After the civic polls, both NCP factions had agreed to continue their alliance for the upcoming Zilla Parishad elections scheduled for next month, claimed Ajit Pawar’s aide.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that he sees “a lot of positive expectations” from the recent free trade agreement between India and the European Union, and it could contribute to global multi-polarity.

European Union foreign ministers agreed to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, placing the powerful military force in the same category as Islamic State and al Qaeda.