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Russia, Ukraine agree to swap 1,000 prisoners of war in first direct peace talks in three years

India, May 16 -- Russian and Ukrainian officials met face-to-face for about two hours on Friday (16 May 2025) in Istanbul, marking their first direct talks in over three years. Hopes for a breakthroug... Read More


Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie, blinding him in one eye, sentenced to 25 years in jail

India, May 16 -- The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage, causing permanent blindness in one eye, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Hadi Matar, 27, was convicted earlier this year ... Read More


'Quarter Bengaluru' not 'Greater Bengaluru': BJP leader R Ashoka as Congress splits city into three

India, May 16 -- Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka on Thursday launched a sharp critique of the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government's proposal to divide Bengaluru into three municipal corporations, w... Read More


'Reckless': Mehbooba Mufti doubles down on Indus Waters Treaty revocation amid war of words with Omar

India, May 16 -- PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti doubled down on her stance over the Indus Waters Treaty and said her party never supported scrapping it as it would increase regional tensions with Pakistan. ... Read More


Rajnath Singh to visit Bhuj airbase today, day after strong message to Pakistan

India, May 16 -- A day after meeting security forces personnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, defence minister Rajnath Singh will visit the Bhuj airbase in Gujarat on Friday. The defence minister wi... Read More


Pakistani national part of Iraqi vessel's crew denied entry at Karnataka's Karwar port

India, May 16 -- The crew of an Iraq-flagged cargo vessel was denied permission to disembark at Karnataka's Karwar port due to the presence of Pakistani as well Syrian nationals among them. The decis... Read More


Congress says PM Modi wants to extract 'political mileage' out of Operation Sindoor

India, May 16 -- The Congress on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reported plan to meet only NDA chief Ministers next week is an attempt by the ruling BJP to extract "political mileage" from... Read More


Man booked for hanging wife upside down from roof in UP's Bareilly, assaulting her

India, May 16 -- A man from Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly has been booked for allegedly assaulting his wife and hanging her upside down from the roof of their house, police said on Friday. The incident un... Read More


'I was chained.': Indian researcher Badar Khan Suri recounts detention horror in US

India, May 16 -- Badar Khan Suri, an Indian researcher at Georgetown University, was released from federal custody after nearly two months of detention in a US immigration facility in Texas, following... Read More


BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw treated like a spy by Pakistan, was not allowed to brush: Report

India, May 16 -- Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who recently returned to India from Pakistan, was reportedly deprived of sleep and interrogated like a spy during his custody of o... Read More