Beijing, On behalf of the Chinese government, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will deliver on Monday, a video speech at the high-level segment of the UN Human Rights Council's 49th session, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin, said.

The high-level segment will be convened from February 28 to

Seoul, Russia's envoy to South Korea warned the two countries' cooperative ties could "change course," after Seoul announced its decision on Monday to join a sanctions campaign to hold Moscow accountable for its invasion of Ukraine.

Ambassador Andrey Kulik made the remarks hours after Seoul's

New Delhi,   European Commission Presidentd, Ursula von der Leyen, has acknowledged that the sweeping sanctions the bloc has imposed on Russia in recent days over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine will have a negative impact on Europeans, too, RT reported.

Responding to a Euronews correspon

Seoul,  South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for a powerful defence posture on Monday, saying that peace can be achieved only based on strong defence, as the world is reeling from Russia's shocking invasion of Ukraine.

"The peace and prosperity we enjoy have been achieved on the foundation

New Delhi, India's key indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- fell sharply in early trade on Monday as investors are worried about the full-fledged Russia-Ukraine war that is panning out.

At 9.55 a.m., Sensex was 1.5 per cent or 817 points down at 55,041 points, whereas Nifty 1.4 per cent or 233 poin

New Delhi, Escalation in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict pushed up global crude oil prices on Monday.

Accordingly, Brent-indexed crude oil prices rose 5 per cent to over $98 per barrel.

The rise in crude oil prices comes after the EU announced new sanctions on Russia.

Notably, Russia i

Patna, Bihar Finance Minister Tarkishore Prasad will present the second budget of Nitish Kumar government on Monday afternoon.

Sources have said that the size of the budget could be 10 per cent more in 2022-23 compared to 2021-22.

In 2021-22, Bihar government had allocated of Rs 2.16 lakh crore for

New Delhi, Russia's central bank says it has ordered brokers to suspend the execution of all orders by foreign legal entities and persons who want to sell off their Russian investments, such as stocks and shares, BBC reported.

The Bank of Russia also said it had yet to decide whether to open the Moscow Exchang