Mohammad Iqbal was working the nightshift at a power plant when he got a frantic call from his family saying artillery shells were exploding around their home.

Earlier, Antonio Guterres had also welcomed the ceasefire understanding between Islamabad and New Delhi and had described it as a “positive step”.

U.S. President Donald Trump was set to meet Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday following a surprise announcement that the United States would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government despite lingering concerns about its leaders' former ties to Al Qaeda.

Follow The Hindu’s latest developments on the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan after Operation Sindoor.

A series of military strikes last week by India and Pakistan brought the nuclear-armed rivals closer to a broader war.

Pakistan categorically rejects the "provocative" assertions made by the Indian Prime Minister in his address yesterday, the Foreign Office said in a statement Tuesday.

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A deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir has plunged relations between India and Pakistan to new lows, with both sides hinting at imminent military action. India accuses Pakistan of backing the massacre,