Suicide bombers kill 78 at Pak church
120 injured as two attackers target worshippers at Sunday Mass in Peshawar
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a 130-year-old church in Pakistan after Sunday Mass, killing at least 78 persons in the deadliest attack on Christians in the predominantly Muslim country.

A man and woman mourn the death of their relatives at the site of a blast at a church in Peshawar on Sunday. — Reuters

Kenya mall siege toll mounts to 68
* Israeli spl forces arrive
* 2 Indians among dead
* Somali Islamists claim attack
Nairobi, September 22
Two Indians were among 68 persons killed by heavily armed Somali Islamist militants who stormed a packed mall in Nairobi.

A wounded woman breaks down at the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. — Reuters

Ban same-gotra marriages to curb honour killings: Khaps
Rohtak, September 22
Heads and representatives of various khap panchayats of Haryana have asked the Centre to bring an immediate amendment to sections of the Hindu Marriage Act to curb honour killing in and around the state.

Representatives of various khaps hold a meeting in Rohtak to discuss the issue of honour killing. Photo: Manoj Dhaka

NIC meets today; social media misuse tops agenda
New Delhi, September 22
When the National Integration Council (NIC) meets tomorrow in the backdrop of the recent Muzaffarnagar riots that claimed 48 lives, two issues would top its agenda: Preventing and tackling communal violence.

Tamil party sweeps polls in former LTTE-held region
Colombo, September 22
Sri Lanka’s main Tamil party today secured a landslide win in the historic provincial council polls held after a gap of 25 years in the former LTTE-ruled Northern Province, an outcome set to renew demands for greater autonomy for Tamils after the end of decades of ethnic war.

UP Govt reinstates Durga Shakti
Lucknow, September 22
A day after presenting her case personally before Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, suspended 2010 batch IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal was re-instated today.

Nation page: SSP beats up juniors, suspended

Curfew lifted, but Shopian remains shut Srinagar, September 22 Authorities on Sunday lifted curfew, which was imposed in south Kashmir’s Shopian district after killing of five persons in CRPF firing on September 7. The residents, however, observed a shutdown demanding removal of a paramilitary camp in the area. The main market wears a deserted look in Shopia as the authorities lifted the curfew from the area on Sunday. Tribune photo: Amin War