A look at the headlines right now:
- Indian Army says it carried out surgical strikes on terror launchpads along the LoC: Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations said India's offensive was existing 'cross border fire', and was disingenuously being called a 'surgical strike'.
- US national security advisor condemns Uri attack, asks Pakistan to 'delegitimise' militant groups: Susan Rice called her Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and said that the White House is committed to bringing the perpetrators to book.
- Sensex crashes 555 points after reports of surgical strikes by Indian Army at LoC: Nifty dropped 170 points, hours after the market mood was deemed buoyant after Opec agreed to cut oil production.
- Pakistan defence minister threatens to use 'tactical weapons' against India: Khawaja Muhammad Asif also said that Islamabad will continue to support Kashmir’s ‘freedom movement’ both morally and diplomatically.
- $5.5-million kickback paid to agent in Embraer deal, finds preliminary CBI inquiry, say reports: Officials said the 'breakthrough' will help to convert the initial investigation to a regular case after an FIR is registered.
- Atif Aslam’s concert called off in Gurgaon after Hindu group threatens district administration: Officials wrote to the organisers saying they should defer the Pakistani singer’s event keeping in mind ‘sentiments of armed forces at the frontier’.
- CBSE may revert to Class 10 board examination, says its chairperson: Rajesh Chaturvedi said they are likely to bring about this change in 2018, the Hindustan Times reported.
- Uran scare turns out to be a schoolgirl’s prank, Maharashtra Police end search for armed men: The 12-year-old student was allowed to go with a warning and some counselling.
- ICICI Prudential Life Insurance makes sluggish market debut: With an issue price of Rs 334, its shares fluctuated on the Bombay Stock Exchange, hitting a low of Rs 315.65 at one point.
- Were you in slumber', SC asks Bihar government at Mohammad Shahabuddin bail hearing: The court said the state should have acted long before the local don was released, but instead it waited till he was finally released from jail.
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