moscow as it continues to wage its war against Ukraine, the BBC reported citing US officials as saying. China's Embassy in Washington says it is not aware of the request, as the US warns of consequences.
We have enough funds to service public debt obligations: Russia
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has denied reports that Moscow cannot fulfil its obligations under the public debt. Russia is also ready to make payments in rubles at the exchange rate of the Bank of Russia on the date of payment, he noted. The Ministry of Finance will additionally inform about the fulfilment of their obligations by agent banks under the terms of Eurobond issues.
Iran's economic benefits must be ensured in Vienna nuke talks: Spokesman
Iran's economic benefits has been the focal point in the indirect talks between Tehran and Washington for the past months in the Austrian capital Vienna, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh. Iran does not accept the so-called "red lines" in the anti-Iran sanctions imposed by the US, he added. Iran signed the nuclear deal with the world powers in July 2015.
'We observed restraint': Imran Khan on Indian missile landing in Pakistani territory
“We could have responded after an Indian missile fell in Mian Channu but we observed restraint,” PM Imran Khan said in a rally. Pakistan on Thursday alleged that on 9th March a high-speed projectile, which was launched from India, entered its airspace after travelling 124 km and crashed near Mian Channu.
Nearly half of Russia's reserves frozen amid Ukraine war
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that nearly half of the country's roughly $640 billion of gold and foreign currency reserves have been frozen in the wake of Moscow's ongoing war on Ukraine. Speaking to the local media, Siluanov said that Russia will pay rubles to its debt holders, reports Xinhua news agency.
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