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National
- Former President APJ Abdul Kalam passes away in Shillong due to sudden illness.
- Gurdaspur attack: All 3 terrorists killed in day long operation by security forces
- E-auction of third phase of FM Radio fetch around Rs 395 cr on day 1
- Supreme Court hears Yakub Memon’s plea for stay on execution, hearing to continue
- Ex-Union Min P K Thungon gets 4.5 yrs jail in corruption case
International
- 6.9-magnitude earthquake rattled remote islands in the US state of Alaska
- 4 Indian-origin kids among Australia spelling bee contest finalists
- China the main economic espionage threat to U.S.: FBI
- Talks on third bailout package to Greece begins
- Turkey calls meeting with NATO on Islamic State and PKK Kurdish separatists
- Govt. to import 10,000 tons onion from Pakistan, China
Polity
- Kejriwal meets Advani over power tussle in Delhi
- TMC MPs protest against Land bill
- Leaders across party lines condemn Gurdaspur terror attack
- Lok Sabha sees business after week-long washout
- Deve Gowda begins hunger strike on farmers’ suicide issue
- RJD workers enforce bandh call in Bihar
Defence
- Sri Lankan Air Force chief Gagan Pulasthi Bulathsinghala meets IAF counterpart Arup Raha
- Central forces to get 50 UAVs for surveillance: Rajnath Singh
- Marines case: India to contest Italy’s decision in International Tribunal for Law of the Sea
- Fears for tribes, forests as India eyes Andaman island expansion
- Tata Motors banks on defense sector business, exports to drive 30-40% of its revenues
Business
- Government will not take any knee-jerk decision on P-Notes: Arun Jaitley
- Iran invites Indian investments worth USD 8 billion in infrastructure projects
- WTO members reach a landmark agreement, to cut tariffs on IT products worth more than 1 trillion dollars
- Google adds Lava to Android One portfolio
- Chinese shares fell down in the biggest single-day fall in over eight years
Sports
- Briton Chris Froome bags second Tour de France
- Indian women wrestling team bags silver in the Kazakhstan Presidential Cup
- Lahiri remains on top in Asian Tour Order of Merit
- Benoit Paire won his first career ATP Tour title at the Bastad Open
- Sreesanth will be permitted to practice in Kochi stadium: GDCA
