The anti-Naxal operation was a collaborative effort between the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the 27th battalion of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

Three people, including a senior citizen and an 8-year-old girl, were killed during Independence Day celebrations in Pakistan’s Karachi due to “reckless” aerial firing, while over 60 others sustained gunshot injuries, Geo News reported.

Typhoon Podul weakened to a severe tropical storm when it roared ashore in southeastern China, state media said, after carving a path across Taiwan, shutting down businesses, grounding flights and knocking out power to thousands of homes.