Morning Digest: U.N. General Assembly asks Russia to pull back troops; big names battle in penultimate phase of U.P. Assembly polls today, and more
The Hindu
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U.N. General Assembly asks Russia to pull back troops
India, once again, abstained as the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted 141-5 (35 abstentions) to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling on Moscow to unconditionally withdraw its troops. Voting on the resolution occurred after representatives of more than 120 countries, territories and associations, made remarks over two days at a special emergency session of the UNGA.
IAF sent four C-17s for evacuation on March 2
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has launched three C-17 transport aircraft today to Romania, Hungary and Poland in the morning on Wednesday, said Air Marshal Sandeep Singh, Vice Chief of Air Force. A fourth C-17 was sent later in the day. The C-17 was sent as it can do a non-stop flight to these countries.
Curtain rises on prominent and penultimate phase of U.P. Assembly polls
The fate of five Ministers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, will be locked on Friday, as 57 constituencies spread over ten districts of Purvanchal are set to exercise their franchise in the penultimate phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Students fume at Embassy advisory to leave Kharkiv ‘at short notice’