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National News- In a surgical strike in 2011, Army brought back severed heads of 3 Pak soldiers: Report Indian Army had carried out one of deadliest cross-border surgical strikes in August 2011, in which at
National News-
In a surgical strike in 2011, Army brought back severed heads of 3 Pak soldiers: Report
Indian Army had carried out one of deadliest cross-border surgical strikes in August 2011, in which at least eight Pakistani soldiers were killed, a report said today. Read More
Mayawati targets Modi govt at Lucknow rally, Urges Muslims not to waste votes on Samajwadi Party
Spelling out her party’s strategy to consolidate Dalit and Muslims votes in upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday said that the minority community should not waste their votes on Samajwadi Party as it will benefit the BJP. Read More
'India’s surgical strikes caused maximum damage to Lashkar-e-Taiba'
In the surgical strikes conducted by India inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the maximum damage was suffered by Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT). The assessment reports of radio intercepts indicated that around 20 of LeT militants were killed. Read More
Radioactive leak at Delhi's IGI airport; no danger, say officials
Fire tenders rushed to the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here on Sunday after "radioactive substance" leaked from a medical shipment flown from France, which was later found to be within the permissible limit. Read More
Don’t expect Army to stop playing its ‘important’ role in Pakistan’s India policy: Abdul Basit
Pakistan high commissioner to India Abdul Basit has said the army has an important role to play in Islamabad's India policy and one should not expect otherwise. Read More
International News-
Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif visits troops along LoC
Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif today paid a visit to frontline troops deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) and expressed satisfaction over their "operational preparedness". Read More
‘Will never drop out’: Donald Trump remains defiant amid unprecedented Republican meltdown
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign today appeared to be collapsing like a pack of cards, with many top Republican party leaders leaving his camp a day after his lewd remarks against women surfaced but the controversial billionaire refused to quit the race. Read More
Business News-
RJio beats Facebook, WhatsApp to reach 1.6 crore subscribers in shortest time
Embraced by customers with open arms, Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio) has created a world record by attracting as many as 16 million (1.6 crore) subscribers in its first month, a company statement said today. Read More
India at world's centre stage but current growth rate not enough, says Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that India is at the world's centre stage more than ever before for "aspiring to do better in an adverse" environment. Read More
Entertainment News-
100 not out: MS Dhoni’s biopic emerges game-changer, hits a ton at box-office
The biopic on India’s limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni continues its winning streak at the box-office. The Sushant Singh Rajput starrer has now joined the likes of biggies such as Sultan, Airlift, Rustam. Read More
This is why Ankita Lokhande called ex-boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput after watching Dhoni's biopic
Our Captain Cool's biopic released last week and is running successfully in theatres, with the lead actor Sushant Singh Rajput managing to impress critics and the audiences alike. Read More
Are Kajol and Karan Johar not best friends anymore? Ajay Devgn says so
Kajol and Karan Johar have given major friendship goals to people inside and outside the Hindi film industry. The duo, who has together given monumental hits like "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai", "Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham" and "My Name is Khan", shared one of the strongest bonds in Bollywood. Read More
Sports News-
Happens rarely in Cricket: When Ravindra Jadeja ran on middle of pitch, India docked 5 runs
The audiences at the Indore stadium today witnessed a rare Cricketing incident as India was handed a five-run penalty when Ravindra Jadeja ran straight down the middle of the pitch despite getting a warning by Umpire Bruce Oxenford on day two of the third Test against New Zealand. Read More
Indian Super League (ISL) 2016: Kerala Blasters take on Delhi Dynamos in Kochi
Kochi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will be painted yellow once again when Kerala Blasters face Delhi Dynamos. Kerala will certainly be looking to get at least a point from this match as they have lost both their previous fixtures against Atletico de Kolkata and NorthEast United. Delhi Dynamos will be more upbeat after clinching an unexpected 3-1 victory against Chennaiyin FC in Chennai. Delhi manager Gianluca Zambrotta played down their prospects for the match, saying that it would be just as difficult as any other. It will be an important match for us. We won against Chennaiyin FC but we have to lie low and think nothing happened. We just have to focus on the next match and continue to do our best in the future, said Zambrotta.