Swati Gupta With Inputs From Agencies

• 'Blood moon' full lunar eclipse: 10 facts

  A total lunar eclipse, the first since December 2011, took place on Tuesday with the Americas best placed to get a glimpse. Here is your 10-point cheat-sheet to this story:

• Seven terrorists killed by Army in Lolab in Kashmir Valley

  According to police sources, seven terrorists were killed after a gunfight broke out on Monday between security forces and terrorists in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.

• Goa building collapse: toll goes up to 19; clearance of debris resumes

  One more body was recovered on Wednesday, bringing the toll in the Goa building collapse to 19.

• Now, 20,000 Indians want one-way ticket to Mars

  More than 200,000 people from 140 countries have applied to be the first human settlers on Mars, the group behind the project to colonize the red planet, said on Monday.

• Defence Minister A K Antony's China visit begins today

  Defence Minister A K Antony is set to lead a high-level delegation to China beginning today, his first since assuming the portfolio and two months after the stand-off in eastern Ladakh.

• Oscar Pistorius holds memorial for girlfriend he allegedly shot

  South African star athlete Oscar Pistorius held a private memorial service for his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, his publicist said.