San Francisco, May 4 (IANS) Hackers have hit open source software development platform GitHub, removing code repositories and asking ransom from developers in order to restore their source codes. According to a report in ZDnet…
Colombo, May 4 (IANS) Three locally made bombs and 100 grams of ammonia have been found buried in a backyard of a mosque in a Sri Lankan district, the police said. The explosives were recovered…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The government on Saturday filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court in the Rafale case, opposing reopening of the whole matter by contending that the petitioners were attempting to…
Seoul, May 4 (IANS) North Korea fired a barrage of unidentified short-range missiles in the direction of the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The North “fired multiple rounds…
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 4 (IANS) As the UN paid tributes to the victims of the Sri Lanka Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, calls were made to take action to prevent use of social…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Sheer negligence on part of various security agencies might have resulted in the avoidable tragedy in which 15 commandos of the elite Quick Response Team (QRT) were killed…
Seoul, May 4 (IANS) North Korea on Saturday launched several short-range missiles into the East Sea, according to a statement released by South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staff (JCS). The JCS said the unidentified missiles…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The listing of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN Security Council (UNSC) is a “watershed moment” in the fight against terror and has “concrete…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Additional “factual” evidence provided to the UN Security Council (UNSC) lately ensured lifting of ‘technical hold by China on sanctioning of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and the decision was…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) With growing number of deaths of its troopers in blasts – a new strategy adopted by Maoists – in the last few years, the CRPF is in…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) India and France have begun a joint naval exercise ‘Varuna’ off the Goa Coast which will extend to the maritime area near Djibouti in the Indian Ocean and highlight “unprecedented”…
Jammu, May 3 (IANS) Indian and Pakistan army traded fire on the Line of Control on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. Defence Ministry spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand said, “About 4 p.m. today…
Geneva, May 3 (IANS) The UN working group on arbitrary detention (WGAD) on Friday called for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be released from prison and slammed the UK government for breaching his human rights….
Srinagar, May 3 (IANS) Lateef Tiger, a top Hizbul commander and a close associate of the slain separatist poster boy Burhan Wani was among the three militants killed on Friday by the security forces in…
Pul-E-Khumri (Afghanistan), May 3 (IANS) At least 30 militants were killed as the Taliban offensive to overrun Afghanistan’s Burka district in Baghlan province was repulsed on Friday, officials said. According to provincial government spokesman Mahmoud…
Hajipur, May 3 (IANS) The Bihar police have recovered an electronic device from the body of a dead bird that usually could not be spotted in the local area. “Local birds had killed a bird…
Naypyitaw, May 3 (IANS) The Myanmar Army has shot dead six detainees in a village school in Rakhine state “for trying to grab soldiers’ weapons”. A spokesman of the Army confirmed the incident, saying those…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) INS Ranjit, Indian Navy’s frontline missile destroyer of Russian origin, will be decommissioned on Monday after 36 years of service. It is the first of the five Rajput class destroyer…
Srinagar, May 3 (IANS) Lateef Tiger, a top Hizbul commander and a close associate of the slain separatist poster boy Burhan Wani was among the three militants killed on Friday by the security forces in…
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