News brief: Big stories of the day

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested and taken into custody in central London, British police said on Thursday. Assange has been the subject of a sophisticated spying operation in the Ecuadorean embassy where was holed up since 2012.

Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir was ousted by the army on Thursday, brought down by months ofanti-government protestsagainst his three decades of iron-fisted rule.

Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Telangana, Andaman and Lakshadweep underwent polling in one phase today. The results, after the end of seven phases, will be declared on May 23.

WikiLeaks founderJulian Assange"is no hero", British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday following his arrest at theEcuadorian embassy in London.

The Home Ministry has said that it has received no letter from Congress regarding the alleged breach in security of its president Rahul Gandhi's security in Amethi on Wednesday.