Tag: war
Russia-Ukraine War: China, Ukraine FMs Hold Phone Talks Over Ukraine Crisis
Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation at request with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Tuesday. The Chinese government attaches great importance to the safety of Chinese nationals in Ukraine and cares about their safety every moment, Wang noted, adding that all Chinese nationals in Ukraine are envoys of China-Ukraine friendship and friends of the Ukrainian people. The process of evacuating overseas Chinese and students from Ukraine is underway, Wang said, expressing gratitude to the....
Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine Claims About Surrender Of Few Russian Forces
The Russian occupiers are trying to somehow keep up the combat capability of their units but it gets worse and worse, Ukraine Defence Minister Alexei Reznikov said. ....
Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan' To Release On Sep 30
The first part of director Mani Ratnam's much-awaited historical extravaganza 'Ponniyin Selvan' is to hit screens on September 30 this year, its makers Lyca Productions announced on Wednesday.....
Ukraine's Defence Lines Hold, But Russia Continues Shelling: Zelensky
In a new video address to the nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said that his country's defence lines were holding, but Russia has continued shelling major cities since midnight. ....
US Provoked Russia By Not Ruling Out NATO Membership For Ukraine: China
Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin has condemned the "fake" and "very despicable" suggestion that Beijing asked Russia to delay its invasion of Ukraine until after the 2022 Winter Olympics had finished. ....
Russia-Ukraine War: US To Activate Nuke Response Team
In response to the fire at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said on Friday that the Department of Energy has "activated its Nuclear Incident Response Team" and is monitoring the situation. ....
Australia’s legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne passed away in the early hours of March 4 in Koh Samui, Thailand. He was 52. Warne’s international career spanned 15 years and saw him take 708 Test wickets — No. 2 in the list of Test wicket-takers. Since making his debut in 1992, he played 145 Tests for Australia, picking up 708 wickets with his leg-spin. In his 194 ODI appearances, Warne snared 293 scalps.....
MCG Stand To Be Renamed After Shane Warne; Fans Lay Meat Pies, Beer Cans, Cigarette Pack At His Statue
The iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground's (MCG) Great Southern Stand will be renamed after legendary spinner Shane Warne, who passed away following a suspected heart-attack in Thailand on Friday at the age of 52, while the Victorian government "has offered a state funeral" for one of the greatest cricketers of all time. ....
Shane Warne Was Watching Cricket, Had Not Been Drinking: Manager
Details emerging about Shane Warne's death due to a suspected heart-attack on Friday reveal that he was watching cricket before a scheduled meeting with friends for dinner when he suffered the attack. ....
Ravindra Jadeja, Shane Warne's Rockstar, Finally Lives Up To The Billing
As Ravindra Jadeja brought up his second Test century, the on-air commentary made a mention of the 'rockstar' nickname given to him by legendary leg-spin great Shane Warne during the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008. It was quite ironic that a day after Warne's sudden demise at the age of 52, Jadeja raced to his century, eventually ending up unbeaten at a career-best 175. ....
