Major killed, 3 senior officers hurt in accident
Jammu, Oct 4 (IANS) A Major was killed and three senior Army officers injured in a road accident here on Wednesday, police said. An Army Major, identified as Ashish, died on the spot while two…
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Catalan police chief to be questioned for sedition
Madrid, Oct 4 (IANS) A Spanish National Court judge on Wednesday called the head of the regional Catalan police and two pro-independence figureheads to give testimony in a probe into allegations of sedition. National court…
Goa Congress demands casino security review
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) The Congress in Goa demanded a security review of the state’s numerous casinos in the wake of Sunday night’s massacre at a Las Vegas concert in which at least 58 people…
All 3 billion user accounts were hacked in 2013: Yahoo
San Francisco, Oct 4 (IANS) After revealing last year that a data breach in 2013 affected its one billion user accounts, Yahoo has now announced that all of its users — nearly 3 billion at…
Three Indian soldiers injured in Pakistani firing
Jammu, Oct 4 (IANS) Three Indian soldiers were injured on Wednesday in Pakistani shelling and firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. Defence Ministry sources said here that the…
Las Vegas gunman meticulously planned assault: Officials
Las Vegas, Oct 4 (IANS) Investigators trying to determine what sparked the Las Vegas mass shooting carried out by gunman Stephen Paddock have said the massacre which claimed 58 lives was meticulously planned with the…
‘WhatsApp enables pedophiles to operate outside law’
London, Oct 4 (IANS) With its end-to-end encryption technology, Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp enables pedophiles and other criminals to keep themselves insulated from the reach of the law, UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd has…
India, Pakistan exchange fire along LoC
Jammu, Oct 4 (IANS) The Pakistani Army resorted to heavy shelling and firing on Wednesday at three places on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, Defence Ministry sources said. Mortars,…
‘Emphasis on long-term peace, stability in Rakhine rehabilitation’
Yangon, Oct 4 (IANS) Myanmar’s National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday said long-term peace and stability should be emphasised upon in the rehabilitation process in the northern Rakhine state. In a statement released after its…
Las Vegas killer placed cameras in hotel
Las Vegas, Oct 4 (IANS) Stephen Paddock, the gunman who killed 59 people and injured more than 500 in Las Vegas on Sunday, set up a number of cameras in and around his hotel suite,…
Pakistan provocation at UN is ‘lonely voice’ wasting time: India
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 4 (IANS) India has dismissed Pakistan’s latest provocation at the General Assembly by raising surgical strikes and Kashmir as a waste of time “symbolic of what holds us all…
US expels 15 diplomats from Cuban Embassy in Washington
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) The US government on Tuesday ordered 15 Cuban Embassy diplomats to leave the country in response to the alleged acoustic attacks targeting American diplomats in Cuba. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson…
Iran denies using Afghan children to fight in Syria
Tehran, Oct 4 (IANS) The Iranian Embassy in Afghanistan denied a recent report released by US-based Human Rights Watch on using Afghan children in the Syrian conflict, Tehran Times daily reported on Tuesday. “Iran has…
Rohingya issue also comes up at BSF, BGB DG-level talks
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Curbing movement of Rohingya refugees, smuggling of fake Indian currency notes, narcotics and human trafficking were among the issues discussed on the first day of Director General-level border talks between…
Modi government putting internal security in peril, says Congress
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday accused the Narendra Modi government of putting internal security in peril due to “inaction and lack of direction” and said it should come out with a…
Notice to ex-JCO due to mistaken identity: Assam DGP
Guwahati, Oct 3 (IANS) The notice served on retired Indian Army JCO M. Azmal Haque by the Assam Police regarding his citizenship was due to “mistaken identity” and was not intended to be served on…
Musician, others hid in ice chest during Las Vegas shooting
Las Vegas, Oct 3 (IANS) Musician Bryan Hopkins hid in a large ice chest with dozens others while the deadliest mass shooting in US history unfolded in Las Vegas claiming 59 lives and injuring over…
Indian Navy chief to visit Vietnam from Wednesday
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Navy Chief, Admiral Sunil Lanba will visit Vietnam from October 4 to 7, holding meetings with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other ministers and officials, it was announced on…
Police seeks motive as Las Vegas massacre toll reaches 59
Las Vegas, Oct 3 (IANS) Police on Tuesday struggled to establish the motive behind the Las Vegas concert massacre as the city began the process of recovering from one of the deadliest mass shootings in…
Army to hold commanders’ conference from October 9
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) An Army Commanders Conference will be held here from October 9 to 15 wherein top Army brass will discuss a slew of security, administrative and logistic issues, including the recent…