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Bombers target Indian mission in Afghanistan, 12 locals dead
8 children among dead; no Indian hurt; no major damage to the consulate
Jalalabad, August 3
Suicide bombers on Saturday targeted the Indian consulate in Afghanistan's eastern capital, bordering Pakistan, killing at least 12 persons. Three bombers drove in a car towards the consulate and detonated explosives, killing 12, including eight children and injuring 24 others.

A body being carried away from the blast site in Jalalabad on Saturday. Reuters

Suspicion on Haqqani network 
New Delhi, August 3
The needle of suspicion is again on the Pakistan-based Haqqani network for the suicide attack on the Indian Consulate in Jalalabad.

monsoon session
PM to Opposition: Help clear pending agenda, cooperate
Having faced turbulence in the previous sessions, the UPA government hopes there would be greater cooperation from the Opposition during the monsoon session of Parliament starting Monday and important legislative business be transacted.

Punjab Govt promises to take up farmers’ case with Modi
New Delhi, August 3
The Punjab Government today assured the farmers of Gujarat, who are facing eviction from lands in Kutch area, that it would take up their case with the state Chief Minister Narendra Modi and also promised to underwrite the cost of the legal battle in the Supreme Court.

Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal with a delegation of farmers from the Kutch region of Gujarat on Saturday.

2 militants, soldier killed in Kashmir gun battle
Srinagar, August 3
Two militants and a soldier were killed in fresh fighting near the Line of Control (LoC) as a major counter-infiltration operation launched by the Army -- in which 14 militants have been killed so far -- entered its sixth day in north Kashmir’s dense jungles.

Ensure justice to UP IAS officer, Sonia tells PM
New Delhi, August 3
Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today asked the Centre to ensure that young UP IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal is not treated unfairly while expressing concern over the reports that her suspension was on account of the action against those involved in illegal activity.

Nation page: Panel to probe Bhatti’s role in Nagpal’s suspension

Gurgaon police to reprobe IAS officer's death
Gurgaon, August 3
The Gurgaon police’s investigation into the death of senior IAS officer Harbaksh Singh has come under the scanner once again. The officer’s mother has demanded a re-inquiry into her son's death which was dubbed as an accident by the police.

Rasool ‘sidelined’ in Zimbabwe, Omar fumes on Twitter J-K CM lashes out at BCCI as young all-rounder from Valley doesn’t get a chance to play in any ODI Srinagar, August 3 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today lashed out at the BCCI for not fielding all-rounder Parvez Rasool in any of the five ODI games against Zimbabwe. The series ended today with Parvez, whose selection in the national team aroused deep interest in the Valley, not even playing a single game.                Parvez Rasool