The US House of Representatives has passed a defence policy bill of nearly $692 billion for the 2018 fiscal year, the media reported.


US House passes $692bn defence bill


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A human rights group on Wednesday reported "mounting evidence" of "genocide" against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine State.


Mounting evidence of Rohingya genocide: Rights group


Two troopers of the 4 Assam Rifles and another man were killed in a gun-battle between security forces and insurgents in Manipur's Chandel district on Wednesday.


Two troopers among 3 killed in Manipur ambush


A man was shot at and wounded by security personnel at the Hindon airbase in Uttar Pradesh around midnight when he tried to slip into the high-security zone, police said on Wednesday.


Man shot at for trying to enter Hindon airbase


The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi government to consider stringent punishment for the crime of snatching of chains and other valuables in the national capital.


Consider stringent punishment for snatchings, HC tells Delhi government


Southern Air Command Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Air Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria on Tuesday flew the indigenous multi-role fighter jet Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas.


Southern Air Command chief flies Tejas fighter


Backing a rules-based regional security architecture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday favoured India and the Asean grouping coming together for a joint fight against terrorism and violent extremism.


Time for Asean, India to fight terrorism together: Modi


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended the 12th East Asia Summit, a premier forum of the Asean member states and eight other countries.


Modi attends East Asia Summit


The Myanmar Army on Tuesday again denied having committed any abuses against the Rohingya Muslim minority, including murders and rapes, during its operations in Rakhine State.


Myanmar Army again denies abuses against Rohingya


Rome, Nov 14 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities said they have deported a 22-year-old Egyptian woman who hoped to fight for the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in a war zone and was awaiting IS orders to carry out a suicide attack on national soil.


Italy deports young Egyptian IS supporter


The security scenario and safety of aircraft  operations at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport were reviewed at a high-level meeting here on Monday.


High-level panel discusses Kolkata airport's safety, security


Calling technology a challenge and a tool for policing, President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday urged the Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to utilise technology for effective policing.


President tells IPS officers to use technology for effective policing


Two troopers of 18 Assam Rifles were killed and six others injured in a bomb blast in Manipur's Chandel district near the India-Myanmar border on Monday, sources in the police said.


Two troopers die in Manipur blast


A trooper of 18 Assam Rifles was killed and another critically wounded in a bomb blast in Manipur's Chandel district near the India-Myanmar border on Monday, sources in the police said.


Trooper killed in Manipur blast


Using a composite 3D-printed mask, a team of Vietnamese researchers claim to have fooled Apple's Face ID authentication system in "super-premium" iPhone X, stressing that face recognition is "not mature enough" to guarantee security for smartphones.


Mask fools Apple iPhone X's Face ID


The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has busted an inter-state gang of cheats and nabbed its three members from Dholpur in Rajasthan, the agency said on Sunday.


NIA nabs three members of inter-state gang of cheats


Signalling a silent revolution underway in Maoist-affected areas of the country where internet data usage has crossed a record 400 gigabytes per day, state-run BSNL on Sunday said this achievement was a result of the central government's strategy of setting up a robust mobile communication network in areas affected by the left-wing extremist violence.


BSNL engineers Internet revolution in Moist-affected areas


An Iraqi helicopter crashed on Sunday in Wasit province, killing seven crew members, the military said.


Seven killed in Iraq helicopter crash


Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Saturday said that beat officers on ground are the backbone of policing and should be aware of each and every criminal activity so as to curb crime in their respective areas.


Beat officers backbone of policing, says Delhi Police chief


The Indian Coast Guard on Saturday ferried a German senior citizen, who had suffered cardiac arrest, from a cruise vessel off Goa to a waiting ambulance so that he  could be taken to hospital in Panaji for medical aid, an official said.


Ailing German national rescued off Goa coast


Boosting trade and connectivity will be among the key priorities as Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a three-day visit to the Philippines on Sunday that will see him attend the 15th Asean-India Summit and the 12th East Asia Summit.

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