The big news: US backs India’s ‘right to self defence’ after Uri, and nine other top stories
A Pakistan daily panned the country’s government for inaction against militant groups, and Karunanidhi asked how Jayalalithaa had re-allocated her portfolios.
A look at the headlines right now:
- 'Uri attack was an act of cross-border terrorism from Pakistan’, says US backing India's right to respond: The Barack Obama administration, however, said that there was need for 'caution and restraint' in the approach.
- Pakistan daily asks why government, military are not acting against Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar: An editorial in The Nation criticised authorities for cracking down on Dawn reporter Cyril Almeida instead of worrying about the country's 'image abroad’.
- TN Governor must explain how Jayalalithaa gave approval to reallocation of portfolios, says Karunanidhi: In response, the ruling party called the Opposition leader ‘illiterate’, and said he was desperate to rule Tamil Nadu.
- People’s Conference worker shot dead by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara: Ghulam Nabi Khoja’s death was reportedly the second political killing in the state in October.
- BJP calls for strike across Kerala party worker's murder in Kannur: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury accused the party and the RSS of creating an atmosphere of violence in the state.
- Three arrested in Punjab for Dalit youth's murder, family accuses Akali Dal MP of protecting perpetrators: Investigators also recovered the chopped limb of Sukchain Singh Pali, an alleged alcohol smuggler who police said was killed by a rival gang in Mansa district.
- I only helped in planning surgical strikes, PM and Army deserve the credit, says Manohar Parrikar: The defence minister showered praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving his go-ahead to the operation.
- Two militants killed as Pampore encounter ends on third day: Officials had earlier said that other infiltrators were holed up in the Entrepreneurship Development Institute's hostel building.
- Pakistani delegation in Washington proposes new South Asian economic alliance: Diplomatic observers claim the pitch is an attempt to counter India's influence in the Saarc, but analysts believe it will not have too many takers.
- Renault India to recall 50,000 units of Kwid over faulty fuel system: The French automaker said it will replace the hose clip in the 800 cc variants of the car, but it called the move a pre-emptive inspection.