The big news: NIA registers case in connection with Uri base attack, and nine other top stories
An FIR was filed against the Delhi women's panel chief for irregularities in appointments, and a stalker stabbed a woman to death on a street in the Capital.
A look at the headlines right now:
- NIA files FIR in connection to Uri base attack, will collect evidence from site and forward to US for forensic analysis: The Army will hand over all evidence to the agency, and the GPS devices the militants used will be studied to track their movements prior to the incident.
- FIR filed against Delhi women's panel chief Swati Maliwal for alleged irregularities in appointments: The Anti-Corruption Bureau registered the case a day after questioning the DCW chairperson over apparently handing key positions to AAP supporters.
- Stalker stabs teacher more than 20 times on Delhi street, woman succumbs to injuries: Police said the accused had been 'troubling the woman' for more than a year and that a complaint had been lodged against him.
- Caller threatens to bomb flight at Kolkata airport, search operations under way: Airport authorities said the threat, received around 8 am, was made against an Air India flight bound for Guwahati.
- Facebook hires ex-Yahoo, Snapdeal executive Anand Chandrasekaran to boost growth of Messenger app: The 38-year-old, who joined Airtel in 2014, is credited with launching its Wynx music app and Airtel Money.
- Indian journalist asked to leave Pakistan Foreign Secretary's news conference in New York: While NDTV's Namrata Brar was allegedly not allowed to attend, no other Indian reporter was permitted at the briefing either.
- Supreme Court dismisses petition seeking independent panel to select judges: A lawyers' group had sought for the formation of a committee, free from the restrictions of the collegium, for appointment to posts in the apex and high courts.
- Militants attack police post in Kashmir's Handwara a day after strike in Uri: There were no reports of any casualties in the second incident, though the toll from the first attack rose to 18 on Monday.
- Harry Potter's Privet Drive home on sale for £475,000: The house used as the set for the boy wizard's childhood home is located in suburban Martins Heron in Bracknell, 55 km west of Central London.
- Karnataka to challenge Cauvery panel's 'disappointing' order in Supreme Court: The committee had directed the state to release 3,000 cusecs of water from the river to Tamil Nadu from September 21 to September 30.