The German police on Monday arrested a man after he took a woman hostage at a pharmacy inside Cologne city's central railway station leading to a lock-down for several hours.


Man arrested after taking girl hostage in Germany's railway station


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India and China on Monday launched a joint programme to train Afghan diplomats in pursuance of an understanding between the two countries to undertake joint projects in the war-torn nation.


India, China launch training programme for Afghan diplomats


A fruit seller injured in a bomb blast in West Bengal's Dum Dum area died at a government hospital here on Sunday, police said.


Man injured in Bengal blast dies in Kolkata hospital


Israel's leading airline El Al warns that all Israeli airlines will stop flying from January 1, 2019 because of security concerns abroad, a newspaper reported on Sunday.


All Israeli airlines to stop flying from 2019: media


Twitter is reportedly facing an investigation by privacy regulators in Ireland over data collection in its link-shortening system, the media reported.


Twitter under Irish investigation over data collection


Countering a common argument that strong encryption may come in the way of well-meaning investigation of criminal activities, Apple has stressed that stronger -- not weaker -- encryption is the best way to protect against threats of cyber attacks and terrorism.


Weaker encryption boon for criminals, warns Apple


The Ministry of Shipping has decided to develop Asia's largest ship-breaking yard at Alang as an eco-friendly yard. The yard will be the only such place in the world where even warships will be dismantled.


World's warships to be dismantled at Alang


A soldier and two porters were injured on Friday in a landmine explosion on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence officer said.


Soldier, two porters injured in mine blast near LoC


India's plans to continue buying oil from Iran and its purchase of S-400 missile defence systems from Russia is "not helpful" and the US administration "reviews that very carefully", the State Department said, indicating possible action by Washington.


India buying Iran oil, Russian weaponry not helpful: US


The Congress on Friday alleged that the attacks on north Indian migrants in Gujarat was in pursuance of a conspiracy by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to hide its failures both at the Centre and the state and demanded the sacking of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.


Attack on migrants BJP conspiracy, sack Rupani: Congress


Global cybersecurity firm Avast on Friday released an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based software to block phishing attacks.


Avast releases AI-based software to block phishing attacks


US President Donald Trump's administration will limit sales of Washington's civil nuclear technology to China out of concerns that it is being diverted for military and other unauthorized purposes, a top official said.


US moves to limit nuclear sales to China


Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier has said that the companys joint venture with Reliance in Nagpur represents only about 10 per cent of the offset obligations in the deal to purchase 36 fighter jets from France and it is in negotiations with about a hundred Indian companies to meet the requirements under the Defence Procurement Procedure of the Indian government.


Offset venture with Reliance will deliver 10% of obligations: Dassault Aviation CEO


The US Department of Defence said Thursday it is suspending all F-35 fighter jet operations after an F-35B jet crashed last month.


Pentagon suspends all F-35 flights after crash


An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter force-landed in the west of Tuting in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Siang district on Thursday, a Defence Ministry official said.


IAF chopper forcelands in Arunachal, all safe


Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi "corrupt" and asked him to quit in the light of fresh revelations over the Rafale jets deal --  that inclusion of a private defence partner from India was an "imperative and obligatory" condition for awarding the contract.


Modi is corrupt, must go: Rahul on new Rafale revelations


Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi "corrupt" following fresh revelations by French website Mediapart that inclusion of a private defence partner from India was an "imperative and obligatory" condition for securing the Rafale jets contract.


PM is corrupt, must go: Rahul on further Rafale revelations


US foreign military sales totalled to $55.66 billion in 2018, a 33 per cent increase compared to the nearly $42 billion in weapons sold in 2017, the Defence Cooperation Agency announced.


Trump administration touts 33% increase in foreign arms sales


WhatsApp has understood to have fixed a bug in its Android and iOS mobile app that allowed the hackers to let the app crash during incoming video calls.


WhatsApp 'fixes' bug that let hackers break into video calls


Lockheed Martin is hosting a conference in this tech hub for industry suppliers on its flagship fighter F-16 with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL), said the American aerospace major on Tuesday.


Lockheed hosts F-16 suppliers' meet in Bengaluru


A Nagpur court on Tuesday granted to Uttar Pradesh Police the three-day transit remand of scientist Nishant Agrawal, arrested a day earlier on charge of spying for Pakistan intelligence agency ISI and other countries, officials said.

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