The Biggest Stories of January 2, 2016

Three jawans and four terrorists killed in an attack on Pathankot air base; Air Force says aerial surveillance detected the terrorists and prevented them from targeting high value assets; ‘I am on a suicide mission’, one of the Pakistan terrorists told his mother on a call from Pathankot intercepted by intelligence agencies; Enemies of humanity can't see India develop, such elements attacked in Pathankot but our forces did not let them succeed, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi; The terror strike comes just days after PM'sModi's surprise visit to Lahore to meet Nawaz Sharif, sources say Jaish-e-Mohammad may have been responsible; Veteran CPI leader and trade unionist A B Bardhan dies at the age of 92; and more in our news wrap of the day.