The big news: Army says Jaish-e-Mohammed may have orchestrated Uri attack, and 9 other top stories
The man accused of murdering an Infosys employee committed suicide, and New York’s governor called Saturday night’s explosion in Manhattan an act of terrorism.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Initial reports indicate JeM involvement in Uri attack, says military operations chief: Home Minister Rajnath Singh called Pakistan a terrorist state, after holding a meeting to review security after the incident.
- Accused in Infosys techie murder Ramkumar commits suicide in jail, police say: The 22-year-old allegedly touched a live wire and electrocuted himself in his cell in Puzhal prison.
- New York blast an act of terrorism, but no links to international groups, says Governor Andrew Cuomo: The explosion, in which 29 people were injured, had caused 'significant damage', and they were 'lucky that there were no fatalities', he said.
- Curfew in parts of Kashmir as separatist organisations call for march to three districts: Broadband services were restored late on Saturday after journalists protested against the communication ‘gag’.
- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu appoints 26 PPA MLAs parliamentary secretaries: BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma said they will decide on whether to join the Peoples Party of Arunachal government in the state.
- People of UP accepted Akhilesh as chief minister because he is my son, says Mulayam Singh Yadav: The Samajwadi Party chief said Akhilesh was appointed to the post despite initial objections from his brother, Shivpal Singh Yadav.
- Arun Jaitley and Urjit Patel to attend IMF-World Bank summit in October: Finance ministers from Brics countries are expected to hold a meeting on economic issues on the sidelines of the annual event.
- Paralympic athletes will be considered for Khel Ratna awards from next year, says Vijay Goel: The central government will soon put a ‘long-term action plan’ in place to give new direction to the field in the country, the sports minister said.
- Sumit Nagal goes down fighting to Spain's Marc Lopez in Davis Cup: Fatigue took a toll on the 19-year-old Indian, who lost 3-6 6-1 6-3.
- US ends attack after 'unintentionally' killing Syrian soldiers, prompts emergency UN meet: The agency found that there have been 92 cases of battery explosion in the country, besides 26 incidents of burns and 55 reports of property damage.