SP leader Amar Singh on Monday claimed that party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was taken into confidence about the cross-border surgical strikes by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) before the operation was carried out....
Going to war is not an option at all. Both countries need economic development and to focus on the welfare of their people," the Dawn on Monday quoted Pakistani ambaÂssador Jalil Abbas Jilani as saying....
In a veiled reference to India's efforts to declare Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar as a terrorist, China on Monday said political gains should not be pursued in the name of counter terrorism. ...

Kerala Governor P. Sathasivam said on Monday that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa is likely to be discharged soon from hospital....
A soldier was injured on Monday in a gunfight that erupted after 2-3 militants opened fire at security forces from a government complex near Pampore town of south Kashmir's Pulwama district, police and eyewitnesses said. ...

The second US presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Sunday night here ended with the two going full throttle over a host of issues including Trumps take on women, Muslims, taxes and the former Secretary of States deleted emails....
A day after arson and protests against the alleged rape of a five-year-old girl, Nashik in Maharashtra limped to normalcy on Monday, officials said. ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Cambodia and Bangladesh and attend the eighth BRICS summit in India from October 13 to 17, it was announced on Monday. ...
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday greeted the nation on the eve of Dussehra, urging citizen to follow the path of moral and ethical rectitude. ...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump held a press conference with three women who alleged former US President Bill Clinton harassed them during his years in the office, the media reported....