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Russia Ukraine war: Here is how world leaders reacted to Russia declaring war on Ukraine

Soon after the declaration of war between Russia and Ukraine, US President Joe Biden has condemned Russia for an unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine while promising that his country and its allies will hold Russia accountable.

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Western powers on Thursday reacted strongly to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who have launched military operations in Ukraine. So far 7 people have been killed, 9 injured by Russian shelling, Ukraine claimed.

In a special televised address, Putin has announced a war in Ukraine saying that clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces are inevitable. Ukrainian service members should lay down their arms and go home, he also said.

Here is how the world leaders reacted to Russia declaring war on Ukraine

United States (US)
Soon after the declaration of war between Russia and Ukraine, US President Joe Biden has condemned Russia for an unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine while promising that his country and its allies will hold Russia accountable. He also warned Russia that there will be consequences for Russia and the war would cause catastrophic losses of life and human suffering.

Unite Kingdom (UK)
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson respond decisively to Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine. Taking to his Twitter handle, the UK President said Putin has chosen a path of bloodshed and destruction by launching this unprovoked attack on Ukraine. He has spoken to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the next steps, Johnson said.

India
Taking a hard stand on the Ukraine Crisis, India has warned both Russia and Ukraine and advised to exercise restraint. In his address at United Nations Security Council meeting, India’s permanent representative to the UNSC TS Tirumurti called for immediate de-escalation, refraining from further action that worsens Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Pakistan

Amidst the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan told his Russian counterparts that what a time he had come, so much excitement. He has landed in Moscow on the day of war.

China

Following the bombings on some Ukrainian cities, the Chinese embassy in Ukraine told its citizens in Ukraine to stay at home as a precautionary measure.

Germany
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has also condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine and called it as a blatant breach of international law that cannot be justified by anything.

Italy
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi condemned the Russia’s attack on Ukraine. It is unjustified and unjustifiable. Italy is close to the Ukrainian people and institutions in this dramatic moment, he said.
Italy is working with European and NATO allies to respond immediately, with unity and determination, Draghi said in a statement.

Japan
Japan PM Minister Fumio Kishida said Russia’s attack on Ukraine shakes the foundation of the international order which does not permit unilateral attempts to change the status quo. Japan will coordinate efforts with the international community, including the United States, and deal with this swiftly, he said.

France
Speaking on the Russia-Ukraine crisis, President Emmanuel Macron said France stands in solidarity with Ukraine and Paris would work with allies to end the war. Russia must immediately put an end to its military operations, Macron wrote on his official Twitter handle.

Canada
Speaking on the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said these reckless and dangerous acts will not go unpunished. He also called Russia’s attacks unprovoked and a clear further violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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Spain
Condemning the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the Spanish PM said he is in contact with allies from NATO to coordinate a response.

Iran
Iran, who is is currently working on obtaining flight permits for the evacuation flights, urged its citizens residing in Ukraine to leave the country.

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BJP Mahila Morcha gets 2024 task after PM Modi hands over PMAY house keys in Kanpur

The BJP Mahila Morcha will reach out to all women PMAY beneficiaries from June 3, the party wants women beneficiaries to share their thoughts with PM Modi and write postcards to him, expressing thanks since they are now owners of houses worth lakhs.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the keys to beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Kanpur in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other senior BJP leaders.

The programme was held to mark the nine years of the PM Modi led-government at the Centre. The BJP Mahila Morcha will reach out to all women PMAY beneficiaries from June 3. The Morcha wants women beneficiaries to share their thoughts with PM Modi and write postcards to him, expressing thanks since they are now owners of houses worth lakhs as part of the Lakhpati Didi campaign.

The BJP Mahila Morcha will visit the women beneficiaries to understand and identify their ideology and ask them their reasons to subscribe to it, BJP Mahila Morcha UP unit president and Rajya Sabha member Geeta Shakya said. This campaign has been organised ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election and is likely to be end by June 19.

Not just PMAY beneficiaries, the BJP Mahila Morcha will also visit beneficiaries of Ujwala Yojana, Swachh Bharat Mission to know their experience and its impact on their lives. They will get it shot on camera to share with PM Modi, Shakya said. Those who share pictures with their PMAY house, will be able to share it on the NaMo App.

The BJP women’s wing has been given the responsibility to mark the completion of nine years of Modi government as part of the Maha Sampark Abhiyan. Apart from this, the women’s wing is going to cover the 18-25 age group which voted in the 2019 Lok Sabha election and will ask them what they thought of the last five years of the Modi government and their expectation from the Modi government in the future.

Another programme, the Nav-matdata Yuvati Sammelan, to appeal to young women, who are first-time voters in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, is also on the cards. Mahila Morcha workers will also visit anganwadis to meet parents of children and gauge their views on the government scheme and its impact on their lives.

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Darshan Solanki suicide: Mumbai Police chargesheet lists caste bias in IIT Bombay

Filed on Tuesday in the Special Court hearing cases hearing offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the chargesheet has the statement made by Solanki’s mother.

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Darshan Solanki suicide: Mumbai Police chargesheet lists caste bias in IIT Bombay

The Mumbai Police chargesheet into the suicide of IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki has revealed that he faced large scale caste discrimination when his classmates got to know of his caste.

Filed on Tuesday in the Special Court hearing cases hearing offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the chargesheet has the statement made by Solanki’s mother. She said her son had told his sister sometime in December 2022 over a call that his fellow students’ behaviour to him underwent a sea change once they got to he was a Dalit.

Solanki had died by suicide by jumping from the seventh floor of the hostel in the IIT Bombay campus on February 12, 2023, a day after semester exams ended. Aman Khatri, a fellow student, who has been named in the chargesheet is out on bail after his arrest on the charges of abetment to suicide.

Khatri had allegedly threatened to kill Solanki after the latter had spoken offensively about his religion. Solanki’s mother told police of the change in behaviour of his friends when they came to know of his caste. Solanki had again raised this when he came on vacation for Makar Sakranti in January 2023. On February 12, he spoke to his mother on the phone around 12:20 pm and said that he would visit home on February 14, and they should invite their relatives for a get-together. Two hours later, his father got a call that Solanki had committed suicide.

He told his parents that he was enjoying his studies at the Institute but some students taunted him that he was getting free education. The chargesheet include statements of 55 witnesses, including some students and professors from IIT Bombay.  

Dalit students continue to face the unrelenting pressure of caste discrimination in elite institutions in engineering, medicine and the humanities. Many have died by suicide as a result.   

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Congress’s poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu appointed Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s chief advisor with cabinet minister rank

Amid the finalisation of the new cabinet formation in the state, the CM office has shared the news of Kanugolu’s appointment as the chief advisor.

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Congress’s poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu appointed Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s chief advisor with cabinet minister rank

Top poll strategist and the man behind Congress campaigns in the recent held Karnataka elections Sunil Kanugolu has been appointed as the chief advisor to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with cabinet minister rank.

Congress after coming to the power in Karnataka after marking a landslide victory officially took charge after Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar were sworn in as the CM and Deputy Chief Ministers respectively on May 20.

Amid the finalisation of the new cabinet formation in the state, the CM office has shared the news of Kanugolu’s appointment as the chief advisor.

Kanugolu, known to be a champion strategist for political parties for political parties was born in the Ballari district of Karnataka.

Congress which secured a huge mandate of 135 seats in the Karnataka assembly elections was said to be because of its campaigns that hit success reaching out to the masses.

Reports said, Kanugolu’s micro-management strategies was what Congress relied heavily on, he was the part of the core strategy building team of the party contributing in the making of catchy campaigns for the party to encircle the BJP during elections.

Some of the key campaigns were PayCM, 40 percent commission among others.

Kanugolu is a key member of  the Congress Task Force 2024, who got appointed in May last year, a team created to execute the Nav Sankalp declaration of the grand old party after its brainstorming session held in Udaipur last year.

The Task Force also includes senior leaders of the party Priyanka Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh, KC Venugopal and others.  

Kanugolu was earlier associated with the sharp witted poll strategist Prashant Kishor and was part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2014 Lok Sabha elections campaign.

Kanugolu has earlier also worked for the DMK and AIADMK.

As per reports, the data driven strategist was also behind the planning of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.

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