18 soldiers are killed in a militant ambush in Manipur, the highest number of casualties since the Kargil war; After Delhi, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand ban Maggi; Making a point, Rahul Gandhi meets civil society activists including the NGO facing crackdown, Greenpeace's Priya Pillai; Look at the health of economy, advises the finance minister to investors, says fears about deficient monsoons are misplaced; and more in our news wrap of the day.