The Congress on Tuesday demanded a JPC probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal with France, alleging that the change of terms and conditions of the previous agreement negotiated by the then UPA government had caused a loss to the exchequer.


Congress seeks JPC probe into Rafale deal


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Syria on Tuesday accused Israel of assassinating a top Syrian rocket scientist over the weekend, escalating tensions between the two countries.


Syria accuses Israel's Mossad of assassinating scientist


Authorities have zeroed in on an Indian cargo ship off Kerala which is learnt to have hit an Indian fishing boat early on Tuesday killing three fishermen and injuring two, Kerala Fisheries Minister J. Mercykutty said.


Cargo ship hits fishing boat, 3 dead


Facebook has announced it has removed four pages of US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for violation of its policy that bans extremist behaviours including hate speech.


Facebook removes US conspiracy theorist's pages for hate speech


The Sri Lankan Navy on Monday said it has arrested 21 illegal immigrants in a fishing trawler bound for another country.


Sri Lankan Navy arrests 21 illegal immigrants


Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday called upon startups to develop technologies and weapons for the Indian armed forces.


Startups urged to develop tech for 'Made in India' defence arms


A homeless man who trespassed into the grounds of Buckingham Palace before damaging a glass display cabinet and falling asleep on it has been jailed.


Man jailed for breaking into Buckingham Palace


Google's admission that it had in 2014 inadvertently coded the 112 distress number and the UIDAI helpline number into its setup wizard for Android devices triggered another controversy on Saturday as India's telecom regulator had only recommended the use of 112 as an emergency number in April 2015.


Was UIDAI helpline number 'inadvertently' coded in 2014 or 2015? Google to answer


Twelve schools, mostly all-girl institutions, were burnt down on Friday in Pakistan's Gilgit Baltistan region in a series of coordinated attacks by unidentified militants, police said.


Militants torch 12 schools in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan


A teenager was hit by a bullet during clashes between civilian protesters and security forces on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.


Teen hit by bullet in Kupwara


India and Kazakhstan agreed to strengthen cooperation in the areas of trade and defence and security following delegation-level talks headed by Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov here on Friday.


India, Kazakhstan agree to boost trade, defence cooperation


A CRPF trooper and a policeman were injured on Friday when militants attacked a security picket in Anantnag town in Jammu and Kashmir.


Trooper, policeman injured in attack on CRPF picket


Thousands of smartphone users in India woke up puzzled on Friday with a Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) toll-free helpline number saved in their phonebooks by default.


People clueless as UIDAI helpline number enters their phonebooks


The CBI has registered a murder case against Army Major Vijay Singh Balhara and seven others in the killing of a 12-year-old boy in Manipur in an alleged "encounter" in 2009, the agency said on Thursday.


CBI books Major for 2009 Manipur 'encounter' death


Nearly 63 per cent of the Indian organizations are struggling in their compliance journey towards the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that came into effect on May 25, a new report said on Thursday.


63% of Indian firms struggling to comply with EU GDPR: Report


A driver of a Manipur Congress legislator, being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for the missing pistols from Manipur Rifles' armoury, was on Wednesday produced before an NIA court which remanded him in the agency's custody for three days, police said.


Missing guns: Manipur MLA's driver in NIA custody


State-run Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) on Tuesday reported a Rs 180 crore net profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2018-19, registering 43 per cent annual growth from Rs 125 crore over the same period year ago.


BEL net up 43% in Q1


India on Tuesday welcomed the US' decision to upgrade trade ties with it, saying it is a logical culmination to India's designation as a Major Defence Partner of the US.


India welcomes US decision to upgrade trade ties


Sexual abuse of vulnerable women and girls by international aid workers is "endemic" and has been happening for years, with perpetrators easily moving around the sector undetected, a UK government report revealed on Tuesday.


Sexual abuse 'endemic' in international aid sector: Report


The Nepal government revealed in a report that some travel, trekking and rescue agencies have been involved in "unnecessary rescues" for foreign tourists to scam a large amount of premiums from insurance companies by making false claims.


Nepal agencies involved in rescue scam: Report


A powerful car bomb exploded in the Philippines island of Basilan early on Tuesday. The death toll has reached 10, according to military sources.

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