India has said it was ready to "engage" in diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine where the UN has raised "grave fears" for millions of people. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has 'emphasized that there is no option but the path of dialogue and diplomacy', India's Permanent Representative, T.S. Tirumurti, said on Thursday.
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There are 15-20 Indians in war-hit Ukraine who want to leave and are being provided all help, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday, asserting that the "Operation Ganga" is still on. 
NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar on Thursday held a meeting with party's senior leaders to discuss giving charge of portfolios held by jailed Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik to his two other cabinet colleagues, sources said. The meeting took place at Sharad Pawar's residence here and was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, ministers Jayant Patil, Chhagan Bhujbal and Dilip Walse Patil and senior leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare, the sources said.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is likely to nominate former cricketer Harbhajan Singh to Rajya Sabha in the biennial elections from Punjab. Sources said that the newly-elected AAP government in the state may also give command of sports university to the former India off-spinner. 
COVID-19 India News Updates: India recorded 2,539 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 60 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday (March 17), the country saw a total of 4,491 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.72 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,24,54,546.
Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav has said that if a film like 'The Kashmir Files' could be made, then there should also be one on October 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
