A human rights body on Wednesday called for Myanmar military and security forces officials to face justice for their alleged crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya population.


Myanmar military top brass must face justice: Rights body


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A Bangladeshi officer serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has been killed in an attack on an aid convoy in the country torn by civil conflict, according to the UN.


Bangladesh peacekeeper killed in attack on aid convoy in South Sudan


Increased drug trafficking in states with international borders poses challenge to national security, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Tuesday.


Drug addiction challenge to national security: Kovind


A 30-year-old Indian man has been deported from Australia after child exploitation material was found in his phone by border protection officials at Perth Airport.


Indian deported from Australia over child exploitation material in phone


Two Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilots died on Tuesday when a trainer aircraft crashed during landing at the Peshawar Air Base, an official spokesperson said.


Pakistan military copter crashes, kills 2


With the growing number of incidents of hardcore criminals and gangsters openly flouting prison rules to run their criminal activities, the Punjab government has decided to deploy the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for checking and frisking at six of the 10 high-security jails in the state.


Punjab to deploy CISF at six high security prisons


The CBI has sent a fresh request for extradition of middleman Carlo Gerosa in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case to the Italian government through the Ministry of External Affairs here, sources said on Monday.


VVIP chopper deal: CBI sends fresh request to Italy to extradite Gerosa


In a freak accident, a colonel was killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday as his personal weapon discharged while he was travelling, a defence official said.


Colonel killed in freak firing accident in J&K


India and Seychelles on Monday agreed to work on the Assomption Island naval base project keeping each other's interest in mind as New Delhi promised a $100 million line of credit to the Indian Ocean archipelago nation to strengthen its defence capabilities.


India, Seychelles continue talks on Assomption Island project


Researchers, led by one of Indian-origin, have developed a novel type of "omniphobic" coating that can repel water, oil and alcohol, thus helping the US Navy reduce fuel as well as energy costs.


Novel ship coating can help reduce fuel, energy costs


India on Monday announced a $100 million line of credit to Seychelles to strengthen its defence capabilities and maritime infrastructure even as the two countries decided to work together in the interest of each other on the controversial deal on Assomption Island, where India wants to build a strategic facility.


India lends $100 million for Seychelles defence


An Army officer was burnt to death on Monday when he got trapped in his car which caught fire on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, police said.


Army officer dies in car accident


With more than three million hits globally in the first five months of this year, cryptojacking, a form of cyber-attack in which hackers hijack the infected system's processing power to mine cryptocurrency, is fast emerging as an alternative to ransomware, according to IT security firm Quick Heal.


Cryptojacking emerging as alternative to ransomware: Quick Heal


French anti-terrorism units have detained a group of ultra far-rightists suspected of planning assaults against Muslim community in the country, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb has said.


10 arrested in France for planning attacks on Muslims


One kg of gold worth Rs 31 lakh was seized by the Air Intelligence Unit of Customs at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here on Sunday, officials said.


Gold worth Rs 31 lakh seized at Odisha airport


An Army Major was arrested on Sunday for his alleged role in the murder of his colleague's wife whose body was found with her throat slit on a road in Delhi Cantonment, police said.


Major held for colleague's wife's murder


A Pakistani man who mistakenly crossed into India in 2007 and was caught by the Border Security Force (BSF) has returned home after 11 years in detention, a media report said on Sunday.


Pakistani prisoner returns from India after 11 years


To ensure women's safety in the national capital, their voice should figure in the transport planning process along with their participation in the transport work force while CCTVs should be installed in designated places such as bus stops, said a report.


Set up CCTVs at bus stops for women safety, suggests report


The annual Baba Chamliyal Mela in Ramgarh sector of the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district has been cancelled due to security reasons for the first time since 1947, BSF officials said on Friday.


Sufi festival on J&K border cancelled


India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold the first strategic 2+2 Dialogue with their US counterparts on July 6 in Washington, the State Department announced on Thursday.


Sushma, Sitharaman to visit Washington for strategic 2+2 Dialogue


The Kerala High Court on Thursday asked police not to arrest the Kerala policeman, allegedly beaten up by a senior police official's wife and daughter, on the FIR filed against him by the officer's daughter.

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