General T N Raina was an iconic Indian military leader whose contributions to the nation should be more widely known, notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
'The Jharkhand government is increasingly intolerant of voices of dissent.' 'Recently 20 persons, including activists, writers and academics, were booked for sedition.' 'Many of them have been critical of the government's apathy towards Adivasis,' notes Siraj Dutta.
India's limited overs cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wished a long and happy married life to cricketer Parthiv Patel, but remained non-committal on his own marriage prospects. "I wish him all the best," Dhoni said. When asked whether he would emulate Patel, "Not now" was Dhoni's reply.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
The rate for crossing is fixed, the arrested guide alleged, adding that he had come to India recently with four others to send them to Pakistan via the border in Jammu.
The incident, which came months after the lynching of dairy farmer Pehlu Khan by suspected cow vigilantes in Alwar, has triggered an outrage.
Nearly 500 m of the fence was washed away in Bandtop-Nursury in Basantar belt.
Pakistani troops fired mortars, rockets and automatic weapons on border posts and civilian areas along the International Border in Jammu and Samba districts, resulting in heavy exchanges till the wee hours of the day.
A luxury train 'Heritage on Wheels' is all set to hit the tracks in Rajasthan later this month.
Army XI, Bangalore, and holders Western Railway reached the semi-finals of the 44th Bombay Gold Cup Hockey
Repeatedly violating the ceasefire in the last 36 hours, Pakistani troops opened fire at forward posts along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring a Border Security Force jawan.
At places in the border districts of Barmer and Jaisalmer, people walked miles through the desert to cast their votes.
Singh had on Saturday called on the jailed activists, one of whom was arrested recently in connection with a communal flare-up that took place last year
Hours after India and Pakistan held a flag meeting in an attempt to diffuse the tensions along the International Border along Jammu, Pakistan once again violated the ceasefire in the Pargwal sector of the international border near Jammu, the same area where the flag meeting was held.
Two Pakistani currency notes of denomination of Rs 500 each, two identity cards, one small knife and a paper with 'CMA Lahore Cantt' written on it were recovered from the arrested person, a BSF officer said.
Over 100 border dwellers have been evacuated and put in safe shelters
An estimated 60.89 per cent polling was recorded in 17 assembly constituencies of Jharkhand where polling for the third of the five-phase took place on Tuesday.
"People must realise that mob violence and taking of law into the hands will invite wrath of law," said the bench.
The three heavily-armed terrorists killed by the Border Security Force in Samba district had infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir to carry out a chain of terror attacks by blowing up running trains and tracks with chained IEDs and hard to detect liquid explosives, a top force official said on Wednesday.
The heavy shelling took place in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will take the final call on Wednesday on who will be the chief minister.
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A day after Narendra Modi accused her of resorting to "rabid communalism", Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday hit back asking whether someone who "speaks lies" was fit for the PM's post.
In the backdrop of the night-long firing by Pakistan Rangers targeting civilians areas and BoPs, BSF troops and the Rangers on Friday held a commandant-level flag-meeting along International Border in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir, during which they impressed upon each other to respect the ceasefire.
The outgoing BSF DG said that Head Constable Narender Singh was killed in an "action of the Border Action Team" of Pakistan.
The court granted the last opportunity to the defaulting states and UTs, warning if they did not file their reports within a week, then their home secretaries will have to appear in person before court.
A contempt plea alleged that incidents of mob lynching and vigilantism were taking place despite the apex court verdict in this regard.
Playing down the detection of tunnel in Chamliyal-Ramgarh sector in Samba district after the gunning down of three heavily armed terrorist, the BSF on Thursday said it was mere a "rat hole tunnel" used only one time by the terrorists.
As per reports, Pakistan has fired 3000-4000 mortar shells targeting Indian villages and border towns in which 12 people have been killed.
5 AK 47 rifles, two UBGLs, large quantity of explosives, combat dresses, incendiary material, eatables with Pakistani markings and uniquely body-fitted IEDs with timer mechanisms have been recovered.
Pari is currently undergoing treatment for severe neck, spinal and abdominal injuries.
After a day-long lull, Pakistani rangers violated ceasefire again by targeting border posts in Kathua and Samba sectors, drawing retaliation from the Border Security Force.
'The confidence of the Opposition will go up and alliances will be easier to form if it becomes apparent that the BJP is losing ground in the north of India,' says Aakar Patel.
The sources said the Pakistani side, which spoke to the Border Security Force officials in the noon over phone, 'denied any hand' in the killing of Head Constable Narender Singh on September 18.
Pakistani troops heavily shelled 15 border outposts and hamlets along the international border overnight, leaving three persons injured, one of them seriously in Jammu district.
Blood splattered compounds, smashed window panes and demolished roofs are all that are left of houses in border hamlets which have been battered in Pakistani firing and shelling in the last three days.
Pakistan on Monday displayed white flags along the International Border in Samba sector possibly as a mark for having peace but it did not respond to calls for a flag meeting between border guards to de-escalate tensions.
The reverses for the BJP in the Hindi heartland threw wide open the 2019 Lok Sabha elections which until a few months ago appeared to be in the grip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday struck an alliance with the All Jharkhand Students Union for the upcoming polls to the 81-member state assembly for which it has given its new partner eight seats.
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