Vipin Vijayan

In a statement, Federer said: "I am 41 years old, I have played more than 1,500 matches over 24 years, and tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt." 

Except for Kamatapur Liberation Organisation and the hardline faction of the banned ULFA, led by Paresh Baruah, all other rebel groups active in the state have entered into peace agreements with the government.

The Union Health Ministry said Indians who scored poorly in NEET or could not afford medical education in India chose foreign universities in such countries. If students with poor NEET scores were allowed in premier colleges here, it would result in litigation by students who could not get seats here, the Centre said in an affidavit.

The ultra-long-range aircraft is capable of flying for up to 16 hours and can fly directly from Namibia to India without a refuelling stop, an important consideration for the well-being of the cheetahs.

'I had heard that Uber India was plumbing new depths. Experienced today. Pre-booked an Uber, never turned up. Booked another and the new driver casually says we never go to pre-booked bookings. No accountability,' Harsha Bhogle wrote on Twitter.

Superintendent of Police Sanjiv Suman said two suspects have allegedly admitted to having sex with the girls. The six accused have been identified as Junaid, Suhail, Arif, Hafeez, Kareemuddin and Chhotu.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took to Twitter on Wednesday to say, "I conveyed India's concern at the recent US decision to provide sustenance package for Pakistan's F-16 fleet. Look forward to continuing dialogue with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin to further consolidate India-US partnership."

Contrary to media reports which claimed that all recruitment rallies would be held in abeyance or 'alternatively' conducted in neighbouring states if the local authorities do not provide all the facilities, Army sources said there is no plan to shift recruitment rallies from Punjab to any other state.

The photographs show the under-construction world's highest rail bridge over the Chenab river drenched in sunlight and over-arching a layer of clouds.

The MLAs -- Digambar Kamat, Michael Lobo, Rajesh Phaldesai, Delilah Lobo, Kedar Naik, Sankalp Amonkar, Rudolf Fernandes and Aleixo Sequeira -- were seen interacting with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in a viral photo after a resolution was passed in the Congress Legislature party to merge with the BJP.