Safety tool 'Panic Button' -- a women's safety-oriented mobile application by Women and Child Development ministry (WCD)-- has successfully completed its trial run in Uttar Pradesh and will be soon implemented across the country, said Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday.


'Panic Button' trials successful in UP, to be enforced nationwide soon


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Global software major's philanthropic arm Infosys Foundation on Wednesday said it would build the Centre for Cybercrime Investigation Training and Research (CCITR) in Bengaluru for the Karnataka Police.


Infosys arm to build cybercrime probe centre in Bengaluru


Software major Tech Mahindra on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with ELTA Systems Ltd., a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), to provide next generation cyber solutions and services to state and enterprise customers in India and globally.


Tech Mahindra, Israel Aerospace Industries to create elite cyber warriors


The US has approved the allocation of more than $70 million in grant funding to bolster security in schools to counter mass shootings, the US Department of Justice said in a statement.


US allocates over $70m to counter school shootings


A group of Class 11 students clashed with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town on Wednesday protesting against the conduct of the Class 11 examinations by the state board of school education.


J&K students protest over state board's Class 11 exams


Tendering a fresh apology in the data breach that affected 50 million users, Facebook has said that a detailed investigation found no evidence that the hackers accessed any third-party apps using Facebook Login.


Facebook says hackers didn't access any third-party app


The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday embarked on a humanitarian relief mission to help Indonesia that has been hit by an earthquake and tsunami in which more than 1,200 lives were lost.


IAF embarks on relief mission to tsunami-hit Indonesia


An eight-year-old boy was killed and at least nine persons were injured when a crude bomb exploded in Dumdum in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Tuesday, police said.


Boy killed, nine injured in Bengal blast; TMC, BJP trade charges


A Chinese national living in California has been jailed for 46 months over a scheme to smuggle sensitive space and military communications technology to China.


US jails Chinese national over space tech smuggling scheme


A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper shot dead a colleague here on Monday after a tiff, police said.


BSF trooper kills colleague


Former French President Francois Hollande's surprise outburst over the Rafale deal has added to the discomfort and uncertainty in the French business community about the future of the largest Indo-French deal in decades.


French biz unnerved, dismayed over Rafale row


India and Uzbekistan set an annual bilateral trade target of $1 billion to be achieved within two years and agreed to boost connectivity as the two sides signed 17 agreements across a range of sectors following delegation-level talks led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev here on Monday.


India, Uzbekistan set $1-bn bilateral trade target


US Defence Secretary James Mattis has cancelled a planned visit to China in October in a latest sign of deteriorating ties between Washington and Beijing, the media reported.


Mattis cancels China trip amid worsening ties


An Indian naval Chetak helicopter crashed at the INS Rajali Naval Air Base at Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu on Monday morning, officials said.


Naval helicopter crashes in Tamil Nadu


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said injured Naval Commander Abhilash Tomy's courage, bravery and resolve to fight will inspire the younger generation.


Modi hails naval Commander Tomy's courage


An Army Major has been booked on the charge of raping his domestic help in the Delhi Cantonment area, police said on Sunday.


Army Major booked on charge of raping maidservant


Even as Facebook struggles to deal with a fresh data breach that affected nearly 50 million of its users, Google's video streaming platform YouTube continues to host tutorials that claim to provide people ways to hijacking Facebook accounts, the media reported.


Videos showing 'how to hack Facebook' running on YouTube


Police on Saturday questioned the security guards of PDP legislator Aijaz Ahmed Mir from whose residence a SPO decamped with eight weapons. The residence was sealed to collect forensic evidence.


Police question guards of legislator after SPO decamps with 8 weapons


After Facebook admitted that hackers broke into nearly 50 million users' accounts by stealing their "access tokens" or digital keys, cyber experts on Saturday warned over 2.3 billion users to log out and log back into Facebook, or any of third-party apps that use Facebook login.


2.2 bn Facebook users must log out, re-login across devices: Experts


The US military has suffered the first crash in its hugely expensive F-35 fighter jet programme. An F-35B crashed in South Carolina, but there was no casualty.


F-35 fighter jet suffers first crash in US


The rescue operation in Himachal's Lahaul Valley entered its final stages on Saturday as a large number of people, comprising largely tourists, were evacuated safely from the snow-marooned region.

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