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Militants Attack Army Patrol Party in J&K's Panhar
Terrorists opened firing on an Army patrol in the forests of Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, reported PTI..
The ultras opened firing on a foot patrol of 14 Rashtriya Rifles at Raainaar forest in Bandipora, a police official told PTI. The area has been cordoned off and a search is on for the militants, the police said, adding no casualties have been reported so far.
Maldives Election Body Sets September Date for Presidential Election
Maldives presidential election will be held in September, the country's Election Commission chief said late on Friday, a week after the European Union and some Western nations urged the country to hold a transparent, credible poll.
The Maldives, home to 4,00,000 people and best known as a tropical paradise for tourists, has experienced political unrest since Mohamed Nasheed, its first democratically elected leader, was forced to quit amid a mutiny by police in 2012.
(Reuters)
Kremlin: Vienna Being Considered as Venue for Possible Putin-Trump Summit
Vienna is one of the cities being considered as the venue for a possible summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Saturday.
Putin said last month that the proposed summit between him and Trump was not working out for now and was beset by problems.
Trump said in March that the two leaders would meet soon, but since then already poor ties between Washington and Moscow have deteriorated further over the conflict in Syria and the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain.
(Reuters)
Thunderstorms Likely Across North India on Sunday: IMD
Thunderstorms accompanied with gusty winds and lightning “very likely” at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, East Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. Thunderstorm accompanied with light rain and squall with wind speed upto 70 to 80 kmph would hit Delhi and NCR during the next three hours.
(Source: IMD)