Human rights activist and petitioner in the Major Leetul Gogoi case Ahsan Untoo on Saturday sought a proper investigation into the matter to explore the human trafficking angle. He also informed that the Indian Army's Court of Inquiry (CoI) has ordered the police to investigate the case and submit a detailed report by September 18.

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A helicopter crashed on Sunday near an Afghan army base in Balkh province, a military spokesman said.

"The incident occurred at 7.55 a.m. near army Corps 209 Shaheen on the outskirts of provincial capital Mazar-i-Sharif. The chopper crashed shortly after taking off from the base and an investigation has been launched into the incident," the spokesman told Xinhua news agency.

Three youth died when their two wheelers collided each other on bypass road in the town on Saturday night. The deceased are identified as Harshit Reddy (24) of Rayavara village and Naveen Kumar (22) of Doddapalanahalli who were on their friend's marriage from Bengaluru to Koratagere, died on the spot.

Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Congress leader Virbhadra Singh was hospitalised following uneasiness in the chest, doctors said on Sunday.

The Minority Welfare Department has sanctioned Rs 2 crore to The Beary Welfare Association and Nadaf and state association of Pinjara community to take up educational and social welfare programmes.

Vanessa Marquez, an actress who had a recurring role in the hit TV series "ER," was fatally shot by police as she waved what turned out to be a BB gun, authorities said on Friday.

A series of explosions was reported at a large Syrian military airport near Damascus, state media reports said on Sunday.