Threat of nuclear weapon use might seem like a low probability, but it cannot be taken lightly.

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https://theprint.in/opinion/india-good-relations-with-nato-states-russia-ukraine-ask-for-ceasefire/863224/

Majority of Indian defence equipment is currently of Soviet or Russian make, and, in scientific fields, the collaboration has included space physics and aerospace. 

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https://theprint.in/science/aryabhata-to-gaganyaan-s-400-nuclear-energy-indias-age-old-ties-with-russia-run-deep/861611/

In a first, an unplanned collision has occurred of a bit of space debris with the moon. The debris is thought to be the third stage of China’s Long March 3C rocket that sent a spacecraft around the moon in 2014. ThePrint’s Sandhya Ramesh explains how the debris was identified and the collision tracked. Subscribe to the Pure Science Telegram Channel https://t.me/PureScienceWithSandhyaRamesh Supplementary reading: Space Debris Cleanup Hack: Using the Gravity of the Moon https://www.agi.com/blog/2022/02/space-debris-cleanup-hack-using-the-gravity-of-the UArizona students confirm errant rocket's Chinese origin, track lunar collision course https://news.arizona.edu/story/uarizona-students-confirm-errant-rockets-chinese-origin-track-lunar-collision-course Project Pluto https://www.projectpluto.com/temp/dscovr.htm

At 0:28 seconds, we have mentioned Chitra Subramaniam instead of Chitra Ramkrishna. Error regretted.

In episode 953 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta analyses the Russia-Ukraine situation through the insights provided by Andrei Kozyrev and Major General Mick Ryan. We also talk about the larger debate of Putin's rationality and Russian military preparedness as Putin takes over Ukraine one city at a time.

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भाजपा 2017 में यूपी में सपा को गद्दी से उतारने के सिवा किसी और क्षेत्रीय दल को कभी अपने बूते सत्ता से नहीं हटा सकी है लेकिन वर्तमान चुनाव के संदर्भ में यह तथ्य भी गौरतलब है कि कोई भी क्षेत्रीय दल भाजपा को भी सत्ता से कभी हटा नहीं पाया है.

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https://hindi.theprint.in/opinion/pm-narendra-modi-amit-shah-bjp-congress-akhilesh-yadav-yogi-adityanath-2022-uttar-pradesh-polls/288388/

As India Abstains from voting at the UNSC, UNGA & UNHRC against Russia's invasion in Ukraine. ThePrint's National Security Editor, Praveen Swami, decodes India's long stand of non-alignment policy since 1962 and three lessons to learn from it.

Kumar Bandi from Andhra Pradesh stays put with his pet jaguar & panther in Donbas, ignoring the war, while Arya Aldrin walked 20 kms to the Romanian border with her Siberian Husky

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https://theprint.in/india/dogs-cats-now-jaguars-indians-go-extra-mile-to-ensure-safety-of-pets-in-war-hit-ukraine/861162/

BJP on its own has never dislodged any regional party in assembly polls, except the Samajwadi Party in 2017. The converse is also true but without any exception.

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https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/akhilesh-yadavs-challenge-no-regional-party-has-ever-unseated-bjp-government-in-polls/861208/