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Army assault dog, Zoom, got two gunshot wounds during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday in which two terrorists were killed and two security forces personnel sustained injuries

Gopal Italia was held in Delhi outside the office of the National Commission for Women amid stir by AAP members.

The elevation of Justice Magray to the chair of chief justice of J&K and Ladakh comes owing to the transfer of Justice Pankaj Mithal to Rajasthan high Court

A viral video, that drew the ire of several BJP leaders, showed Italia purportedly asking women to avoid temples and "kathas" (holy speeches) because they are "hubs of exploitation." Days prior, in yet another viral video, he was accused of making an objectionable comment about PM Modi.

The detention came hours after AAP workers staged a protest outside Sharma's office over the summons. He was released a few hours later.

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said that his remarks were not against the party's central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry but about some “shortcomings in the system.”

The Election Commission had earlier this week cleared the poll symbols for both Shinde and Uddhav factions.

In a statement, Congress' Central Election Authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry asked senior office-bearers to vote at booths in their home states or AICC offices