The Indian Navy on Saturday said it has successfully test-fired the advanced version of the BrahMos missile, demonstrating the combat readiness of its frontline platforms. A Navy spokesperson said the missile hit the target with pin-point accuracy. “The long-range precision strike capability of advanced version of the BrahMos missile was successfully validated,” the official said.…Continue Reading

A journey that started in Srinagar’s Dal Lake has now reached the world’s best sporting events. Bilquis Mir, 33, is the only Indian woman and the first from Jammu and Kashmir union territory (UT) to be a appointed as the judge at the Asian Games.  Bilquis is the first water sports coach from Srinagar and…Continue Reading

In New Delhi, officials viewed this as a difficult situation in a conflict zone where citizens have been hunkering down in bunkers and underground shelters, and movement is restricted due to the curfew-like situation on the streets. Shortly after Putin’s remarks, the Associated Press quoted Ukrainian and Russian officials saying they reached a tentative agreement…Continue Reading

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. Russia on Wednesday made a huge claim that some Indian students in…Continue Reading

An Indian student told news agency ANI that the Indian flag not only saved Indians stranded in Ukraine, but it also helped Pakistani and Turkish students fleeing the war-torn country. The Indian students who arrived in the city of Bucharest, Romania from Ukraine said that the Indian flag helped them, as well as some Pakistani…Continue Reading

BUCHAREST: India’s national tricolour came to the rescue of not only the stranded Indians but also those hailing from Pakistan and Turkey to cross into the neighbouring countries of Ukraine. The Indian students who arrived in the city of Bucharest in Romania from Ukraine said that the national tricolour helped them as well as some…Continue Reading

Naveen S Gyanagoudar, the 21-year-old medical student who died in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, had left his bunker to exchange currency and buy food, his uncle Ujjanagouda said. Hours earlier, he called up his father to say there was no food and water in the bunker, Ujjanagouda said. According to student coordinator Pooja Praharaj…Continue Reading

An Indian student has died in shelling taking place in Ukraine conflict. Naveen Shekaragouda, the deceased student, was out to buy grocery when he met the tragic end. This is first reported death of an Indian student amid ongoing conflict in Ukraine. India’s Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed the news to Naveen’s family saying…Continue Reading