At Imran's oath-taking ceremony, Sidhu was seated next to Masood Khan, the president of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
Health Minister J P Nadda asked for all details in the matter and promised that all necessary action would be taken.
A militant was gunned down while a soldier got injured in fierce gun battles that broke out between militants and security forces in Uri sector near LoC and in Baramulla district of north Kashmir on Wednesday.
The state government has ordered an inquiry into the matter.
Seven members of a polling team and five Central Reserve Police Force personnel were among 14 killed as Naxals struck twice on Saturday in a break of less than an hour, blowing up a bus and an ambulance in Bijapur and Bastar districts of Chhattisgarh.
Six Central Reserve Police Force personnel and 13 Maoists were killed in two separate encounters in Bijapur district, about 565 km from Chhattisgarh, a senior police official said on Monday.
The Haryana Chief Minister also asked his Delhi counterpart what steps he has taken to end stubble burning by farmers in areas near the national capital as air pollution peaked to alarming levels.
Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) R K Vij told UNI that four constables of the Naga Battalion, accompanied by two special police officers were returning after patrolling duty.
'For men to find their centre of gravity, it will only come when they are settled in their head.'
With the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) planning to create disturbances to mark its decade of formation this September, police is bracing up to counter any such move and make people aware about the "futility" of the rebel movements.
Among the killed were the CRPF Assistant Commandant Vikas Chandra and constable J N Chetia of 43 batallion of the central force.
Four persons, including two special police officers, were killed on the spot and four others seriously injured in a landmine blast triggered by Naxalites in Dantewada district early on Thursday.
The verdict for the week.
Former Army Chief General K V Krishna Rao was on Sunday cremated with full military honours in New Delhi.
The fire started at around 5 pm from the microbiology department and thick plumes of smoke billowed from the building, sparking panic among patients, attendants and staff, and affecting emergency services.
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Water and electricity sevices which were affected due to the week-long floods have been restored, officials said.
The hits and misses of the week.
Woman fencer Rupaiya Devi, who had gone missing in Ireland earlier this week, has sought asylum in the United Kingdom.
Haryana government on Saturday said it is considering making it mandatory for a sportsman to compete for at least six years.
A season-best effort of 19.70 metres gave him the gold medal in shot out at the Asian Athletics championships.
SHO among 2 cops killed in Naxal ambush, 6 hurt in Chhattisgarh
A look at the star arrivals.
Take a look at the arrivals.
General Motors India, the 100 per cent subsidiary of the world's largest vehicle manufacturer, has achieved break-even and become a profitable company, a top company official said on Monday.
A rare video footage of Maoists purportedly showing the rebels conducting a 'commando-style' training to gun down helicopters, used to ferry security personnel and VIPs in Chhattisgarh's worst insurgency-hit Bastar region, has been recovered by the police.
Gen Singh, who is right now the general officer commanding-in-chief, Western Command, will become the first Sikh officer to head the army.
General Motors India (GMI) on Monday launched a variant of its sports utility vehicle 'Chevrolet Forester' to tap the growing SUV market in India.
Its exact shape would emerge after it is circulated within the service and incorporates suggestions from defence think tanks.
Aditya Vij, President and Managing Director, General Motors India, launched a special edition of Chevrolet Optra in New Delhi.
First batch of five indigenously built battle tanks rolls out of factory near Chennai
This may perhaps be the first instance of the service chiefs jointly reviewing the security scenario in the Northeast.
General Motors, the world's largest carmaker, has said it would set up an R&D centre in Bangalore, the first outside the United States, with an investment of $21 million.
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