Khan Younis, Feb 15 (AP): Hamas-led group released three male Israeli hostages Saturday and Israeli forces freed hundreds of prisoners in return, in the latest indication that a fragile ceasefire that had teetered in recent days is holding.

Bhagalpur (Bihar): A 36-year-old man, suspected to be mentally challenged, was lynched by a mob after he allegedly beat two people to death in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said on Saturday.

Bengaluru: Amid public outcry over the steep hike in Metro rail fare in Bengaluru, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday shifted the blame to the state government, saying the fare fixation committee for the Metro Rail is not based in Delhi.

Munich: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said since India is a democratic society, it is able to give nutrition support and food to 800 million people.

London: Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency over his two positive doping tests, the organization said Saturday.

Bengaluru: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that, in addition to road, metro rail, and suburban railway services provided by the state government, his ministry will also introduce a train travel option from Kempegowda International Airport to Bengaluru city.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma continued to question Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s British wife Elizabeth Colburn’s links with Pakistan, alleging on Saturday that the "network is now emerging as far more significant and deeply entrenched than initially thought".

The Mumbai police are questioning New India Cooperative Bank's General Manager and Head of Accounts, Hitesh Mehta, on Saturday after a case was registered against him and his associates for allegedly embezzling Rs 122 crore of the bank's funds, officials said.