A look at the headlines right now:
- Militants were aware of troop movements and location at Uri, Army investigating insider help in attack: The probe is also looking at a route from the village of Sukhdar, which terrorists could have used to get to the Army base.
- Financial Technology founder Jignesh Shah arrested in MCX licence renewal case: The CBI raided nine locations, including the promoter's home and offices of FTIL and four senior officials of Sebi, and registered a case against them.
- India, China experiencing remarkable growth, says Barack Obama at UN General Assembly: The outgoing United States president also urged Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian land and asked Palestine to recognise its neighbour.
- 10 militants killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri sector: A total of 15 militants were reportedly trying to infiltrate into the Indian side from across the border.
- Supreme Court order on Cauvery dispute is unimplementable, says Siddaramaiah as he appeals for peace: Karnataka has called for cabinet and all-party meetings to discuss the verdict, while Tamil Nadu praised the ruling and called it historic.
- US Secretary of State John Kerry cautions Pakistan against allowing terrorists to use its territory: He also called for restraint in Islamabad's nuclear weapon's programme.
- Amar Singh named Samajwadi Party national general secretary:Last week, Singh was dragged into the ongoing dispute in the party between Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav.
- Stalker stabs teacher more than 20 times on Delhi street, woman succumbs to injuries: Police said the accused had been ‘troubling the woman’ for more than a year and that a complaint had been lodged against him.
- United Nations suspends all aid shipments to Syria after 20 people were killed in attack on a convoy: UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien said that if the attack was deliberate, it would amount to a war crime.
- FIR filed against Delhi women's panel chief Swati Maliwal for alleged irregularities in appointments: The Anti-Corruption Bureau registered the case a day after questioning the DCW chairperson over apparently handing key positions to AAP supporters.
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