Russia launched a major overnight barrage of missiles and drones across Ukraine, with explosions echoing around Kyiv and other cities into Thursday morning. Ukrainian air defences were activated as the attack continued into daylight. (Pics/AFP)

The Congress on Thursday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 82nd birth anniversary, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying his legacy lives on in the transformative changes he championed and in his enduring faith in India's youth, technological progress and the power of new ideas. (Pics/PTI and AFP)