Congress leader Mahendra Karma killed in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh: VC Shukla injured, Nand Kumar Patel, his son abducted

In one of the worst Naxal strikes, the ultra-leftists attacked the Congress' Parivartan rally at Sukma in Chhattisgarh and shot dead senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma.

Karma received dozens of bullets and succumbed to the gunshots. Former union minister Vidya Charan Shukla was critically injured.

Senior leader Nand Kumar Patel and his son were also abducted by Naxalites. The incident in Bastar region has shocked the State government.

Congress leadership has alleged that BJP government didn't provide security to the party workers during the rally. More details were awaited as police were yet to reach Darbha in Sukma, where the Maoist attack took place.

Later, Nand Kumar Patel and his son were also found dead. The killings caused nationwide outrage. In all 28 persons including Congress leaders, workers, security personnel and other policemen were killed in this daredevil attack by Maoists. 

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Pakistan election results 2013: Nawaz Sharif's PML-N wins, Imran Khan's PTI at second place with PPP behind

The results of the much-awaited elections in Pakistan finally started coming on late Saturday night with trends suggesting that Miyan Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) was all set to form the next government.

PML-N may get a simple majority on its own. Imran Khan's Tehrik-e-Insaf that was expected to do much better appeared to be behind PMLN. However, Khan won the election and his party seemed poised to win over 37 seats.

The worst performance was that of the incumbent Pakistan People's Party (PPP). It appeared to get almost 35 seats as trends indicated after 2 am at night. The counting was on but the final tally may not be too different from the current scenario.

The MQM was leading in eight places. Jamat and other groups did no better either. The ANP had no lead while the independents were leading the rest. Though Nawaz Sharif declared his party as victorious, the formal results were yet to be announced. He is likely to be the next Prime Minister of Pakistan.

The elections were held for the 272 member national assembly. Despite threat of Taliban, Pakistanis came out to vote in large numbers. The results were a setback for the ruling PPP. The polls were historic as it was the first time a civilian government had completed term and elections were held for the next government.

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Connecticut school shooter identified; media terms Adam Lanza as gunman, not 'terrorist'

White youth killed 27 persons including 18 children

The 20-year-old man who was involved in one of the most deadliest shootings in a school at Newtown in Connecticut in United States of America (USA) has been identified.

Initial reports seemed to suggest that he was a White youth  in this overwhelmingly Christian White town which has a minority Latino population.

Hours after the horrific killings, the prominent newspapers and websites termed the killer (Adam Lanza) as 'shooter' or 'gunman' instead of using the word 'terrorist'.

Nearly 27 children and adults are believed to have fallen victim to his bullets. The figure of children who died in this madness is said to be 18. This is one of the worst such incidents of its kind in USA. The killer had come to the school wearing a bullet proof vest. His brother Ryan Lanza, 24, is being questioned.

Adam Lanza allegedly went classroom to classroom firing at the students, said TV reports. Strangely he was not called a terrorist despite the massacre of such a magnitude. Reports also said that his mother also worked at the same school. It was an elementary school where the bloodbath took place.

Perhaps, the incident would again give rise to a debate over gun control, which remains a tricky subject and a politically sensitive issue, in USA. Multiple agencies were conducting investigations into the inhuman act committed by the man which has caused outrage across the world.

Earlier also such persons who have gone on serial killings and have shot dead people have been termed as insane or madmen. They have been termed 'mentally unstable' by section of media including newspapers, TV channels and websites, rather than calling them Terrorists.

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