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Two US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan: Official
Two US soldiers were killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday, NATO announced - the latest international military casualties as Washington seeks a way out of America's longest war.
"The name of the service members killed in action is being withheld until 24 hours after notification of next of kin is complete," Resolute Support, the US-led NATO mission in Afghanistan, said in a statement.
The death brings to 12 the number of members of the US military to be killed in action in Afghanistan this year.
(Source: AFP)
PC Meena Removed as Addl Chief Secy of General Admn Dept in Madhya Pradesh
IAS officer PC Meena has been removed as Additional Chief Secretary of General Administration Department in Madhya Pradesh, reports ANI.
School Students Shot Dead at Sudan Rally Ahead of Talks
Four Sudanese school students were among five demonstrators shot dead on Monday during a rally against shortages of bread and fuel, a day before protest leaders and ruling generals are set to hold new talks on the country's transition.
Authorities announced a night-time curfew in four towns following the deaths in the central town of Al-Obeid, as a key protest group called for nationwide rallies against the "massacre".
The ruling military council and protest leaders earlier this month inked a power-sharing deal providing for a joint civilian-military administration which in turn would install civilian rule.
(Source: AFP)
Indigo Plane Aborts Take-Off at Bhopal Airport Due to Technical Snag
More than 150 passengers of a Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight from Bhopal survived a scare on Monday evening when the pilot aborted take-off at the last minute at the Raja Bhoj airport in Bhopal due to a technical glitch in the aircraft's wheels, an official said.
An IndiGo airline executive confirmed the incident and said all the passengers were safe.
"There were 155 passengers in the plane and all of them were safe," IndiGo's Bhopal station manager Ekta Shrivastava told PTI.