
The Border Security Force troopers, according to sources, repulsed an intrusion bid by 8-10 people in the counter offensive at Chakri border out post (BoP)....
An Indian Army camp in Jammu and Kashmirs Baramulla district came under attack by fidayeen militants on Sunday night and heavy firing was witnessed. One BSF trooper was killed while another was injured in the gunfight....

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, who has been in hospital since September 22, is responding well to the treatment given to her and has been advised a few more days' stay in hospital, said Apollo Hospitals on Sunday....

Vice President Hamid Ansari on Sunday said St. Teresa responded to critics by continuing with her work of mercy and never used "pithy aphorisms" or "admonitions."...
Accusing the ruling BJP of indulging in "chest-thumping" over the Armys surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC), Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "war-monger"....
With more VIPs from far and wide visiting the famed Guruvayoor Sree Krishna temple, the temple town is in need of an airstrip, and with various investment options available, this could soon become a reality, according to a local legislator....
Former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan on Sunday accused the state government of handling the indefinite fast by opposition legislators on the "steep" fee hike in a wrong manner....
Bihar became a dry state once again as the new stringent Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act came into force from Gandhi Jayanti on Sunday, officials said. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the government will not withdraw the liquor ban. ...
By day, the Kashmir Valley is in the grip of an uneasy calm. But at night, raids by security forces looking for youths supporting the militant cause are causing widespread fear....

After the inauguration of the Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra here, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said this centre is "a memorial for those who went abroad" to earn a living for themselves....