India and Singapore on Friday signed eight agreements, including on defence and economic cooperation, following a bilateral summit between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong here.


India, Singapore sign eight agreements


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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India and Singapore will soon upgrade their Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) following a bilateral summit with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong here.


India, Singapore to upgrade trade cooperation agreement


Curfew was imposed in some parts of Meghalaya's state capital Shillong on Friday following a violent clash that broke out between the police and an unruly mob in the city's Motphran area.


Curfew imposed in Shillong following violent clash


The Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) on Thursday filed an FIR after one of its station managers was allegedly beaten up by a group of CISF personnel over a parking issue.


DMRC Station Manager assaulted by CISF


Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the Indian Air Force (IAF) should lead the nation in drafting a roadmap for manufacture of advanced aviation technology products and thus propel India's growth story.


IAF should propel India in aviation tech sector: Sitharaman


A villager was killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday when he accidentally stepped on a landmine near the Line of Control (LoC), police said.


Villager killed in landmine blast near LoC


Ukraine has sought India's help to probe the alleged $2.6 million kickbacks paid to a marketing firm in a deal related to an agreement between Ukrainian state-run Spetstechnoexport and the Ministry of Defence on purchases of spares for IAF's AN-32 transport planes signed on November 26, 2014.


Ukraine seeks India help in probing $2.6mn kickbacks related to IAF contract


Stating that political relations between India and Singapore are among the warmest and closest, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the two sides are building a relationship of our age.


India, Singapore building partnership of our age: Modi


Yoga guru Ramdev's so-called "swadeshi" messaging app "Kimbho" that aimed to take on the giant WhatsApp abruptly disappeared on Thursday from Google Play Store amid security and "heavy traffic" concerns.


Ramdev's app 'Kimbho' disappears from playstore, expert calls it 'a joke'


An alert Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper on Thursday foiled a weapon snatching attempt in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said.


CRPF trooper foils weapon snatching attempt in J&K


The Chandigarh International Airport will re-open on Friday after a 20-day closure for expansion and repairs.


Chandigarh airport to re-open on June 1


The government should include cyber crimes in the charter of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Phone Frauds (IMCPF18) as there is no significant difference between phones and computers with growing use of smart phones, a joint report by Ficci and EY said on Wednesday.


Include cyber crimes in charter of committee on phone frauds: Report


An action packed series mixed with grit, pride, fear and patriotism of four future air warriors of India premiers on Discovery channel on June 4, it was announced here on Wednesday.


Discovery's series on Air Force academy premiers on June 4


Tech giant IBM on Wednesday announced that its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Enterprise Marketing Cloud services will now be available from its local Cloud Data Centre in India, thus allowing its customers in the country host their data locally.


IBM lets Indian customers host marketing data locally


Taking their bilateral relationship into a new era, India and Indonesia on Wednesday agreed to establish a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, condemned terrorism in all its forms, including cross-border terror, and to open an inter-faith dialogue in a bid to eradicate radicalism and violent extremism.


India, Indonesia upgrade ties, decide to have inter-faith dialogue (Roundup)


Facebook on Wednesday said it entered into a partnership with National Commission for Women (NCW) to launch a digital literacy programme aimed at training 60,000 women in universities across India on safe use of the Internet, social media and email in a year.


Facebook to train 60K Indian women on safe use of Internet


India and Indonesia elevated their bilateral ties to that of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnerhsip and issued a shared vision for maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region following a bilateral summit between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Joko Widodo here on Wednesday.


India, Indonesia elevate ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership


The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recommended businesses and individuals worldwide to reboot the routers at office or home to counter a malware known as "VPNFilter" that is spreading fast.


FBI asks people to reboot routers to counter fast-spreading malware


A massive blaze that erupted in a rubber factory of a densely-populated south Delhi neighbourhood last evening was brought under control on Wednesday after an Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi17V5 chopper  was used to spray water, officials said.


IAF chopper sprays water to douse Delhi blaze


Militants on Tuesday shot and critically injured a special police officer (SPO) in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.


Militants shoot special police officer in J&K


A man shot dead two police officers and a civilian before being gunned down by security officials in the Belgian city of Liege on Tuesday.

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