Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy arrived in Saudi Arabia Tuesday with plans to visit the kingdom's powerful crown prince to push for a peace plan and the return of prisoners of war from Russia.

US President Joe Biden signaled that a ceasefire in Gaza could be at hand, saying that Israel has agreed to pause its offensive during the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some hostages held by Hamas.

In a surprise move, former Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang, who went missing after he was unceremoniously sacked last year, resigned from China's national legislature ahead of its key annual session next week.

The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) Tuesday admitted error in the questions of the Plus II Physics exam, while maintaining that grace marks will be awarded to students.

The rules for the implementation of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) are likely to be issued before the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the Lok Sabha elections comes into effect, MHA sources said.

In yet another step towards women empowerment, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced interest-free loans of up to `10 lakh for Mission Shakti self-help group (SHG) members, Tuesday.

The Congress suffered a major upset in Himachal Pradesh at the hands of BJP in the Rajya Sabha elections Tuesday which were marred by cross-voting in all the three states, though it won three seats in Karnataka, while all eight BJP candidates emerged victorious in Uttar Pradesh.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Tuesday said Rs 718.26 crore has been sanctioned for widening and strengthening of Daringbadi Ghat section on National Highway-59, spanning Kandhamal and Ganjam districts.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Odisha during the first week of March, state BJP president Manmohan Samal said, Tuesday

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates arrived in the Odisha capital Tuesday night, and is scheduled to attend several programmes Wednesday, including one with focus on use of artificial intelligence (AI) for farmers.

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday announced the names of the four astronauts--all IAF fighter pilots--for India’s ambitious maiden human spaceflight mission Gaganyaan scheduled for next year.

We will wait till April 1 and if the Centre does not release the funds for the Awas Yojana, then our government will build the 11 lakh houses for the beneficiaries said Mamata Banerjee.  

The ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu Kashmir (JeI), has been extended by another five years for continuing activities that pose a threat to the security of the nation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced Tuesday.

The entire country has been “taken for a ride”, the Supreme Court said Tuesday while restraining till further orders Patanjali Ayurved, a company co-founded yoga guru Ramdev and dealing in herbal products, from advertising or branding products meant for treating diseases.

Senior India pacer Mohammed Shami has undergone a surgery on his left achilles tendon, which rules him out of next month’s Indian Premier League and possibly the T20 World Cup in June.