Five hostages freed from ultras
Three Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were killed as Army paracommandos stormed a government building in Handwara in north Kashmir to end a 16-hour-long hostage-crisis rescuing two Intelligence Bureau men and three BSF personnel.

Senior IPS officer shot dead in AP
A senior IPS officer, Chadalawada Umesh Chandra (33), his driver and gunman were shot dead by suspected People's War Group activists at Sanjeevareddy Nagar in Hyderabad yesterday.

Impounded Korean ship had Scud-type missile material
Authorities say the North Korean ship impounded by Indian Customs on June 29 was carrying components, testing equipment and blueprints for manufacture of Scud-type Short Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBMs).

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