Y Puran Kumar, a senior Haryana IPS officer, who died by suicide at his Sector 11 Chandigarh residence by shooting himself had accused senior officers of “mental harassment”, officials said.

Russia said that momentum towards reaching a peace deal in Ukraine had largely vanished following Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s presidential summit in Alaska, dimming hopes for a quick end to the three-and-a-half-year war.

The European Parliament voted to ban the use of meat-related terms including “burger” and “steak” to market plant-based foods, in a win for disgruntled farmers.