Author: Santosh

No option other than physical elimination of Zelenskyy: Kremlin

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After the drone attack on the Kremlin residence of the Russian President, Moscow is left with no option other than the physical elimination of the Ukrainian President – the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council said.  Earlier, Russia alleged that it was a “terrorist attack” while claiming it shot down drones over the residence of Putin.  The Kremlin also noted that the Russian side reserves the right to take reciprocal measures as it sees fit reported the leading media.  May 9 dubbed “Victory Day” by Russia marks the victory of…

Go First cancels flights till May 9: will make full refunds to the passengers

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Wadia Group-led airline Go First, informed that it has extended the flight cancellation till May 9 due to “operational reasons”.  Go First said that A full refund will be issued to the original mode of payment shortly.  India’s aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued directions to the carrier to process refunds to passengers as per the timeline mentioned in the regulations.  The airline’s website says “We regret that we cannot reschedule/transfer your ticket to any other airline. Thank you for your understanding.”  Civil Aviation Minister assured…

Zelenskyy is visiting ICC which has issued arrest warrant against Putin

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The Ukrainian president is at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. He is expected to deliver a speech titled “No Peace Without Justice for Ukraine.”  The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, and it’s causing problems for his attendance at an annual summit.  Any countries under the ICC’s jurisdiction are obliged to hand over Putin if he sets foot on their territory.    The Russian president is due to attend the 15th BRICS summit in South Africa, which is under ICC jurisdiction.  Experts have argued that…

DRDO scientist in touch with “Pakistan Intelligence Operative” arrested

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A scientist working in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Pune has been arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on spying charges.  The DRDO scientist was allegedly in touch with an agent of a “Pakistan Intelligence Operative” through WhatsApp and video calls.  Officials said that despite holding a responsible position, the DRDO official has misused his post by providing confidential information to a Pakistani agent.  It was a case of honeytrap, the official added.  The ATS police station at Kalachowki Mumbai, has filed a case under Section…

Indian journalists express concern of government’s assault on press freedom

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India’s government is planning to create a state fact-checking unit with the power to order social media platforms to take down content about its activities that it deems “fake or misleading.”   In an amendment to rules covering digital and social media, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said that the fact-checking would apply to information about “any business of the central government” on social media platforms.   Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a minister in the IT ministry, however said that the updated rules did not represent “censoring at all,” and…