News brief: Big stories of the day

Justice J Chelameswar, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India asking him to convene a meeting of the collegium to urgently forward the name of Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph as a judge of the apex court to the Centre.

Barely any of us were over Sonam Kapoor's wedding with businessman Anand Ahuja that concluded on May 8 -- that another Bollywood actress entered the club today and with what a surprise. Shocking us all, Neha tied the knot with model-actor Angad Bedi who was last seen in TV series Inside Edge which was based on cricket and the game's dark side. 

The test was conducted during the month of May, when the wind in the region creates a serious sandstorms. The sandstorms obstructs a clear view to  American spy satellites. 

Twenty-three fighters, including five Syrian regime troops and 18 other allied forces, were killed in Israeli strikes on several areas of Syria overnight, a monitor said on Thursday.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi responded Thursday to Prime Minister Modi's and the BJP's frequent jibes about his mother's Italian heritage.