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AP Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Investment Forum on Friday. Russia will respect the outcome of Ukraine’s presidential election, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday declared as “unconstitutional and invalid” the University Grants Commission (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulation 2010 pertaining to governance system, admission and fee structure and opening of campuses of deemed-to-be universities in the country.

Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi’s surprise invitation to the leaders of India’s neighbours to attend his swearing-in ceremony on May 26 has the makings of a shock and awe tactic with three messages: the first to Pakistan, the second to the region and the third for domestic consumption. While dressed up as an outreach to all  SAARC leaders , the invitation was clearly meant primarily for  Prime Minister Nawaz