dna Morning Must Reads: Knife attack in Japan; Hamas chief on Palestine issue; Another doping shock for India; and more

1. At least 19 killed, 25 wounded in Japan knife attack; suspect surrenders

At least 19 people were killed in Japan when a knife-wielding man went on a rampage at a care centre for the mentally disabled early Tuesday, officials said. Follow the updates here

2. We are a national resistance movement, not a terrorist organisation, says Hamas chief Khalid Mashal

Mashal addresses the issue of terrorism and the intricacies of West Asian politics in a candid fashion. Read more here

3. Indian Army fired 2.5 lakh shells to bomb enemy positions in Kargil war

Seventeen years after the Kargil war, Indian Army disclosed that the fire power used to drive-out Pakistani Army soldiers, disguising as intruders, from the mountain peaks, was only second to the World War II. Read more here

4. Another jolt for Rio-bound India as shot putter Inderjeet Singh fails doping test

28-year-old Inderjeet, the reigning Asian Champion, tested positive for a banned steroid two days after Narsingh Yadav and his roomate Sandeep Yadav failed doping tests. Read more here

5. Sanjiv Puri is ITC's new chief operating officer, likely to succeed Deveshwar

Cigarettes-to-hotels major ITC on Monday appointed Sanjiv Puri as its chief operating officer, further fuelling the speculation that Puri will most likely to succeed the outgoing CEO Yogesh Chander Deveshwar. Read more here

6. Post Sultan, Aamir changes marketing strategy for Dangal

Post the success of Sultan, one producer who is spending time re-working his marketing strategy is Aamir Khan.  Read more here