Saved by a hair — literally. That’s what sums up the miraculous escape of the Hegdes, a Karnataka family visiting Pahalgam’s Baisaran meadows on April 22, when terrorists murdered 25 tourists and a Kashmiri pony ride operator in cold blood.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Ukraine had not responded to many offers by Russia President Vladimir Putin to start direct peace negotiations, and that it was unclear whether it would join a three-day ceasefire he has announced for next month.

A high-level meeting is underway in the Ministry of Home Affairs in the national capital on Tuesday.