The announcement came after President Arif Alvi sent letters to Khan and leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif on April 4 seeking suggestions for the appointment of a caretaker PM.

Akshata Murthy, wife of UK's Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, is the daughter of Narayana Murthy, the billionaire co-founder of IT services company Infosys, and she owns around 0.93 percent of the company. The tax status means she would not pay taxes in Britain on dividends from the Indian business.

Russia-Ukraine news: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday condemned the Bucha killings in Ukraine and supported the call for an independent investigation. Replying to India's stand on the Russia-Ukraine conflict in the lower house of the Parliament, he said, "Many MPs brought up the incident of killings in Bucha and I want to say that we are deeply disturbed by the reports. We strongly condemn the killings which have taken place there. It's an extremely serious matter and we support the call for an independent investigation.” Reports have said that more than 300 people have been killed and the total number of casualties was likely to increase as the whole city is being checked. Hundreds of civilian residents were found dead on the streets, beside their homes and in mass graves. Ukraine accused Russia of the Bucha massacre. However, Russia has denied the allegations and said that it was Ukrainian propaganda. Catch all the latest development around the Russia-Ukraine War here: 

London Eye: The pointer to conflicting positions between India and Britain was clear from the official statements from both countries ahead of the meeting between their foreign ministers. A note from the United Kingdom government spelt out clearly that Ukraine was top of the agenda as expected.