In a daring and complex operation, a Seaking 42 C helicopter from the Eastern Naval Command on Saturday winched down a Marine Commando (Marcos) officer on the accident-struck merchant vessel SSL Kolkata which had been on fire and drifting since the last two days in the Bay of Bengal, a defence official said.


Drift of burning merchant vessel in Bay of Bengal arrested (Lead, changing dateline)


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Survivors of a shooting at a school in Florida led a rally in the city of Chicago aimed at promoting greater gun control and encouraging US citizens to register to vote.


Students rally in Chicago for greater gun control


In a complex operation, a helicopter from the Eastern Naval Command on Saturday winched down a Marco officer on to the merchant vessel SSL Kolkata which has been on fire since Wednesday night.


Navy anchors burning merchant vessel SSL Kolkata


The 22 crew members of merchant container vessel MV SSL Kolkata, who were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard after the ship caught fire in the Bay of Bengal, have safely reached the Coast Guard's Haldia port base in West Bengal, an officer said on Friday.


Crew members rescued from container ship reaches Bengal's Haldia port


A leader of the country's ruling Awami League party was shot dead on Friday by unidentified men while he was heading home after offering prayers in a mosque in Dhaka.


Bangladesh's Awami League leader shot dead


A total of 430 persons have so far been evacuated from flood-affected areas of Manipur and more than 950 rescued in Tripura by Assam Rifles and Army personnel, a defence statement said here on.


Over 1,380 people rescued by army in flood-hit Manipur, Tripura


Kerala policeman Gavaskar, hospitalized after alleging that he was beaten up by the daughter of a senior police officer, on Friday got the support of the police officers' body.


Kerala policemen says top cop's daughter beat him, probe on


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The Indian Coast Guard on Thursday rescued all 22 crew members of a merchant container vessel after a devastating fire broke out in the ship in the Bay of Bengal, a senior coast guard official said here.


Container ship on fire in Bay of Bengal, 22 crew members rescued


In a bid to stop financial defaulters escaping from the country, officials of the Home and External Affairs Ministries held a high-level meeting with the investigating agencies officials to draw up a strategy for the purpose, informed sources said.


Government discuss plan from stopping financial defaulters going abroad


With regulators around the world now keeping a closer watch on data security than ever before, Google on Thursday owned up complete responsibility for the security of customers' data on its Cloud platform.


Fully responsible for securing customers' data on Cloud: Google


Two motorcycle-borne assailants on Thursday snatched the service rifle of CRPF trooper in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district and fled, police said.


CRPF man's rifle snatched in J&K



Fully responsible for securing customers' data: Google


The upcoming iPhones and iPads will plug a security hole that the police and law enforcement officials have used to crack into the highly-secure devices in the past, Apple has said.


Apple to plug security hole that helped cops unlock iPhones


After three decades of war, Afghanistan is still not a secure place to live in. It is perhaps the most dangerous place to be born. Although after 2001 Afghanistan is considered to be a "post-war country", violence, suffering, injustice, inequality, illiteracy and poverty remain unpleasant reminders of conflict in daily life. The "post-war" tag doesn't make sense.


In 'post-war' Afghanistan, children's lives still scarred by violence and fear (Comment)


Internet services on mobile telephones was restored on Wednesday in the Meghalaya capital as normalcy returned, an official said.


Mobile internet restored in Shillong after 13 days


A mob on Tuesday set on fire the house of a civilian in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district for allegedly working as an informer for the Army, police sources said.


Mob torches alleged army spy's house in J&K


Two new sophisticated Android Banking trojan viruses are exploiting mobile users' behaviour in India to gain access to their confidential data, global IT security firm Quick Heal warned on Tuesday.


New malware stealing financial data from Android users in India: Quick Heal


Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Monday said the government should take required measures for security of the Prime Minister but it should not make arrests on account of unverified threat letters.


People should not be arrested over unverified letters: Chidambaram


A man who deserted from the US Air Force in July 1983 has been finally caught in California -- after 35 long years.


US Air Force deserter found after 35 years


A US F-15 fighter jet crashed into the sea off Okinawa in Japan's on Monday, with a Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) helicopter rescuing the pilot, according to government officials here.

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