
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to return to Pakistan after talks in Oman before travelling to Russia, according to reports. The visit sequence keeps Pakistan at the centre of indirect diplomacy as negotiations remain stalled.

A day after joining the BJP from AAP, Swati Maliwal attacked Arvind Kejriwal and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She said her decision to switch sides was voluntary and urged those seeking constructive politics to join the saffron party.

Delhi deputy chief minister Parvesh Verma launched a sharp attack on Arvind Kejriwal accusing him of hypocrisy and alleging the construction of a second quotSheesh Mahalquot Citing Kejriwal039s recent move into a government bungalow at Lodhi Estate Verma accused the AAP chief of abandoning his earlier claims of simple living

Earlier on Friday, addressing reporters at the party headquarters in Lucknow, the SP chief criticised the government over the stone-pelting incident in Ghazipur. “We may take a major step in the wake of this incident,” he said, adding that it was time to wage a “guerrilla war” against the government.