First Scorpene submarine delivered to Indian Navy
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) In a historic moment, the first Scorpene submarine Kalvari was delivered to the Indian Navy at the Mazagon Dock Ltd shipyard, paving way for it to be commissioned soon. The…
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Centre, states failed to enforce police reforms: CHRI
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) on Thursday said that the central and state governments had failed to implement the Supreme Court directions on improving the policing system even 11…
HC allows paramilitary forces to remain deployed in Patiala
Chandigarh, Sep 21 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday allowed the extension of paramilitary forces deployment in Punjab’s Patiala city till September 26, in view of farmers’ protest scheduled to begin on…
Maoist killed in Chhattisgarh gunfight
Raipur/Sukma, Sep 21 (IANS) A Maoist was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district early on Thursday, said police. The joint operation of District Executive Force and Special Task Force took…
Maoist camp destroyed in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Sep 21 (IANS) A Maoist camp was destroyed in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Thursday and a Maoist supporter arrested, police said. A joint team of the state police and CRPF personnel detected the…
Militants attack cavalcade of Kashmir Minister, 3 killed
Srinagar, Sep 21 (IANS) Three civilians were killed and 30 others, including security personnel, injured when militants hurled a grenade at the cavalcade of Jammu and Kashmir Minister Naeem Akhtar in Tral town on Thursday….
Gurdaspur AAP candidate’s gunman goes on shooting spree, none hurt
Chandigarh, Sep 21 (IANS) A Punjab Police commando, posted for the security of AAP candidate in the Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency, went on a unprovoked firing spree from his automatic weapon in Pathankot town on Thursday,…
Over 800 illegal immigrants denied entry at Manipur border since January
Imphal Sep 21 (IANS) Three persons were stopped while trying to enter Manipur via Jiribam district on Thursday, a senior police officer said, adding that 800 suspected foreigners have been stopped in their bid to…
Calcutta HC lifts Bengal ban on Durga idol immersion
Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday lifted all the restrictions on Durga Puja immersion imposed by the West Bengal government, allowing it till 12 a.m. on all days including on ‘Ashura’,…
Militants kill three civilians, police say minister was target
Srinagar, Sep 21 (IANS) Three civilians were killed when militants hurled a grenade in Jammu and Kashmir’s Tral town on Thursday, with state police chief S.P. Vaid saying that PDP leader and cabinet minister Naeem…
Rohingyas are not terrorists, nor a threat to India’s security: Refugee
By Garima Tyagi Kuala Lumpur, Sep 21 (IANS) Twenty three-year-old Mohammad Imran, a Rohingya who has grown up in a refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar after his family fled violence in Myanmar, says he…
G4 nations call for text-based negotiations on UNSC reforms
New York, Sep 21 (IANS) Member states of the G4, including India, have reaffirmed the need for early reform in the UN Security Council (UNSC) while calling for text-based Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) in this regard….
Zomato data breach sixth biggest in first half of 2017
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The malicious outsider attack on food delivery app Zomato that exposed 17 million records was the sixth biggest data breach globally in the first half of 2017, a new report…
Sixth suspect detained over London Tube attack
London, Sep 21 (IANS) A sixth suspect has been detained over last week’s terror attack on a London Tube train, the Metropolitan Police said on Thursday. Scotland Yard said a 17-year-old was arrested after midnight…
APT33 hacking group might be working with Iranian government: FireEye
San Francisco, Sep 21 (IANS) Revealing the operations of Iranian hacking group APT33, US-based cyber security firm FireEye said on Thursday the cybercriminals, who have targeted the energy and aviation sectors, are likely to have…
S.Korea to offer $8mn aid to N.Korea
Seoul, Sep 21 (IANS) South Korea on Thursday decided to offer $8 million of humanitarian aid to North Korea through UN organisations. The inter-Korean exchange and cooperation committee was chaired by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon…
Three killed, 30 injured in Kashmir grenade attack
Srinagar, Sep 21 (IANS) Three civilians were killed and 30 others, including policemen and paramilitary troopers, injured in a grenade attack by militants in Pulwama in south Kashmir. Police said militants hurled a grenade near…
Two civilians killed in grenade attack in Kashmir
Srinagar, Sep 21 (IANS) Two civilians were killed and five others, including two policemen, injured on Thursday in a grenade attack in Pulwama in south Kashmir. Police said militants hurled a grenade near a bus…
Firing incident in J&K was militant attack: Police
Jammu, Sep 21 (IANS) The firing incident outside the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) post near the Jawahar Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday in which one SSB trooper was killed and another injured was…
Hackers left firms poorer by $4 bn in first half of 2017
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Global losses due to cyber attacks, including cost of damage control and productivity loss, amounted to as much as $4 billion in the first half of 2017, a new report…