Top News Of The Day: PM Modi's Diwali With Soldiers In J&K

Women's participation in defence is touching new heights, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he celebrated Diwali with soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir; A US department of defence report on military developments involving China details the US perception of the tension along the Line of Actual Control or LAC, and also refers to the creation of a 100-home Chinese village in Arunachal Pradesh; Ten BJP-ruled states along with Bihar and Odisha announced additional cuts in prices of petrol and diesel after Centre's excise duty cut and other top stories.