The Army Brigade headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri came under heavy attack from terrorists on Sunday morning. Four terrorists were gunned down while a search operation was on as of noon.
17 of our bravest were killed in the attack too while 19 others were injured.?Read more here.
Here are 5 more stories that may interest you:
Reuters
In the old days, stowaways would travel unnoticed by hiding in obscure corners of ships. But the commander of a leading Indian airline managed to travel in the cockpit twice ¡ª even flying the aircraft once ¡ª without leaving any trace he was ever on board.
While the mystery of the 'ghost pilot' has left aviation circles baffled, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has grounded the man in question ¡ª one of the senior-most commanders of Jet Airways. In the first instance, he allegedly operated a Delhi-Bengaluru-Delhi flight without a valid flying licence and to cover it up, erased the flight records that showed he was flying that plane. The same pilot is alleged to have later flown from Delhi to Bengaluru to appear for an exam to keep his flying licence valid, again without leaving any record anywhere.?More details here
jalensbakery.com
Meet 8-year-old entrepreneur Jalen Bailey from Fresno, California. He's not like other kids. This kid means business and there's a heart-warming reason behind it.
Bailey wants to eventually move out of their rental home and hopes to one day buy a bigger house for his single mom, Sharhonda Mahan with savings from his bakery business. ¡°I wanted to save up a lot of money to get a house,¡± Bailey told ABC News. ¡°I just want one that me and my mom can be happy in.¡± Read more here
TOI
It's a common saying in these parts that the roads are so bad that a pregnant woman may end up delivering if she travels on them. On Saturday, this saying turned true in Hubballi.
Parveenabanu N (26) was pregnant with her third child when she was travelling from Anand Nagar to Government Hospital -- a distance of three km -- in an auto for a check-up. The bumpy road was too much for her and she ended up giving birth to a baby girl at 11.45 am.??Read more here
Reuters
With Indian Army losing 17 of its finest soldiers at the hands of four heavily armed terrorists in Uri, Baramulla on Sunday morning, the biggest attack on army in last 14 years has shaken the power corridors of New Delhi.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh has ?postponed his visit to Russia and the US.
All four terrorist have been neutralised, but the loss they caused is irreparable.
Kashmir valley is on a boil post Hizbul Chief Burhan Wani's encounter on July 8 and since then, more than 90 people have lost their lives in clashes with armed forces and police. Read more here
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Two teenage girls who were raped in front of their friends in Delhi's Aman Vihar area said that their two male friends didn't attempt to save them from the sexual attack.
¡°We expected them to intervene and save us. We kept shouting for help but they did nothing,¡±
Sitting in a secluded area with their two male friends near the Mundka metro station, they were first eve-teased, and then sexually assaulted by a group of five men. Read the details here.