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


At least 26 killed in Nigeria cattle raiding


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CRPF personnel will no longer need to go to a railway station to get a reserved ticket on the basis of their travel warrant, with the entire process now made online, an official said.


E-ticket facility for CRPF rolled out


A special court here on Wednesday sentenced former naval officer, Captain Salam Singh Rathore, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment in the 2005 Naval War Room leak case.


Naval war room leak: Former officer gets 7 years jail


Taking cognisance of the misuse of its platform for repeated circulation of provocative content, Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled out "Forwarded" label to its 1.5 million monthly active users globally, including over 200 millions in India.


WhatsApp rolls out 'Forwarded' label to fight misinformation


In bid to further boost their economic and political ties, India and South Korea agreed to upgrade their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and strengthen the Special Strategic Partnership they share following delegation-level talks headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in here on Tuesday.


India, South Korea agree to deepen economic, strategic partnership (Roundup)


Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube has announced it will invest $25 million to fight fake news -- especially for the urgent coverage of breaking news -- on its platform for over 1.8 billion monthly active users.


Google-owned YouTube to invest $25mn in countering fake news


In a bid to further upgrade bilateral trade and economic ties, India and South Korea have agreed to further strengthen their Comprehensive Economic Partnership (CEPA) following delegation-level talks headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in here on Tuesday.


India, South Korea to further upgrade economic partnership


Four persons including the self-styled chief of a "terrorist outfit" Greater Coochbehar Liberation Organisation (GCLO) were arrested on Saturday from Naxalbari in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, a CID officer said.


Four including 'terrorist organisation' head arrested in Bengal


A bomb threat delayed the Howrah Rajdhani for a few hours at Ghaziabad railway station on Saturday but the train continued on towards its destination after a proper security check up showed it was a hoax, an official said.


Hoax call of bomb threat delays Howrah Rajdhani from Delhi


Rescue agencies on Friday managed to fish out the bodies of three teenagers who had drowned off the famed Juhu Beach on Thursday evening, officials said here.


Bodies of three teenaged boys fished out at Juhu Beach


Paris, July 5 (IANS/AKI) Agriculture plays a vital role in averting conflict and promoting lasting peace, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation chief Jose Graziano da Silva said on Thursday, stressing how warfare worsens global hunger.


Agriculture key to conflict prevention, says FAO chief


The UK has asked Russia for information that might help clear up how a British couple came into contact with the same type of nerve agent that came close to killing a former Russian spy and his daughter months before, a government official said on Thursday.


UK asks Russia for information over new nerve agent poisoning


The Army on Wednesday said it has rescued a large number of passengers stranded in 50 vehicles due to landslides on the Mughal Road connecting Jammu region with the Kashmir Valley.


Army rescues stranded passengers in J&K


After facing a backlash over reports that third-party app developers can read your Gmail, Google on Wednesday said the company is continuously vetting developers and their apps that integrate with Gmail before it opens them for general access.


Vetting third-party apps, not reading your Gmail: Google


Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday told school students from Chhattisgarh that he has not seen a single movie in the past 30 years.


Have not seen a single movie in 30 years: Army Chief tells kids


The Union Environment Ministry on Tuesday relaxed the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules, clearing way for the defence projects and development of important infrastructure in the ecologically-critical areas.


Defence projects exempted from coastal regulation norms


In a major crackdown on smuggling of narcotics and weapons across the border from Pakistan, Punjab Police's Intelligence Wing has busted a gang of heroin smugglers and arrested four people, including an ex-soldier, police said on Tuesday.


Punjab Police cracks down on drugs smugglers, 14.8 kg heroin recovered


Engineering major Larsen & Toubro Ltd on Tuesday said the keel of fifth and sixth offshore patrol vessels (OPV) for the Indian Coast Guard was laid near here.


L&T lays keel of two vessels for Coast Guard


A man has been arrested in the US and charged with supporting a foreign terrorist organisation, officials said.


US man arrested for plotting attack on July 4 holiday


Despite assuring users to "remain confident that Google will keep privacy and security paramount", the search giant is still reportedly allowing third-party app developers scan through Gmail accounts, the Wall Street Journal has claimed.


Google allowing 3rd-party developers to scan your Gmail: Report


In yet another privacy goof-up, Facebook has admitted that over 800,000 users were affected by a bug on its platform and Messenger that unblocked some people these users had blocked.

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