New Delhi: Veteran journalist Rajat Sharma Friday claimed before the Delhi High Court that he was defamed by Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera over use of "abusive language" during his show on the Lok Sabha elections result day.

Moscow, Jun 14: Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO.

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance would take decision on the chief minister's post after the Maharashtra assembly polls.

Ramanagara (Karnataka): Karnataka BJP leader C P Yogeshwar on Friday claimed that Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and his brother and former MP D K Suresh had planned to field, Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, who has been arrested in connection with a murder case, as Congress candidate in the upcoming Channapatna Assembly bypoll.

Bengaluru: BJP senior leader and MLC CT Ravi has raised concerns over what he described as an unexpected turn in the POCSO case against former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. This development comes after the investigation team had reportedly found the charges baseless and was preparing to file a B-Report.

Mumbai: The BJP and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP on Thursday indulged in a verbal duel over an article in Organiser, a weekly known to be close to the RSS.

Palghar: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said the Army, Navy and Coast Guard have joined the efforts to rescue the excavator operator who remains trapped with the equipment after a cave-in at a water project in Palghar 17 days ago.

Karwar: In a tragic incident, Bhaskar Bandolkar, a resident of Ramanagar in Joida taluk, attempted suicide by setting himself on fire outside the Joida Police Station on Friday. Bandolkar alleged that he had been continuously harassed by the local police over a case, which drove him to take this drastic step.