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The release of an Indian pilot by Pakistan would be a "very much welcomed step", spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres said yesterday, stressing that the message to India and Pakistan from the world body and the international community is to de-escalate tensions. Captured Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be released today by Pakistan "as a gesture of peace."

An important meeting of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is scheduled for Wednesday-Thursday in Haridwar and the Hindu right-wing organization is expected to discuss the Ram Templeissue. Apart from the construction of a temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, VHP will also call for scrapping Article 35A and Article 370, related to Jammu and Kashmir. Here's more on this.

When Valentine's Day is just round the corner, can the hooligans be far away?

It seems like Shimla is set to join the long list of Indian cities that have been renamed. Following the renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj, some right-wing Hindu groups in Himachal Pradesh have launched a campaign demanding that Shimla be renamed to Shyamala. However, not everyone is convinced.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday reiterated its claim that a Pakistani F-16 jet was shot down during aerial combat on February 27 near Nowshera area. IAF showed circumstantial evidence to media persons to support its theory, hours after a US publication claimed all F-16s were accounted for in Pakistan's inventory. Dismissing the report, IAF underscored Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman scripted history.

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's return to India was delayed due to the heavily edited video, which Pakistan released just an hour before he crossed over the border, claimed reports.

A right-wing extremist, who filmed himself rampaging through two mosques in the quiet New Zealand city of Christchurch killing 49 worshippers, appeared in court on a murder charge today.