4 militants killed in Anantnag operation, Mamata cancels China visit, and other top stories of the day

Four militants killed, a civilian and policeman lose lives in Army’s Anantnag operation

Four militants were gunned down and a policeman and a civilian lost their lives in an Army operation against militants in Anantnag's Srigufwara area on Friday morning. Around 20 persons, including two Army men, were injured.

Mamata cancels China visit as “political meetings at appropriate level not confirmed by Chinese govt.”

West Bengal  Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cancelled her China visit on Friday as “political meetings at the appropriate level” had not been confirmed by the Chinese government, State Finance Minister Amit Mitra said.

Five women campaigning against human trafficking gang- raped in Jharkhand

Five women engaged in anti-human trafficking campaign through a non-government organisation (NGO) have been gang-raped in Khunti district of 

Jharkhand,  police said.

42 more Indians detained for illegally entering U.S.

At least 42 Indians are detained in a facility in New Mexico for illegal entry into the United States, in the second such episode that has come to light this week. Earlier this week, it emerged that 

52 Indians were detained in a federal prison  in Oregon.

Missing county cricket a blessing in disguise: Kohli

Fit-again Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli on Friday said missing his county stint before the tour of England has turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

ED seeks fugitive offender tag for Vijay Mallya in first case under new legislation

India on Friday made its first official move to clamp down on big bank loan defaulters under a new law, as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved a court against beleagured businessman Vijay Mallya seeking to declare him a ‘fugitive offender’ and to confiscate his assets worth ₹12,500 crore.

Can Argentina advance to the next round of World Cup?

When  Luka Modrić scored Croatia’s second goal  against Argentina, the kind of long-range stunner that Argentina's Lionel Messi is famous for, the camera cut from the ecstatic Croatians to the other end of the pitch where stood one of the most talked-about players of this World Cup. Hand on the hip, shoulders slumped, head down — Messi was a stock photo of a dejected man, and for good reason.

Obituary: Ambassador Jamsheed Marker, Pakistan’s best

In the run up to the 1971 war with India, General Yahya Khan, the military ruler of  Pakistan  failed to deal with the pressure of his job. One evening, at a high-spirited social event for Soviet and Chinese guests, he challenged the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to a war. The person who dealt with the situation and spared the military ruler any embarrassment was Pakistan’s ambassador to Moscow, Jamsheed Marker.

Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer prize-winning columnist and pundit, dies

Charles Krauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and pundit who helped shape and occasionally dissented from the conservative movement as he evolved from “Great Society” Democrat to Iraq War cheerleader to denouncer of Donald Trump, has died.

Transportation stands in way of these migrant children’s schooling

Resident in Kerala for five years, Poonam Thapa, native of Kathmandu in Nepal who works at a garment shop in Kalamassery, and her husband Srikant Nayak, an itinerant plumber, have scrimped on their daily expanses to educate their children.