1. Did PLA use laser weapons on Indian soldiers on Ladakh peak?
A leading Chinese strategic thinker with close ties to the Beijing dispensation has claimed that PLA soldiers used high energy laser beams to force Indian soldiers to vacate two important peaks on the southern bank of the Pangong Tso during the ongoing border fracas.
2. Certain elements inside Pakistan military had links to al-Qaeda: Obama on raid that killed Osama
Barack Obama has said that he had ruled out involving Pakistan in the raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout because it was an "open secret" that certain elements inside Pakistan's military, and especially its intelligence services, maintained links to the Taliban and perhaps even al-Qaeda, sometimes using them as strategic assets against Afghanistan and India.
3. Sonia Gandhi to meet Advisory Committee members today over Bihar polls loss
Following their loss in the recently concluded Bihar election, Sonia Gandhi's advisory committee will meet today to discuss the Congress party's defeat in the election.
4. DRDO conducts successful flight test of QRSAM System
Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight-tested its state-of-the-art Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missiles (QRSAM) against live aerial targets from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
5. 'Malabar-2020' wargames in the Western Indian Ocean Region
Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, the American aircraft carrier USS Nimitz along with other Indian, American, Australian and Japanese warships carried out 'Malabar-2020' wargames in the Western Indian Ocean Region.
6. Delhi HC grants bail to riots accused with weak eyesight
Delhi High Court has granted bail to one of the accused with weak eyesight in the Northeast Delhi riots case, noting that it cannot be believed that a person having such weak eyesight would have clear vision at night without spectacles.
7. Chinese journalist faces imprisonment of up to 5 yrs for reporting on COVID-19
Zhang Zhan, a citizen journalist and former lawyer from China, is being held in a detention facility in Shanghai after being arrested for over 6 months as she reported on the coronavirus outbreak.
8. 'Nabbed JeM militants were planning to kill VIPs in Delhi'
The two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday were planning to target VIPs in the national capital. Sources said that joint search operations are being conducted in Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir, as it is believed that more number of terrorists linked with them are hiding in both cities.
9. Nizam's kin seek FIR against grandson, his ex-wife
Nawab Najaf Ali Khan, grandson of Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan sought First Information Report (FIR) against Prince Mukarram Jah's ex-wife and General Power of Attorney Esra Berjin Jah and his brother Prince Muffakham Jah for using 'invalid' certificate of succession in UK High Court in the Nizam Funds case.
10. Taimur enjoys stroll on Saif's shoulders during family's trip to Dharamshala
Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan took to Instagram to share pictures of son Taimur Ali Khan who enjoyed the vacation in the streets of Dharamshala while sitting on his father's shoulders.
