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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will meet his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray and NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai today as part of his campaign against the BJP's alleged anti-people policies.
K Chandrasekhar Rao, also known as KCR, would meet Thackeray, president of Shiv Sena, at his residence in Mumbai at 1 PM and have lunch with him, TRS sources told PTI.
After the meeting with Thackeray, Rao would go to Pawar's residence and discuss national political issues, they said.
On February 13, KCR had said he would soon have meetings with his Maharashtra and West Bengal counterparts, Uddhav Thackeray and Mamata Banerjee respectively, as part of the efforts to unite various political parties against the saffron party and the NDA government.
Significantly, all 117 Assembly seats in Punjab and 59 in Uttar Pradesh are witnessing voting today. Polling in Punjab is being held from 8 am to 6 pm. In Uttar Pradesh, the polling is taking place between 7 am and 6 pm. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
After his Germany visit, External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar will hold bilateral talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in Paris today. Indo-Pacific will be discussed prominently in the talks between both countries. At the invitation of Jean-Yves Le Drian, Jaishankar will participate in the European Union Ministerial Cooperation Forum on the Indo-Pacific.
It is an initiative of the European Council under the presidency of France. On the sidelines of the Forum meeting, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar will also hold bilateral talks with his counterparts from the European Union and the countries of the Indo-Pacific region.
In another international development, Russian President Vladimir Putin will dial his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Sunday amid the ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
"Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to have a telephone conversation with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on Sunday," Sputnik News Agency reported Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying. "Yes. It is scheduled," Peskov said when asked whether such a telephone call was on the president's schedule.
Tensions have built up in Eastern Ukraine since Russia's build-up of around 150,000 troops just over the border from the Donbas region in the east, in Belarus to the north, and Crimea to the south.
Breaking News LIVE | Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Macron, Putin Agree To Work For East Ukraine Ceasefire, Says France
French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Sunday agreed to work for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, Macron's office said as quoted by AFP.
#UPDATE French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Sunday agreed to work for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, Macron's office saidhttps://t.co/akhzfDL47M
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 20, 2022
Breaking News LIVE | Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Russia, Belarus To Continue Military Exercises
Because of rising tensions between the two nations, joint exercises of Belarus with Russian troops will continue, said the Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin, as quoted by news agency AP.
Breaking News LIVE | Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Shelling In East Ukraine, Russia Nuclear Drill Raise Tension
After Russia held nuclear drills on Saturday in neighboring Belarus, hundreds of artillery shells exploded along the contact line between Ukrainian soldiers and Russia-backed separatists, and thousands of people evacuated eastern Ukraine, according to the news report by AP.
Breaking News LIVE: All India Students Are Advised To Leave Ukraine Temporarily: Indian Embassy In Ukraine
India mission in Ukraine issues advisory asking "all Indian nationals whose stay is not deemed essential & all Indian students" to leave the country "temporarily"
ADVISORY FOR INDIAN NATIONALS IN UKRAINE.@MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar @PIBHindi @DDNewslive @DDNewsHindi @IndianDiplomacy @PTI_News @IndiainUkraine pic.twitter.com/i3mZxNa0BZ
— India in Ukraine (@IndiainUkraine) February 20, 2022
Breaking News LIVE: French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin Talk As Ukraine Front Line Grows More Volatile
As a last-minute diplomatic effort to try to avoid a Russian invasion of Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron is speaking with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, as reported by news agency AFP.
#BREAKING Talks between Macron and Putin on Ukraine begin: French presidency pic.twitter.com/mdM9QhBAVI
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 20, 2022
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