It is an offence for any
person, whilst in
Singapore, to wage,
attempt to wage or
abet the waging of war
against the
government of any
power with which
Singapore is not at war.
For citizens of
Singapore, in particular,
even if they commit
these acts whilst
outside Singapore, they
will be legally deemed
to have committed
them as if in Singapore,
and hence liable for an
offence. We advise
members of the public
who wish to help
Ukrainians to do so via
legal channels. For
instance, they may
donate to legitimate
organisations, such as
the Singapore Red
Cross, that are raising
funds for humanitarian
aid to support affected
communities in
Ukraine.
More than 500 Indians
volunteer to fight in Ukraine
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Ministry of
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Sainikesh Ravichandran (right), a teenager from Tamil Nadu studying in Kharkiv, has joined the Ukrainian volunteer force in the fight against Russia.
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CBI arrests National Stock
Exchange’s former head
Former National Stock Exchange
(NSE) chief executive Chitra
Ramkrishna, accused of grave lapses at
India’s largest stock market including
sharing confidential information with
an individual she dubbed a
“Himalayan yogi”, was arrested by the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
last Sunday.
It was the second high-profile arrest
in the case, with the agency last month
arresting Anand Subramanian, NSE’s
former group operating officer and
Ramkrishna’s deputy and confidante.
Overworked BSF constable kills
five colleagues in anger
Five Border Security Force (BSF)
personnel were killed and another
seriously injured after a constable
allegedly opened fire at a camp in
Khasa, near Amritsar, last Sunday.
Constable Sateppa SK from
Karnataka allegedly shot his
colleagues as he was upset with his
long duty hours. He later killed
himself.
Doctor stays back in Ukraine with
pet leopard, black panther
Dr Kumar Bandi, a native of Tanuku
town in Andhra Pradesh’s West
Godavari district, has refused to be
evacuated to India from war-torn
Ukraine.
He prefers to stay on in a bunker
attached to his house in Donbas,
850km from Kyiv, as he does not want
to leave behind his two pet big cats – a
leopard and a black panther.
Dr Kumar, who is also a YouTuber,
has been uploading videos of himself
taking shelter with his big cats and
often taking them out for a stroll. “I
do not want to leave Ukraine as my
pets will have no one to look after
them,” he said.
Regular international commercial
flights to resume from March 27
India will resume scheduled
international flights after two years
from March 27 and end air-bubble
arrangements, the aviation regulator
said on Tuesday.
The move may spell a further boost
for Indian carriers, which are adding
back capacity as more people take to
the skies with Covid-19 infections
receding and vaccination cover
increasing. Falling infections have
paved the way for relaxations in
movement curbs and boosted domestic
travel.
Indian plane hijacker who killed
passenger shot dead in Karachi
Zahoor Mistry, one of the hijackers of
the Indian Airlines (IA) flight 814, has
been killed in Karachi, according to
multiple media reports in Pakistan.
Mistry was killed on March 1 by
two bike-borne assailants in Karachi’s
Akhtar colony. He had been living as a
“businessman” under the assumed
name “Zahid Akhund”, reported
Pakistan’s Geo TV.
The IA flight was hijacked by five
terrorists on Dec 24, 1999, after it
took off from Kathmandu, Nepal, en
route to New Delhi. Mistry reportedly
killed an Indian passenger, 25-year-old
Rupin Katyal, with a knife on the
flight.
Envoy to Palestine found dead
India’s external affairs ministry said on
Tuesday that Mr Mukul Arya, the
country’s representative in Palestine,
died of natural causes, dismissing
speculative reports about the nature of
his death.
He was found dead in his office
premises on Sunday.
External affairs ministry
spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said:
“We have seen some irresponsible
comments on the passing away of Shri
Mukul Arya. He died of natural
causes. We urge that the tragic demise
of a young diplomat be treated with
decency and respect.”
LIC gets market regulator nod for
mega IPO
India’s market regulator has approved
state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation’s (LIC) initial public
offering worth about US$8 billion, TV
channel ET Now reported on
Wednesday, citing sources.
The approval comes in the wake of
reports that the initial share sale was
set to be delayed to the next financial
year due to market volatility stoked by
the Ukraine crisis.
Learning from social media, teens
make arms at home
Two teenagers, whose schooling didn’t
go beyond Class 5, turned to illegal
gun-making and were even trying to
manufacture bullets at their home
workshop in Jabalpur, Madhya
Pradesh, when police nabbed them on
Saturday.
Police officers were stunned to
realise that the pair had learnt
gun-making from social media and
used everyday gadgets, tools and spare
parts to build weapons.
Modi inaugurates Pune metro rail
project
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
Sunday inaugurated the 12km stretch
of the Pune Metro Rail project.
The project is being built at a cost
of more than Rs 11,400 crore ($203
million) in Pune.
Mr Modi also unveiled the statue of
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the
premises of the Pune Municipal
Corporation.
Video shows tonsured medical
students, ragging probe begins
After a video from Uttarakhand
showing a group of tonsured first-year
medical students walking in circles
went viral, the Haldwani Government
Medical College administration in
Nainital has started a probe to look
into the ragging angle.
The students were made to walk in
circles around the campus with bags
on their backs allegedly by their
seniors. Disturbed by the visuals,
netizens demanded action.
The college’s principal Arun Joshi
downplayed the incident. “No
complaint has been received,” he said.
“Often, students shave their heads
themselves. It is not always linked to
ragging.”
Ashwin overtakes Kapil’s 434
Test wickets
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on
Sunday surpassed pace bowling great
Kapil Dev’s 434 wickets in the second
Test against Sri Lanka.
Ashwin dismissed Charith Asalanka
for 20 with his off spin on day three in
Mohali to become India’s
second-highest wicket-taker behind
spin legend Anil Kumble, who finished
his career with 619 Test wickets.
Chennai Super Kings to launch
IPL 2022
The Chennai Super Kings franchise
will launch its Indian Premier League
title defence on March 26 with the
first match of the world’s most
valuable cricket tournament.
Led by former India captain
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Kings will
play last year’s runners-up Kolkata
Knight Riders. Ten teams, including
new franchises Lucknow Super Giants
and Gujarat Titans, will feature in 70
matches and four playoffs in 65 days
before the final on May 29.
Border Security Force
(BSF) personnel on
motorbikes at the
India-Pakistan border,
about 35km from
Amritsar, on
Wednesday as they take
part in a 5,280km ride
across the country to
mark International
Women’s Day
(March 8).
The BSF’s women’s
motorcycle team Seema
Bhawani had set off
on Royal Enfield
motorcycles from India
Gate in New Delhi the
previous day.
The 36 members of
the Daredevil team, led
by Inspector Himanshu
Sirohi, will pass through
major cities en route to
Kanyakumari in Tamil
Nadu spreading the
message of women’s
empowerment.
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Youngest mayor gets engaged to youngest MLA
India’s youngest ever mayor Arya Ra-
jendran got engaged to Kerala’s current
youngest legislator Sachin Dev on
Sunday at the AKG Centre, the state
headquarters of the ruling Communist
Party of India (Marxist) – CPI-M – in
Thiruvananthapuram.
The ring exchange was attended by
senior CPI-M leaders, close friends
and relatives and the party’s politburo
member M.A. Baby presented a book
to the couple.
While Ms Arya, 23, is the state
committee member of the Students
Federation of India (SFI), the youth
wing of the CPI-M, Mr Sachin, 28, is
its state secretary.
Both have worked together at youth
level politics and are friends.
On Dec 28, 2020, when Ms Arya
took charge of the Thiruvananthapu-
ram Corporation aged 21, after the
CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front won
52 of the 100 wards, she grabbed
headlines by becoming India’s
youngest ever mayor.
Ms Arya broke the record of
Ms Sabitha Beegum (CPI-M), who
became the mayor of Kollam in Kerala
at 23 in 2000.
She also bettered the feat of Ms
Rekha Priyadharshini (DMK), who be-
came mayor of Salem in Tamil Nadu at
24 in 2006, and senior Bharatiya
Janata Party leader and former Maha-
rashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fad-
navis, who became the mayor of
Nagpur Municipal Corporation at the
age of 27 in 1997.
Five months after Ms Arya became
mayor, Mr Sachin became the
youngest legislator in the current Ker-
ala Assembly when he won the
Balussery seat as a CPI-M candidate,
trouncing popular comedian Dharma-
jan Bologatti of the Congress party.
The pair’s family members are affili-
ated to the CPI-M.
Arya’s father Rajendran is an electri-
cian, while mother Sreelatha is a life
insurance agent.
While Arya hails from Thiruvanan-
thapuram, Mr Sachin hails from
Balussery. He has a bachelor’s degree
in English literature from the Govern-
ment Arts College in Kozhikode and
an LLB from the Law College in the
same city.
Ms Arya graduated in mathematics
from the All Saints College in Thiru-
vananthapuram.
The couple decided to get married
last month. “We both belong to a
similar political ideology and we have
worked alongside each other in the
SFI,” Ms Arya said on Feb 16.
“We have been good friends. We
arrived at the decision and then in-
formed our families.
“Since both of us are elected public
representatives, we informed the party
as well as our families to ensure there
are no rumours or misinformation.”
The Congress’ Thiruvananthapuram
MP Shashi Tharoor had a cricket-in-
spired wedding wish for the couple.
Describing Ms Sachin as a good
catch since his name combined two of
India’s greatest cricketers (Sachin Ten-
dulkar and Kapil Dev), he wished the
mayor all the best.
“Congratulated Thiruvananthapu-
ram mayor Arya Rajendran on the
announcement of her impending nup-
tials to the CPI(M)’s youngest MLA
Sachin Dev,” Mr Tharoor tweeted.
“Anyone whose name combines
two of India’s greatest cricketers must
be a good catch, I told her.
“Blessings and good wishes to the
young couple.”
Ms Arya and Mr Sachin will tie the
knot next month.
“We will not step away from our
responsibilities after our marriage. We
will continue the work entrusted to us
by the party,” he said.
Indo-Asian News Service
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