News brief: Big stories of the day

News reports said Wednesday that the Jammu and Kashmir Police have identified Shujaat Bukhari's killers. The reports quoted police sources as saying two of the killers were from South Kashmir and that the third was a Pakistani national. 

The Indian government said Wednesday that the recent Reuters survey labelling India as the most unsafe country in the world for women "used a flawed methodology to arrive" at its claim. 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the state police not to conduct raids or serve warrants in the night hours, except in cases of serious crimes

India's Ministry of External Affairs has written to France, the United Kingdom and Belgium, asking them to help find the fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi. 

As Beijing and Washington veer towards a full-blown trade war, American brands in China face what may be an even bigger threat: local rivals armed with innovative products and the Chinese government's blessing.