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Kyiv: Ukraine is ready to observe a ceasefire in airstrikes against Russian cities involved in the negotiation process, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. "From now through the end of Saturday, as well as on Sunday and Monday, Ukraine is ready to refrain from strikes on...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Dr Dinesh Sharma as the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The appointment will take effect from the date he assumes charge of the office, according to a press communique issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan Saturday. The...

New Delhi: Jharkhand minister Sudivya Kumar died at Mercy Hospital in Giridih after his health suddenly deteriorated late Saturday night, plunging the city into grief. The minister breathed his last at the hospital located near the city’s bus stand, where he had been brought after...

New Delhi: Congress Saturday appointed Sachin Pilot as general secretary in-charge of poll-bound Punjab, replacing Bhupesh Baghel, who has been shifted to Assam in the same position. The party has also appointed Randeep Singh Surjewala as general secretary in-charge of Gujarat. He will, however, continue...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday asserted that India is not only growing at 7.8 per cent but also creating employment opportunities despite wars and disruptions, demonstrating the country's strength, and said that those responsible for pushing the economy into the "fragile five" cannot...

New Delhi: Population enumeration for Census 2027 will take place in Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and parts of Uttarakhand from December 1, 2026, to January 4, 2027, the Registrar General of India said Saturday, advancing the exercise in the states likely to go to polls...

Cairo: US military Saturday said it struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles, warning that it would "if necessary, destroy Iran's limited and exposed oil fleet." The military's statement said a US aircraft carrier and a destroyer evaded "multiple unprovoked...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv, the Kremlin said Saturday, as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow to try to revive a stalled push to end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. "Putin has ordered...

New Delhi: Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was Saturday produced before a Delhi court's judge, who remanded him to one-day police custody. According to court sources, Bhardwaj was produced at the residence of Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler at around 2 pm. His legal...

Srinagar: The terrorist killed in Operation Ashdar by the joint forces Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district was Saturday identified as a Pakistani national and a member of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). J&K Police said Saturday that the terrorist killed during Operation Ashdar in Budgam...