INDIA
3 LeT terrorists killed in Pulwama encounter, one terrorist in Anantnag
"Three terrorists killed in Awantipora encounter. Identification being ascertained. As per our source, one is Foreign Terrorist and one local terrorist of LeT namely Mukhtiyar Bhat, involved in several terror crimes including killing of one ASI of CRPF and two RPF personnel. A big success for us," tweeted Jammu and Kashmir Police, quoting Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar.
No moral conflict in India buying Russian oil, says Hardeep Puri
In an interview with CNN in Abu Dhabi, Puri while responding to a question on whether India felt any moral conflict while seeking oil supplies from Russia, replied: "Absolutely none." "Absolutely none, absolutely none. There is no moral conflict. We don't buy from X or Y. We buy whatever is available. I don't do the buying. The government does not do it. Oil companies do. We owe a moral duty to our consumers," he said.
Lt Gen Ajai Kumar Singh takes over as Army's new Southern Command chief
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Pune and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, he took over from the outgoing Commander J. S. Nain, who relinquished charge on Monday. Commissioned into the army's 7/11 Gorkha Rifles in Dec. 1984, Lt Gen Singh has vast operational experience of all types of terrain, whether counter-insurgency areas, high altitude and icy glaciated regions like Siachen or the hot deserts.
PM Modi visits Morbi bridge collapse site, meets injured persons
During PM Modi's visit to the site of the accident, he was briefed by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Minister of State for Home Harsh Sangahvi and other officials about the October 30 incident. One of the injured individuals, Ashwin told the media that PM Modi spoke to him for about five minutes during which he asked him about the accident.
Delhi's air quality on verge of becoming 'severe'
The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) said that with the air quality dipping in the national capital, there is an increase in carbon monoxide (CO) levels in some areas, posing a threat to children and senior citizens.
'We are indebted to tribal society', PM declares Mangarh Dham as national monument
The Prime Minister was at Mangarh Dham, also known as the martyrdom site of about 1,500 tribals, and paid rich tributes at the memorial. The tribals were massacred by the British Army in 1913. At the event, Modi shared the dais with the chief ministers from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
'Matter will have far-reaching ramifications, sensitive in nature', Centre to Supreme Court on identifying minorities
In a status report, the Ministry of Minority Affairs said that the 14 state governments, namely Punjab, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, West Bengal, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and three union territories (UTs) namely Ladakh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, and Chandigarh have furnished their comments/views.
Will not surrender to Islamic clergy when deciding legal questions: Kerala High Court
A division bench of Justices Muhamed Mustaque and C.S Dias said that when it comes to law, the courts are manned by trained legal minds and only in matters related to beliefs and practices will the opinion of the clergy be considered. "The courts are manned by trained legal minds. The court shall not surrender to the opinions of the Islamic clergy, who have no legal training on the point of law. No doubt, in matters related to beliefs and practices, their opinion matters to the court and the court should have deference for their views," it stated.
Under PM Modi country has got rid of signs of slavery: Shah
He said this after flagging off the Run for Unity race from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in the national capital to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Thousands of people participated in the Run for Unity race. Shah also administered the oath of unity to all. He began his address by expressing grief over the incident in Morbi, Gujarat.
Modi congratulates Lula da Silva on winning Brazil presidential polls
"Congratulations to @LulaOficial on winning the Presidential elections in Brazil. I look forward to working closely together to further deepen and widen our bilateral relations, as also our cooperation on global issues," the PMO tweeted. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, popularly known as Lula, won the run off elections on Sunday to become the 39th president of Brazil.
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