Social media platforms will never be allowed to abuse India's election process and stringent measures backed by laws on data protection and individual privacy have been put in place, Information Technology (IT) Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said.


Social media won't be allowed to abuse election process: Prasad


IANS Automatic

Security forces on Saturday busted three militant hideouts in south Kashmir Pulwama district and arrested four over-ground workers (OGWs) of militant outfits.


Three hideouts busted, four OGWs arrested in Pulwama district


A special police officer (SPO) on Saturday deserted the police force along with an AK-47 rifle as authorities sounded an alert to nab him.


SPO deserts along with AK-47


US-based wireless network operator T-Mobile was hit by a data leak in which the personal information of millions of its users, including phone numbers, e-mail addresses and account numbers, were exposed to hackers, the company has revealed.


Personal information of about 2 mn T-Mobile users leaked


Firing a fresh salvo at the Modi government on the Rafale aircraft deal, the Congress on Saturday accused it of ignoring the defence procurement procedure and keeping senior ministers in the dark about the negotiations, demanding a public debate and detailed inquiry into the "secretive" happenings.


Congress demands public debate, detailed inquiry into Rafale deal


Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Fourth Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) regional bloc to be held in Kathmandu on August 30 and 31, an official said on Friday.


Modi to attend Bimstec Summit in Nepal


The Indian Army is set to build two bailey bridges near the Sabarimala temple to facilitate the pilgrims' return to the temple town, the authorities said on Friday.


Army to build two bridges to facilitate pilgrims' return to Sabarimala


Sleuths of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday night recovered nine 9mm pistols from the residence of P. Haokip, the 'commander-in-chief' of the United Kuki Liberation Front, a signatory to the peace pact with the Centre.


NIA recovers 14 stolen service hand guns in Manipur


Commercial vehicles major Ashok Leyland Ltd on Friday announced bagging a defence tender in the tracked vehicle space.


Ashok Leyland bags defence tender


Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday visited the flood-hit Kodagu district and assured the people of Indian Army's help in rebuilding the devastated region's roads.


Sitharaman visits flood-hit Kodagu, promises Army help


The Indian Army's engineering task force will help the district administration in restoring the severely battered roads in flood-hit Kodagu district, an official said on Thursday.


Army to rebuild battered roads in Karnataka's Kodagu


Major Hemant Raj from the Indian Army's 28 Madras Sapth Shakti Command loves action, even when on leave. His visuals have gone viral where he is shown organising tonnes of relief material in Chengannur, Kerala.


Army Major's heroic battle in flood-hit Kerala


The government has no intention of imposing a blanket ban on messaging applications and is looking for other "technical solutions" to curb instances of fake news and misuse of these apps, a senior official said on Thursday.


No intent to put blanket ban on messaging apps: Secretary


A man stabbed his mother and sister and seriously injured a third person on a street in a Paris suburb before being killed by the police. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State, but the French government was not treating the incident as terror-related.


2 killed in Paris knife attack, assailant dead


Despite Twitter attempting to ban scammers and impersonators on its platform, one impersonator broke into Tesla Chairman and CEO Elon Musk's official account on Thursday with a fake lookalike verified account, promising his 22.5 million followers free Bitcoin and ethereum cryptocurrencies.


Crypto hackers attack Elon Musk's Twitter account again


A man stabbed two people, reportedly his mother and sister, and wounded a third person on a street in a Paris suburb before being killed by the police.


Man kills 'mother, sister' in Paris knife attack


At least one person was killed and two others were injured in a knife attack in a Paris suburb on Thursday, police said.


1 killed in Paris knife attack


An ex-soldier committed suicide on Thursday in a police lock-up in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district, hours after he was arrested on charges of being drunk.


Ex-soldier commits suicide in police lock-up


INS Vikramaditya, Indias only aircraft carrier, is going to be fitted with marine hydraulic system for the first time as part of its upgrade that will give an edge to the air-capable wing of the ship.


INS Vikramaditya to be have marine hydraulic systems


Besides performing their duty of guarding the country's borders, the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel are also playing a crucial role in Kerala calamity where they have rescued over 200 flood-affected people.


BSF rescues over 200 in Thrissur, aiding rehabilitation work


Facebook and Twitter have removed hundreds of accounts originating in Iran and Russia that were designed to mislead people across multiple Internet services in the Middle East, Latin America, Britain and the US.

Page 53 -