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Russia Preparing To Supply S-400 Missile Defence Systems to India

St Petersbrug, Jun 1 (PTI) Russia today said it was get ready to supply S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile defence systems to India and both governments were "basically talking about" the terms. For more info visit: https://indiandefencenewssite.wordpress.com/2017/06/02/russia-preparing-to-supply-s-400-missile-defence-systems-to-india/

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Despite repeated urgings, no safe corridor for students stranded in Sumy: India tells UNSC - Times of India

UNITED NATIONS: India, which has managed to safely bring back over 20,000 of its nationals from Ukraine amid the ongoing war, said it is “deeply concerned” that despite its repeated urgings to both Russia and Ukraine, the safe corridor for Indian students stranded in Sumy did not materialize. “India has been consistent in calling for an immediate end to all hostilities,” India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti told the UN Security Council meeting Monday on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. He said India has reiterated its urgent demand for safe and uninterrupted passage for all innocent civilians, including Indian nationals remaining in Ukraine. “We are deeply concerned that despite our repeated urgings to both sides, the safe corridor for our students stranded in Sumy did not materialize,” Tirumurti said. Tirumurti said India has managed to facilitate the safe return of over 20,000 Indians from Ukraine. “We have also assisted nationals from other countries, who approached us, in their return to their respective countries. And we will remain open to doing so in the coming days.” The Indian envoy told the Council that more than 80 evacuation flights have been crisscrossing the skies to bring the Indian nationals home. “We are appreciative of the assistance rendered by the authorities of Ukraine and its neighbouring countries in facilitating their return.” Around 700 Indian students are stranded in Sumy, which has been witnessing intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops for days now. India has been making efforts to evacuate its citizens from the city but with little success due to heavy shelling and air strikes. To evacuate its citizens from war-hit Ukraine, the Indian government has launched 'Operation Ganga' under which thousands of stranded people, mostly students, have been evacuated from nations bordering Ukraine's western frontiers. However, the evacuation from the eastern part remains a challenge. Tirumurti underscored it is important that humanitarian action is always guided by the principles of humanitarian assistance - humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence. “These should not be politicised,” he said. Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia had told the UN Security Council last week that Ukraine nationals are keeping over 3700 Indian citizens “by force” in Kharkiv and Sumy and buses from Russia are ready and waiting at crossing points to go to these Ukrainian cities to evacuate Indian students and other foreign nationals. “Terrorists do not let civilians leave cities. This impacts not only Ukrainians, but foreigners as well. "The number of foreign citizens whom Ukrainian nationals are keeping by force is shocking. Kharkov – 3189 nationals of India, up to 2700 nationals of Vietnam, 202 nationals of China. Sumy – 576 nationals of India, 101 nationals of Ghana, 121 national of China,” Nebenzia had said. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres tweeted on Sunday that it is “absolutely essential” to establish a pause in the fighting in Ukraine to allow for the safe passage of civilians from Mariupol, Kharkiv and Sumy, as well as all other places caught in conflict, and to ensure life-saving humanitarian supplies can move in for those who remain. In his phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his deep concern for the safety and security of the Indian students still remaining in Sumy. “President Putin briefed Prime Minister about the ongoing measures related to humanitarian corridors for facilitating evacuation of civilians including Indian students,” an official release issued in New Delhi said. Modi also suggested that a direct conversation between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “may greatly assist the ongoing peace efforts.” In his conversation with Zelensky, Modi expressed deep concern about the ongoing conflict and resultant humanitarian crisis. Modi thanked Ukrainian authorities for their facilitation in evacuating more than 20000 Indian citizens from Ukraine. Modi emphasized the need for quick and safe evacuation of students stranded in Ukraine. Tirumurti told the Council that in his conversations with the leadership of both sides, Modi reiterated “our call for immediate ceasefire and the need for both parties to return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy.” Tirumurti said numerous lives have been lost so far due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, including a young Indian student. “India mourns his death and we convey our deepest condolences to his family, just as we mourn the loss of each and every civilian life in the conflict.” In the first Indian casualty in the war in Ukraine, 21 year old fourth-year medical student at the Kharkiv National Medical University Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar from Karnataka was killed in shelling in Kharkiv city. Tirumurti said the worsening situation in Ukraine and ensuing humanitarian crisis “deserves our immediate and urgent attention”. As per the UN's own estimate, 1.5 million refugees have sought shelter in neighbouring countries of Ukraine over the last 11 days, he said. “This has led to a pressing humanitarian crisis that needs to be addressed expeditiously,” he added. Source link Read the full article

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Women fighters challenge Myanmar’s gender roles

More than a year after Myanmar’s coup, women are joining the ranks of anti-junta paramilitary groups and assuming key posts within the opposition, a trend they say is crucial to ending military rule and rebuilding a more equitable country. Since the military seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy on Feb. 1, 2021, life is worse in Myanmar by nearly every measure. The nation’s economy is in shambles, government services have ground to a halt, and rule of law is nearly nonexistent. Security forces have arrested at least 9,500 people and killed 1,620 – mostly during peaceful anti-junta protests, according to the Bangkok-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. Dozens of those killed were women, according to the group, while rights organizations have decried the military’s use of sexual violence as a weapon against its opponents since the coup. As the situation in Myanmar becomes increasingly desperate, women from all walks of life have assumed roles more typically associated with men in the effort to end military rule — whether by advancing the nationwide Civil Disobedience Movement, organizing street protests, or taking up arms as members of prodemocracy People’s Defense Force (PDF) paramilitary groups. Tin Tin Nyo, chairwoman of Burmese Women’s Union, told RFA’s Myanmar Service that women are more likely to sacrifice their families and even their lives to take part in the resistance movement because the stakes have never been higher. She said that women are needed in these roles if the opposition hopes to remove the junta from power and ensure that all stakeholders have a seat at the table when order is restored. “ will not give up and will keep fighting to eliminate military rule — we need to acknowledge that as a nation,” she said. “Women are participating in the cause to build a better future for Myanmar. They need to participate in leadership roles. Their labor is crucial to advance our society, which is deteriorating in every area.” RFA spoke with several female leaders in the resistance movement who said that they were driven to action out of a sense of duty to protect their nation from junta misrule. They said that they hope their contributions will help to break down barriers that limit the role of women in society. Amaya joined the Myaung Women Guerrilla Group (MWGG) in Sagaing region’s Myaung township and regularly fights against the military alongside her male counterparts. She said she and other women paramilitaries could no longer stand by and watch while junta soldiers “shot and killed young people in the street,” particularly after those in Myaung township began “moving from one village to another, committing every crime imaginable, on a daily basis.” “We were protesting peacefully but they were killing us lawlessly, so we decided that armed resistance was the only option,” she said. “Slogans such as ‘Down with the fascist authoritarian regime’ and ‘Our cause is Federalism’ motivated us to participate in the movement.” MWGG members have told RFA that the group was launched in October to empower women who might otherwise be preyed upon by raiding troops. They said that MWGG fighters now regularly participate in operations using explosives and “exterminating military informers.”

Members of the Myaung Women Guerrilla Group (MWGG) in Sagaing region’s Myaung township, in an undated photo. Credit: MWGG

‘Fighting to protect’ the people Htet Htet Naing, a female commando from a PDF group based in the seat of Sagaing region, said that after witnessing death and destruction in her region, she felt compelled to fight on the frontlines. “There are many challenges, and it is more challenging for women. It is very exhausting to take part in the training. The food we are eating is substandard,” she said. “We keep in mind that only by fighting, will we succeed. We remind ourselves that the people are behind us, and we are fighting to protect them.” Cinderella, a fighter from the Dove KK Southern Shan/Kayah PDF medics team of doctors and nurses from Kayah state, said it isn’t difficult to remind herself of why she joined the armed resistance. “This revolution has emerged to eliminate the reign of a class of people who rule by violence and lawlessness, in a time of injustice where human rights exist only in books,” she said. “All of Myanmar’s people, both men and women, must take part in this revolution. I am here to contribute physically and intellectually for our collective future. No matter what kind of challenges lie ahead, we will do whatever we can to succeed.” Mya Hnin Yee Lwin, a former actress who joined the armed resistance, said that she gave up a comfortable life to help motivate her countrymen “not to give up on the revolution.” “We are living a lifestyle that I could never have imagined, but I no longer think, ‘What’s in it for me?’ I can only think about how I can contribute to the revolution,” she said. “I believe always prevails in the end and I believe we will reach our destination one day.” Reported by Khin Khin Ei for RFA’s Myanmar Service. Translated by Ye Kaung Myint Maung. Written in English by Joshua Lipes. Source link Read the full article

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Samsung Galaxy F23 5G Set to Launch in India Today: How to Watch Livestream

Samsung Galaxy F23 5G India launch is set for today (Tuesday, March 8). The launch will be livestreamed through the company's social media channels. The Samsung Galaxy F23 5G will debut as a successor to the Galaxy F22 that was launched last year. The new Samsung phone will come with features such as a 120Hz display, triple rear cameras, and 25W fast charging support. The smartphone will also be equipped with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SoC. It will debut in two distinct colour options and carry a matte finish, as per the teasers so far.

Samsung Galaxy F23 5G India launch: How to watch livestream

The Samsung Galaxy F23 5G launch in India will be livestreamed through the official Samsung India YouTube channel. The launch will begin at 12pm (noon).You can also watch it live below:

Samsung Galaxy F23 5G price in India (expected)

Samsung Galaxy F23 5G price in India is yet to be formally announced. However, a recent report claimed that the phone will debut under the Rs. 20,000-price mark.In July last year, the Samsung Galaxy F22 was launched in the country at a starting price of Rs. 12,499 for the base 4GB + 64GB storage model. The phone also came in a 6GB + 128GB storage option that carried a price tag of Rs. 14,499.

Samsung Galaxy F23 5G specifications (expected)

Samsung Galaxy F23 5G specifications are yet to be detailed. But nonetheless, Flipkart has created a dedicated microsite that teased some of its key hardware details. The phone will carry the 120Hz full-HD+ display with a Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection and will be powered by the octa-core Snapdragon 750G SoC. It will feature a triple rear camera setup that will include a 50-megapixel primary sensor as well as an ultra-wide shooter with a 123-degree lens for wide-angle photography, as per the details available on Flipkart.Flipkart has also confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy F23 5G will pack a 5,000mAh battery with 25W fast charging support. The smartphone will come with 12-band 5G connectivity and carry Aqua Blue and Forest Green colour options.The rumour mill has also suggested that the Samsung Galaxy F23 5G would include at least 6GB of RAM and run on Android 12 out-of-the-box.Affiliate links may be automatically generated - see our ethics statement for details.For details of the latest Nokia, Samsung, Lenovo, and other product launches from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, visit our MWC 2022 hub. Source link Read the full article

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Poco M4 Pro Goes on Sale in India Today: All Details

Poco M4 Pro India sale begins for the first time today (Monday, March 7). The smartphone was launched in the country on the same day it made its debut at the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2022) on February 28. The company's newest 4G-capable smartphone sports a 6.43-inch AMOLED display, with a refresh rate of 90Hz. The smartphone is powered by a MediaTek G96 SoC under the hood, paired with up to 8GB of RAM. Customers will have three different storage configurations, allowing them to opt for up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, when purchasing the Poco M4 Pro in India.

Poco M4 Pro price in India, sale offers

Poco M4 Pro is priced at Rs. 14,999 for the base 6GB RAM and 64GB storage variant, while the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 16,499. Customers can also purchase a high-end 8GB RAM + 256GB storage model for Rs. 17,999. The Poco M4 Pro is available in Cool Blue, Poco Yellow, and Power Black colour options. The smartphone will go on sale via Flipkart starting at 12pm today.Sale offers on the Poco M4 Pro include a Rs. 1,000 discount for HDFC bank cardholders. Flipkart is also offering six months of Gaana Plus for free, and Google Pixel Buds A-Series true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds at Rs. 6,999. The TWS earbuds are currently listed for Rs. 7,649 on Flipkart.

Poco M4 Pro specifications

The dual-SIM (Nano) Poco M4 Pro runs on Android 11 with MIUI 13 for Poco on top. The smartphone is equipped with a 6.43-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and 1,000 nits of peak brightness. The display has a touch sampling rate of 180Hz and a pixel density of 409ppi. The Poco M4 Pro is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio G96 SoC, which is paired with up to 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM. The company has equipped the smartphone with Liquid Cool Technology 1.0 for improved thermal management. The Poco M4 Pro also features Dynamic RAM expansion to utilise free storage to “extend” available memory to up to 11GB.On the camera front, Poco M4 Pro features a a triple rear camera setup. The smartphone is equipped with a 64-megapixel primary camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera with a 118-degree field of view (FoV), and a 2-megapixel macro camera. The Poco M4 Pro comes with a 16-megapixel selfie camera. It is equipped with up to 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage, which can be expanded (up to 1TB) via a microSD slot.Connectivity options on the Poco M4 Pro include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v5, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and an IR Blaster, while sensors include a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, facial recognition, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, e-compass, accelerometer, and gyroscope. The Poco M4 Pro runs on a 5,000mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging over a USB Type-C port. The smartphone measures 159.8x73.8x8.08mm and weighs 179.5 grams.Affiliate links may be automatically generated - see our ethics statement for details.For details of the latest Nokia, Samsung, Lenovo, and other product launches from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, visit our MWC 2022 hub. Source link Read the full article

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ukraine: Russia-Ukraine war: Latest developments - Times of India

NEW DELHI: Another batch of Indians, stranded in Ukraine, landed in Delhi on Monday from Budapest in Hungary. Over the past week, more than 10,000 Indians have been evacuated from Ukraine under the Operation Ganga. Barring Kharkiv and Sumy, almost all Indians from the remaining regions of Ukraine have been evacuated. Meanwhile, Russian forces intensified shelling of cities in Ukraine’s center, north and south, a Ukrainian official said, upending attempts to evacuate besieged civilians. With the Ukrainian leader urging his people to fight in the streets, Russian President Vladimir Putin shifted blame for the invasion, saying Moscow’s attacks could be halted “only if Kyiv ceases hostilities.” A Ukrainian official said catastrophic conditions existed in suburbs around Kyiv, frustrating efforts to evacuate civilians. The number of Ukrainians forced from their country increased to 1.5 million, and the Kremlin's rhetoric grew, with Russian President Vladimir Putin warning that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy. He likened the West's sanctions on Russia to "declaring war." Here's are the latest developments: Violence stops planned civilian evacuations agains Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko blamed Russian artillery fire for halting a second attempt in as many days to evacuate civilians from Mariupol. The plan agreed to with Russian forces had been to allow people fleeing the combat and shelling to leave along designated humanitarian "green corridors," but Gerashchenko said on Telegram that Russians had not respected the truce. A day earlier, Ukrainian officials similarly said Russian artillery fire and airstrikes had prevented residents from leaving before the agreed-to evacuations got underway in Mariupol and the nearby city of Volnovakha. Then, Putin accused Ukraine of sabotaging the effort. Russia has sought to cut off Ukraine's access to the Sea of Azov in the south. Capturing Mariupol could allow Russia to establish a land corridor to Crimea, which it annexed in 2014. Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Ukrainian officials and international humanitarian organizations were working with Russia through intermediaries to establish humanitarian corridors from the hard-hit Kyiv suburbs of Bucha and Hostomel. What else is happening on the ground? Russian forces launched hundreds of missiles and artillery attacks across the country, including powerful bombs dropped on residential areas of Chernihiv, a city north of the capital of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said. But a miles-long Russian armored column threatening the capital remained stalled outside Kyiv. Sunday evening, heavy shelling also came to Mykolaiv in the south and Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city. In the Kyiv suburbs of Bucha, Hostomel and Irpin, efforts to evacuate residents on Sunday were unsuccessful.. Ukrainian forces were also defending Odesa, Ukraine's largest port city, from Russian ships, Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovich said. Russian troops took control of the southern port city of Kherson last week. The Russian Defense Ministry announced Sunday plans to strike Ukraine's military-industrial complex, prompting criticism of Western leaders by Zelenskyy for not responding. Zelenskyy said those who order and carry out such crimes should be brought to justice. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement carried by the state news agency Tass that employees of those plants should not go to work. Zelenskyy pushes call for no-fly zone Zelenskyy pushed his call for foreign countries to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Establishing a no-fly zone would risk escalating the conflict by involving foreign militaries directly. Although the United States and many Western countries have backed Ukraine with weapons shipments, they have sent no troops. Zelenskyy said in a video address on Sunday that "the world is strong enough to close our skies" and this weekend urged US officials help his country obtain warplanes to fight the invasion and retain control of its airspace. NATO countries have ruled out policing a no-fly zone, which would bar all unauthorized aircraft from flying over Ukraine. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Sunday that some Ukrainian combat planes had redeployed to Romania and other Ukraine neighbors he didn't identify. He warned an attack from planes operating out of those nations could be deemed an engagement by them in the conflict. Also Sunday, European Union leader Charles Michel said closing Ukraine's airspace could spark a world war. Diplomatic efforts Intense diplomatic efforts continued, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Moldova pledging America's support to the small Western-leaning former Soviet republic. The country is coping with an influx of refugees from Ukraine and keeping an eye on Russia's intensifying war with its neighbor. Blinken says the United States and its allies are having a "very active discussion" about banning the import of Russian oil and natural gas. In a call with Putin that lasted nearly two hours on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron repeated calls for Russia to halt military operations, protect civilians and allow humanitarian aid. A French official who spoke anonymously, in line with the French presidency's practices, said Macron told Putin that nuclear facilities must not be targeted and that Putin said he does not intend to attack nuclear plants and agreed on the principle of "dialogue" on the issue. The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said Sunday Ukrainian staff members at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant are now required to seek approval for any operation, even maintenance, from the Russians. He said Russians who seized what is Ukraine's largest nuclear plant last week have impeded normal communications by switching off some mobile networks and internet at the site. Putin continued to blame the war on the Ukrainian leadership and slammed their resistance to the invasion. He said if they continued to resist, "They are calling into question the future of Ukrainian statehood." In a call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, Putin said the invasion could be halted only "only if Kyiv ceases hostilities," according to a Kremlin statement on the phone call. Israel's prime minister spoke with Putin on Sunday, a day after they met directly in Russia. Naftali Bennett was in Moscow on Saturday to met with Putin, then spoke to Zelenskyy and on Sunday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Israel is one of the few countries that has good working relations with both Russia and Ukraine. Also, Pope Francis said he had dispatched two cardinals to Ukraine -- a highly unusual move -- saying "the Holy See is willing to do everything to put itself in service for peace." The humanitarian situation The death toll of the conflict has been difficult to measure. The UN human rights office said at least 364 civilians have been confirmed killed since the Feb. 24 invasion, but the true number is probably much higher. The World Health Organization said it verified at least six attacks that have killed six health care workers and injured 11 others. Attacks on health care workers are a violation of international humanitarian law, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Twitter. The UN World Food Program says millions of people inside Ukraine, a major global wheat supplier, will need food aid "immediately." Ukrainian refugees continued to pour into neighboring countries, including Poland, Romania and Moldova. The number of people who have left since fighting began has now reached 1.5 million, according to UN refugee agency. Business in Russia Two of the so-called Big Four accounting firms -- KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers -- said Sunday they were pulling out of Russia, ending relationships with member firms based in the country. TikTok said users won't be able to post new videos in Russia in response to the government's crackdown on social media, and American Express announced it was suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus. Netflix also announced it was suspending its service in Russia but did not provide additional details. (With inputs from agencies) Source link Read the full article