A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday crashed in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district, officials said.


MiG-21 crashes in Himachal


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Facing ire over reports that it is protecting far-right activists and under-age accounts, Facebook on Wednesday said it takes the mistakes incredibly seriously and is working on to prevent these issues from happening again.


Fixing mistakes for better content moderation: Facebook


US lawmakers have asked tech giants Facebook, Google and Twitter to draw clearer limits and flush out hyper-partisan pages from their platforms.


US lawmakers ask tech giants to ban more offensive accounts


Police in the US have confirmed that the man shot dead in a shootout in Kansas City was the suspect in the killing of Indian student Sharat Koppu, who was from Telangana.


Indian student death: Police confirm suspect died in shootout


Five soldiers were killed and one was injured in a military helicopter crash on Tuesday in South Korea's Pohang city, authorities said.


5 killed in S.Korea's military copter crash


Close on the heels of a spate of attacks on politicians, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and former federal minister Sheikh Aftab Ahmed has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in Attock city.


PML-N candidate narrowly escapes bid on life


Indian defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and Swedish manufacturer Saab signed an agreement to market radars they co-developed for civilian and defence users, said the state-run firm on Monday.


BEL, Swedish Saab to market co-developed radars


State-run Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) and Indian multinational Larson & Toubro Ltd (L&T) on Monday signed an agreement to jointly explore export markets for defence products and systems.


BEML, L&T to tap export market for defence products


Four engineers were kidnapped from an oil field in southern Libya on Saturday, the state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Saturday. Two of them were later freed.


4 engineers kidnapped from Libya oil field, 2 later freed


BSF troopers apprehended a farmer along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Ferozepur district and recovered nearly 700 grams of heroin from him, a Border Security Force spokesman said on Saturday.


BSF nabs farmer on Punjab border with heroin


Bangladeshi smugglers have become bolder after the Indian border guards started using pump-action guns instead of regular INSAS rifle along the border, Director General of Border Security Force K.K. Sharma said on Friday.


Use of pump-action guns has emboldened Bangladeshi smugglers: BSF chief


For around 15 lakh candidates appearing for the police constable recruitment exam on July 14-15 for 13,142 posts, there are new dos and dont's: they will have to take the test barefoot; avoid fancy accessories (bangles are disallowed) and full-sleeve shirts.


Rajasthan police's dress code for police exam


India on Friday elaborated on its vision for the Indo-Pacific region during the second India-China Maritime Affairs Dialogue held in Beijing.


India puts forward its vision on Indo-Pacific to China


Two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers and a civilian have been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district after a foiled weapon snatching attempt, police said.


2 BSF troopers among 3 arrested for weapon snatching in J&K


The Civil Aviation Ministry has rejected the request of Odisha Police to declare 'Bada Danda' (the grand road) as a "no fly zone" during the Ratha Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings.


Aviation Ministry refuses to declare Puri grand road 'no fly zone'


The Indian Army on Thursday joined hands with the State bank of India (SBI) on the Defence Salary Package, which will include free personal accident death and total disability cover.


Indian Army chooses SBI as its banker


Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday emphasised the need to improve social and economic infrastructure for people residing along the international borders so that they continue to live in their villages, and assured that Centre would "continue to provide assistance to states" to strengthen activities under Border Area Development Programme (BADP).


Rajnath assures Centre's assistance for border development programme


Facebook has apologised for labelling 65,000 Russians as "interested in treason," putting them at potential probe risk by the Russian law enforcement officials and the government, the media reported.


Facebook sorry for labelling 65,000 Russians 'interested in treason'


Twitter has announced it will remove locked accounts -- which are disabled owing to suspicious activity -- from follower counts across profiles globally in the coming days resulting in some users seeing a drop in their base of followers.


You will lose some of your Twitter followers


Some 3,700 Brazilian soldiers, with the support of the police, launched an operation on Wednesday against organised crime in several Rio de Janeiro favelas (shantytowns).


Thousands of Brazilian troops sweep Rio shantytowns


At least 26 bodies have been recovered following a two-day attack by suspected cattle raiders in Sokoto in Nigeria, officials said on Wednesday.

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